Asked why he's now more confident that O'Neal could play, Rivers said with a laugh, "Because he told me he was going to play.
"[Team trainer] Eddie [Lacerte] thought he would play, so I do expect him to play," Rivers added. "If he didn't, it would be because something went wrong in practice with his body."
Rivers admitted the team isn't sure what O'Neal's practice workload will look like this week. The Celtics want to prevent the sort of post-activity soreness he experienced after his first full on-court work Monday in Miami. That soreness contributed to him not being active for Game 2.
"We're not going to let him do too much," Rivers said. "Someone will ask: How much is too much? ... I don't know what too much is. Walking on the floor could be too much
. We'll figure that out."
Asked why he's now more confident that O'Neal could play, Rivers said with a laugh, "Because he told me he was going to play.
"[Team trainer] Eddie [Lacerte] thought he would play, so I do expect him to play," Rivers added. "If he didn't, it would be because something went wrong in practice with his body."
Rivers admitted the team isn't sure what O'Neal's practice workload will look like this week. The Celtics want to prevent the sort of post-activity soreness he experienced after his first full on-court work Monday in Miami. That soreness contributed to him not being active for Game 2.
"We're not going to let him do too much," Rivers said. "Someone will ask: How much is too much? ... I don't know what too much is. Walking on the floor could be too much
. We'll figure that out."
Naslund His name doesn't deserve to be in the rafters of GM Place
Naslund His name doesn't deserve to be in the rafters of GM Place
Naslund His name doesn't deserve to be in the rafters of GM Place
Naslund His name doesn't deserve to be in the rafters of GM Place
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