Update: Pierce in Serious Pain, KG to Play

Posted by Zach Lowe on Dec 24, 2009 50109 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fcelticshub.com%2F2009%2F12%2F24%2Fupdate-pierce-in-serious-pain-kg-to-play%2FUpdate%3A+Pierce+in+Serious+Pain%2C+KG+to+Play2009-12-24+22%3A54%3A58Zach+Lowehttp%3A%2F%2Fcelticshub.com%2F%3Fp%3D5010

The Associated Press has some details on Paul Pierce’s “injury” or “infection,” and it doesn’t sound good.

Money excerpt:

Pierce was in so much pain he called team trainer Ed Lacerte on Wednesday about 3 a.m., Rivers said. Lacerte went to Pierce’s house and took him to the hospital, where fluid was drained from the knee.

“What he’s going through is pretty significant,” Celtics guard Ray Allen said. “It is serious. Because me knowing Paul, he’s always practicing and he’s always playing, so for him not to be here, it must be very significant.”

Yikes. Ray said the word “significant” twice and “serious” once in that statement.

And KG is similarly unnerved, it seems:

“It’s unfortunate for Paul’s situation because it was kind of like a freak accident, or a freak situation,” Garnett said. “It’s really weird when you get the details of it.”

Hmm…”when you get the details of it.” What a teaser. What details? The ones about Pierce calling Ed Lacerte in the middle of the night? Or something else?

I am still waiting for more information about how exactly this sort of infection develops so suddenly, but it is Christmas Eve, and everyone is with their families.

Oh, and KG will play on Christmas, according to the Globe (via Red’s Army, which is cranking out the posts, I must say).

Keep those fingers and toes crossed for good Celtic health in 2010.