Thursday’s Boston Celtics observe marked Jay Scrubb’s first since tearing his ACL throughout final season’s coaching camp.
“I felt nice,” Scrubb advised reporters on the Auerbach Middle on Thursday (through CLNS Media). “I felt nice to be again on the market, getting the wind again, getting my shot again, getting my rhythm again. It felt good, and all the fellows welcomed me again, so, that’s an important half,” conveyed Scrubb, including, “It felt thrilling. All of the work that I put in, seeing it translate to the courtroom, it felt superb.”
Jay Scrubb on the ground at Auerbach Middle. First time we’ve seen him figuring out because the ACL tear. He’s nonetheless a number of weeks away from recreation motion, however took half in his first observe because the damage at present. pic.twitter.com/3HkyOoQZLc
— Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) October 10, 2024
The damage got here shortly after the previous JUCO standout earned a two-way contract with Boston, following a powerful displaying on the 2023 Las Vegas Summer season League.
Scrubb averaged 14.4 factors, 3.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and slightly below a block per recreation for the Summer season Cs. The six-foot-five guard obtained his buckets effectively too, pulling down 40% of his makes an attempt from three-point vary.
Earlier this week, CelticsBlog’s Bobby Manning was the primary to report that the swingman would be part of the Celtics’ roster for this yr’s coaching camp.
“It’s been a battle. (I) had a tricky damage. (I) needed to bounce again from it, however (I’m) simply attempting to work onerous to get again to the place I used to be at. I had actual confidence in (the) final yr that I might get again to the place I used to be at, and that’s simply what it’s been, simply working, working each day, attempting to place it again collectively.”
Scrubb went on to clarify that his rehab course of was a troublesome one and that he realized lots about himself all through that point. He pointed eventually season’s championship crew as an enormous motivator whereas he recovered.
“Seeing them win a championship — it motivated me, it gave me that further push.”
The group as an entire performed an amazing position in Scrubb’s restoration and for that cause, he hoped to have the ability to rejoin them upon returning to full energy.
“We have now been in communication ever since I obtained injured. So, I just about knew that is the place I wished to be at, and I voiced it with them that I wished to be right here. They took excellent care of me via my rehab course of. So, I felt like this might be the most effective place for me to come back again.”
Although Scrubb was in a position to get again on the ground Thursday, it’s unlikely that he’ll go well with up in any of Boston’s three remaining preseason video games. Followers ought to count on to see him taking part in up with Maine with Boston’s G-League affiliate as soon as the season will get underway.
