Marcus Smart survived the trade deadline and is still part of the Boston Celtics, but it looks like the Celtics are going to have to wait a little while to get him back in the lineup.

According to the Boston Celtics official Twitter account:

“Stevens says Smart (hand) will be re-evaluated tonight but the anticipation is that he will not be available until after the All-Star break.”

Smart has been held out of action since January 24th with a hand injury. Smart, frustrated with his recent play punched a picture on the wall at the team hotel and suffered a laceration on his hand that required 20 stitches.

This has been a common problem with Smart in his tenure. He has a little bit of temper that some time gets out of hands, he flops a little too much, and he tries to be the Celtics version of a tough guy.

On this apparent afternoon at the Celtics team hotel, it appears the tough guy act got a little out of control, and not only did he hurt himself, he also hurt his team and their depth, something Brad Stevens can't be happy with.

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After the incident General Manager Danny Ainge had to come out and publically defend him saying:

“I talk to him privately and I don’t share those private conversations, Marcus is a young kid, I love him. He knows we love him but when you have young kids, you talk to them like you would talk to your children…It’s a man’s world but sometimes we do childish things. I’m not just pinpointing Marcus, we all do. Marcus is a good kid and I’m a huge fan”

When Smart has been healthy, he has been a solid player for the Celtics. He is averaging 10 points a game and has been one of their best defenders.

While they've managed so far, the Celtics would like to have him back as they get set for a run heading into the playoffs, so hopefully, once the All-Star break is over he will be healthy enough to rejoin the team.