Mickael Pietrus Injury: Celtics Swingman Escapes Serious Injury, Cleared To Return Home

Given the way that Pietrus looked after falling and the fact that he was vomiting and coughing up blood before being taken away on a stretcher, saying “good news” to the phrase “just a concussion” is actually very apt. In other words, the long-term prognosis appears to be a good one, or at least it’s a good one relative to how things looked on the court.

There’s some more good news on the Pietrus front, as CSN New England reports that Pietrus has been given the go-ahead to return home. That doesn’t mean he’s in the clear, but when it comes to head injuries, every step toward being healthy is a good one. There will likely be more tests once he gets back home, and his status for the foreseeable future is, of course, in question.