Thursday’s Boston Celtics follow marked Jay Scrubb’s first since tearing his ACL throughout final season’s coaching camp.
“I felt nice,” Scrubb informed 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 crucial 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 understanding because the ACL tear. He’s nonetheless a number of weeks away from sport motion, however took half in his first follow because the damage in the present day. 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 time League.
Scrubb averaged 14.4 factors, 3.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and just below a block per sport for the Summer time Cs. The six-foot-five guard received his buckets effectively too, flattening 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 a part of the Celtics’ roster for this 12 months’s coaching camp.
“It’s been a battle. (I) had a tricky damage. (I) needed to bounce again from it, however (I’m) simply making an attempt to work arduous to get again to the place I used to be at. I had actual confidence in (the) final 12 months 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, making an attempt to place it again collectively.”
Scrubb went on to elucidate that his rehab course of was a troublesome one and that he discovered quite a bit about himself all through that point. He pointed ultimately season’s championship staff as an enormous motivator whereas he recovered.
“Seeing them win a championship — it motivated me, it gave me that further push.”
The group as a complete performed an important position in Scrubb’s restoration and for that cause, he hoped to have the ability to rejoin them upon returning to full energy.
“We’ve been in communication ever since I received injured. So, I just about knew that is the place I needed to be at, and I voiced it with them that I needed to be right here. They took excellent care of me by means of my rehab course of. So, I felt like this could be the perfect place for me to come back again.”
Although Scrubb was capable of get again on the ground Thursday, it’s unlikely that he’ll swimsuit up in any of Boston’s three remaining preseason video games. Followers ought to count on to see him enjoying up with Maine with Boston’s G-League affiliate as soon as the season will get underway.
