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Celtics guard Marcus Smart has tendon injury in thumb

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has a tendon injury in his right thumb and the team is still determining whether he'll need to miss extended time due to the injury, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Smart injured his thumb diving to the floor during Sunday's loss to the Indiana Pacers. He had the thumb taped and returned to finish the game.

Smart, who was in obvious pain after the injury, downplayed concerns about the thumb after Sunday's game.

"Sore, but it will be all right," said Smart. "It's like a sprain right now.