Brad Stevens Says Kemba Walker Is Healthy Enough To Play

Brad stevens says kemba walker will most likely start playing with a minutes restriction through the team s scrimmages and at least the first week or so of seeding games.

Brad stevens says kemba walker is healthy enough to play. The celtics are a little too unselfish with the rock according to point guard kemba walker but he says it makes them hard to stop. The 30 year old sat out two of the team s scrimmages and played just nine minutes in the. Celtics coach brad stevens added that walker s limit of 14 to 20 minutes per game is set in stone.

So began the response of head coach brad stevens to the obligatory line of questioning surrounding boston celtics starting point guard kemba walker s knee. Kemba walker responded well to going live in practice. I think he s healthy enough to play it s just a matter of days balancing themselves out right according to our training staff and kemba.

He s got a burst his burst is back stevens said per justin quinn of usa today sports. Kemba walker says weather no travel has helped manage knee easier it felt good for kemba walker to be back on the floor vs. The goal is to not be.

The starting point guard of the celtics seems ready to return to action according to stevens. The raptors shot 42 7 from the. A sort of detente seems to have emerged between beat reporters and stevens with everyone accepting the proverbial elephant in the room regarding the implications of where boston could.

Boston celtics head coach brad stevens downplayed the importance of a 22 point victory over the toronto raptors on friday with the teams staring down a potential matchup in the eastern conference. Whatever decision is made by head coach brad stevens and the front office with the playoffs starting in less than a week on august 17th the wait to see walker in green and white again shouldn t be a long.