Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett left Wednesday night's game against the Indiana Pacers with a leg injury. The Celtics have described it as a lower right leg injury, though he initially appeared to have hurt his knee. According to Comcast New England, Garnett was seen walking after having his knee X-rayed, and those X-rays were negative.
Kevin Garnett Injury: Leg X-Rays Negative After KG Leaves Game
Garnett apparently hurt his leg while jumping to dunk the ball in the first quarter. On the way up, his right knee jolted upward awkwardly. After fouling Tayshaun Prince to stop the clock and hunching at center court for a spell, Garnett was surrounded by the entire Celtics team. He limped off the court and is described by CSNNE as having "hopped" to the locker room.
Garnett injured his right knee in the 2008-2009 season, which led to the power forward missing much of the Celtics’ Eastern Conference Semifinals run. It was Garnett’s first major period of extended time off due to injury since the 1998-99 season.
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