Marcus Smart, the Boston Celtics guard, will continue to rehabilitate his left calf stump during the March 5-10 break with hopes of returning to training for the start of the second half of the season, sources said on ESPN.
Smart, who was working to fully recover from the injury, which occurred Jan. 30, returned to travel with the Celtics Sunday in New Orleans and participated in light activities on the court, coach Brad Stevens said. before his team’s game against the Pelicans.
The Celtics are 5-6 without Smart in training since their injury and would likely miss seven more games by the end of the first half of the season on March 4th.
Smart was having his best season in the NBA, including professional highs in points (13.1), assists (6.1) and steals (1.8). He also leads the Celtics in defensive categories that include deflections and loose ball recoveries.