David Lee doesn't know when his heel will feel better
Boston Celtics forward David Lee is dealing with a bruised heel, and he has no idea how long it'll keep him on the sidelines.
The 32-year-old is averaging a career-low 15.3 minutes per game this season, but still shooting over 50 percent from the floor. Here's what he had to say about his injury, per MassLive:
The Celtics have managed fine without Lee so far. Their frontline is stacked with talented contributors like Amir Johnson, Kelly Olynyk, Jared Sullinger and Jonas Jerebko. This also gives Brad Stevens more incentive to go small and put Jae Crowder at the four, something he's previously hesitated doing because of Boston's inferior backcourt.
"Those things can take two days or two weeks depending on how severe," he said Sunday after sitting out practice. "I'm hoping because it doesn't hurt a whole lot when I walk around that it's just going to be a couple of days. But obviously I hate sitting out. So I'll be back as soon as humanly possible, which I just wish I had a better idea of how quickly something like this can feel better."
But all in all, the Celtics are obviously better off when everyone's healthy, and it'll be interesting to see how Stevens manages the rotation if this injury keeps Lee on the bench for longer than initially expected.
