The Boston Celtics last week came up short of reaching their first NBA Finals appearance in seven years after falling in five games to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

One of the prominent storylines during the series involved Isaiah Thomas being forced to miss the rest of the playoffs due to a bothersome hip that was aggravated in Game 2. Since then, the 28-year-old has remained hum on the long-term outlook for the injury, but Jay King of Mass Live is now reporting that the team will make a determination on surgery in three weeks time.

Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas may need to wait another three weeks or so before deciding on whether to undergo surgery for his injured right hip.

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge revealed the timetable (“another few weeks”) during a recent chat with the Boston Globe's Adam Himmelsbach. Thomas has explained that doctors want to reevaluate him after the swelling in his hip subsides.

Thomas had voiced much optimism last week about forgoing surgery on the injury but did hint that it still could be a realistic option after the swelling subsides.

He was able to play through the ailment in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Washington Wizards, but the pain and discomfort became too unbearable to continue on against the Cavaliers. He was a major offensive factor in the playoffs averaging a team-leading 23.3 points and 6.7 assists per game.

Thomas is also coming off his best campaign averaging career highs with 28.9 points on 46.3 percent shooting from the field along with 5.9 assists that helped him earn his second All-Star Game selection and first All-NBA Second Team nod.

Thomas has just one more year left on his deal worth about $6.3 million for the 2017-18 season. It will be interesting to see if the injury will factor in any way to the team's long-term plan for the veteran guard.