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Add Marcus Morris to the list of Boston Celtics injuries.
Morris left during the fourth quarter the Celtics' win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night with a neck injury and did not return:
The Celtics announce Marcus Morris is out for the game with a sore neck.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) January 3, 2019
Marcus Morris seemed to be telling trainers that his right arm was also bothering him, indicating that the injury may be some sort of stinger. He had registered 12 points and three rebounds before exiting.
Morris has been absolutely huge for the Celtics this season, averaging 15.5 points and 6.1 rebounds over 27.5 minutes a night while shooting 50.1 percent from the floor, 44.1 percent from three-point range, and 88.6 percent from the free-throw line. He has started 16 of the 34 games in which he has played.
This is not the first time Marcus Morris has dealt with an injury this year, as he was briefly sidelined with knee issues last month.
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The 29-year-old, who played his collegiate basketball at the University of Kansas, was originally selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round (14th pick overall) of the 2011 NBA Draft.
He played in just 17 games during his rookie campaign, and the following year, the Rockets dealt Morris to the Phoenix Suns, where he played two-and-a-half seasons before being traded to the Detroit Pistons during the summer of 2015.
Marcus Morris became a full-time starter for the first time in his career with the Pistons, averaging 14 points per game in each of his two seasons in Detroit.
He was then traded to the Celtics during the summer of 2017.
The Philadelphia native played in 54 games for Boston last season, recording 13.6 points and 5.4 boards a night.
