Marcus Smart (born March 6, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Injury:
Injury Status: Active
- Match info: Will Jimmy Butler, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown play in Monday’s Game 7? Injury Report Celtics – Heat
UPDATE (May. 29):
Marcus Smart is ready to play against the Heat in Game 7 on Monday.
UPDATE (May. 14):
Marcus Smart is ready to play against the 76ers on Sunday.
UPDATE (May. 07):
Marcus Smart is questionable for Sunday’s Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers due to an injured left ankle, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac.com.
Smart has been dealing with a chest contusion, a right shoulder stinger, a lip laceration, and now a sprained left ankle in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Despite this, the guard has appeared in each of the first three games against the 76ers, averaging 32.3 minutes per game.
UPDATE (May. 05):
Smart is ready to play against the 76ers on Friday.
Smart, who battled a shoulder stinger and a lip laceration, finished with 15 points (7-14 FG, 1-4 3Pt), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block in 27 minutes against the 76ers in Game 2.
UPDATE (May. 03):
Smart is questionable for Game 2 against the 76ers on Wednesday, according to Marc D’Amico of the Celtics’ official website.
Smart departed to the locker room briefly in Game 1 due to a rib injury, but he returned and finished with 12 points (4-7 FG) and seven assists in 35 minutes.
UPDATE (May. 01):
Marcus Smart is ready to play against the 76ers on Monday.
UPDATE (Apr. 27):
Marcus Smart will face the Hawks on Thusday.
UPDATE (Apr. 25):
Marcus Smart will play against the Hawks on Tuesday.
In Game 4, Marcus Smart contributed 19 points (8-14 FG, 3-8 3Pt), 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Smart was allowed to play after being labeled as questionable due to a lower back contusion. The veteran point guard didn’t seem to be hampered at all, finishing third on the team in scoring behind Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown in 29 minutes.
Smart has averaging 17.0 points, 6.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.3 steals in 31.5 minutes per game during the first four games of the opening-round series. He’s prepared for Game 5.
UPDATE (Apr. 22):
UPDATE (Apr. 21):
Marcus Smart will play against the Hawks on Friday.
UPDATE (Apr. 15):
Marcus Smart gets ready for Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks.
UPDATE (Apr. 09):
Marcus Smart (neck) is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Hawks.
UPDATE (Apr. 07):
Marcus Smart (neck) is questionable for Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors.
UPDATE (Mar. 26):
Marcus Smart is aiming to take part in the game that the Spurs are playing this coming Sunday.
UPDATE (Mar. 21):
Marcus Smart (hip) has been removed from the injury report ahead of Tuesday’s game in Sacramento, Jay King of The Athletic reports.
Smart skipped the second leg of a back-to-back Saturday, but he’ll be back in action Tuesday evening.
UPDATE (Mar. 18):
Marcus Smart is ready to play on Saturday’s game against the Jazz.
UPDATE (Feb. 15):
According to Jared Greenberg of NBA on TNT, Marcus Smart (right ankle) hopes to play against Detroit on Wednesday.
It’s likely that Smart will be limited in his return game after being sidelined since January 21.
UPDATE (Feb. 14):
Smart won’t be able to play against the Bucks on Tuesday because of an ankle injury, says Jared Weiss of The Athletic.
UPDATE (Feb. 12):
According to Jay King of The Athletic, Marcus Smart will sit out Sunday’s game against the Grizzlies due to an ankle injury.
Smart has missed the last 10 games due to his sprained right ankle, and he is likely to sit out again on Tuesday against the Bucks if reports about him not returning before the All-Star break are true.
