CelticsBlog · May 27, 2017
Boston Celtics Exit Meetings: Isaiah Thomas looks to avoid surgery, play until 40
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesIsaiah Thomas does not plan to have surgery, for now.
After meetings with doctors across the country over the past week, Thomas has appeared to get a consensus diagnosis that for now, he can prepare for next season without a major procedure to repair his torn labrum in his right hip.
“It’s not the number one option right now, but it could be once the swelling goes down," Thomas said at his Celtics exit meeting Friday. "They want to let it die down a little bit then take another MRI once everything is down and looks back to normal. We'll go from there.
“Hopefully I don't have to have surgery, but I know that is an option.”