Marcus Smart says he keeps glass from nearly career-ending picture-frame hit

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Marcus Smart says he keeps glass from nearly career-ending picture-frame hit



Dan Feldman, NBC Sports

17 hours ago







Reportedly upset by a photo a woman posted online, Marcus Smart swiped at a picture frame in his hotel room and cut his hand in 2018. The Celtics guard missed a month.

Smart on The Lowe Post podcast:

"I actually still have the glass somewhere saved."
"To remind me each and every day how blessed I am to still be playing.The doctor actually told me, like you said, an eighth of an inch away, I probably might not be playing basketball again for the rest of my life.
"They said it would have tore everything in my hand. It was a pretty thick amount of glass that came out of my hand. I couldn’t believe it once I’m looking at them open up my hand and taking out the glass.I actually still have pieces of glass stuck in my hand now that they said will probably be more of a threat of them trying to go in and getting it than just letting it be in my hand."

Smart plays on emotion. That’s part of what makes him so good.

It isn’t always easy to turn off.

Thankfully, it didn’t cost him his career here. Smart is having an awesome season. He’s a defensive marvel, capable of guarding every position at 6-foot-3. His shooting and ball control have also improved. And he plays with so much energy and passion.

He’s a joy to watch.



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MY NOTE:  Still has glass in his hand?!  Yikes!!  Please do NOT break glass in case of emergency because it will create one instead.

You know, I'll bet as he was growing up in Flower Mound, Texas and going to Oklahoma State that it never occurred to him that he was actually born to wear Celtic green, not even for a New York second. He is pure Celtic, pure Pride.  A pure team player.  He's not a future HOFer, like we all knew Bird and McHale and Pierce were almost from year 1, but he is as much the heart of this team as Bird and Pierce and, later, KG were.  You can recognize a leader. They are the people who, when they say "Follow Me!", people follow. Mahcus Smaht is a leader who leads by example.


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