Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas has suffered a strained right hip, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge. He will not return for Game 2 of the team’s Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Isaiah Thomas leaves Game 2 with a strained right hip
Thomas will exit, but it doesn’t matter. The Cavs are still up by 40.
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The injury, according to The Vertical’s Chris Mannix, is an aggravation of the same hip he hurt during Game 6 of Boston’s second-round series against the Washington Wizards. There were doubts Thomas would be able to play in Game 7 of that series, according to Mannix, and Game 1 of the East Finals, but he played through the injury.
Thomas limped around in the second quarter of Friday night’s game and labored much of his night. He did not make any of his six field goal attempts and finished with just two points in the half. The Celtics were outscored by 31 in Thomas’ 17 minutes on the floor as the Cavaliers opened up a historic 41-point fist half lead.
Depending of the severity of Thomas’ injury, the blow could be drastic to a Boston team already failing at competing with a Cavaliers’ squad looking to make its third consecutive NBA Finals appearance. Boston currently trails 42 with only four minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Barring a massive change of events, the Cavs will take a 2-0 series lead with the series swinging back to Cleveland for Games 3 and 4.
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