Celtics center Shaquille O'Neal saw game action Sunday for the first time since February 1. He lasted just 5 1/2 minutes before getting injured again.
O'Neal, 39, had been sidelined with a strained left Achilles's tendon, then suffered a right calf strain in a win over the Pistons on Sunday.
Celtics head coach Doc Rivers did not have a timetable for O'Neal's return following the game, but did say the strain was not bad.
"It's very minor. Scary, more than anything." Rivers added.
O'Neal scored six points before exiting. He averaged 9.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in his first 36 games with Boston.
CelticsBlog thought Shaq was about bring back what Boston was sorely missing...until he got hurt.
In 4:40 of play in the first quarter, we saw exactly what we wanted to see out of Shaquille O'Neal. He was active, he was scoring, he was deflecting passes, and he was down in the paint. He was the body the Celtics have been lacking ever since he went down.
Then in the second quarter, we saw exactly what we didn't want to see -- him hobbling off the court.
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