Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart resumes basketball activities

The Celtics could get Marcus Smart back in the lineup soon!Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge joined the "Toucher and Rich" radio show on 98.5 The Sports Hub on Thursday to discuss the impending return of the sophomore point guard, who resumed basketball activities earlier this week.

Ainge revealed that Smart's progress has been encouraging, with a return before the end of the month or shortly after looking like a realistic target.

"Marcus had a really good day [Wednesday]," Ainge told Toucher and Rich. "He got on the court for the first time and he's running around and felt good. Barring any setbacks, I think it's probably looking closer to the end of this month or…