Oklahoma State in NBA: Marcus Smart returns to play with Celtics

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty ImagesMarcus Smart will be part of a historic venture by the NBA as the League plays out the remainder of its 2019-20 season in Orlando, Florida.

The NBA suspended its season March 11 after Utah Jazz forward Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Smart himself also tested positive soon after the season had been suspended. Both players recovered.

Smart will return to the court Friday night when the Celtics face the East’s top seeded Bucks.

There are currently 22 teams in the NBA’s bubble in Orlando, Florida, and six of those teams will be eliminated from the playoffs after the eight seeding games. Smart and the Celtics have already clinched a playoff…