bone spurs

By Zach Lowe , CelticsHub.com May 28th, 8:39 am Filed under: Injuries Notebook Offseason One interesting nugget from this Boston Herald story on the successful removal of bone spurs from Kevin Garnett's right knee: The team knew about the bone spurs before the season started and concluded they weren't enough of a problem to require surgery.

Kevin Garnett had surgery Tuesday on his right knee after missing all of the playoffs. The Boston Celtics defensive star and inspirational leader had bone spurs removed during the arthroscopic surgery.

"I expect Kevin to return to active duty in full force and be that consummate two-way professional that he has shown all of us throughout his fantastic NBA career," coach Doc Rivers said.