Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart, who has missed the team's last 11 games due to a self-inflicted hand laceration suffered last month, opened up on Wednesday to members of the media about his bizarre injury.

“They took a glass piece out of the palm of my hand about that size,” Smart said while showing reporters his injury. “They said that there was two tendons that ran along the pinkey area and literally the glass was sitting right in between them.”

The doctors said that he was extremely fortunate that he did not sever any tendons in his hand and they recommended that Smart play the lottery because of his luck.

“I thank God for that every day. It could have been worse, I'm glad it's not and I'm glad to be here,” Smart said.

Had Smart actually cut one of the tendons in his hand when he punched that picture frame in his hotel, the 23-year old guard would have had to undergo season-ending hand surgery.

A video of Smart's interview with members of the media, which was posted by Celtics beat reporter Chris Forsberg of ESPN, can be viewed below.

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Smart was back at practice with the Celtics on Wednesday and it was reported earlier that he was cleared for their upcoming Friday night game against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena.

The injury happened in late January, just one day after the Celtics lost a 108-107 heartbreaker to the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Smart allegedly took a swipe at a picture frame in the team’s Los Angeles hotel, only hours before their game against the L.A. Clippers.

In 46 games played this season, Smart is the seventh Boston player to average at least double-figure scoring numbers per game. On the season, Smart is currently averaging 10.1 points on 35.7 percent shooting, 4.7 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game in roughly 30.3 minutes of action per contest.