{"id":389954,"date":"2011-04-22T18:48:16","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T18:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/22\/rivers-shaq-closer-to-returning-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-04-22T18:48:16","modified_gmt":"2011-04-22T18:48:16","slug":"rivers-shaq-closer-to-returning-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/22\/rivers-shaq-closer-to-returning-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers: Shaq &#8216;closer&#8217; to returning (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"58.6388384755\">\n<p>NEW YORK (AP)\u2014<span><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/847\/\">Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/847\/news\">(notes)<\/a><\/span> is \u201ccloser\u201d to returning, although Boston coach Doc Rivers isn\u2019t sure when that will be.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neal traveled with the Celtics to New York for Game 3, but doesn\u2019t intend to play Friday. He could be available for Game 4 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, he\u2019s just feeling better and he\u2019s closer. I don\u2019t know what he needs to show me,\u201d Rivers said after the Celtics\u2019 morning shootaround. \u201cHe\u2019s not ready to play yet, but he\u2019s getting closer. The fact that he\u2019s getting closer, you bring him on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neal has been sidelined by a strained right calf after playing in only 37 games because of injuries. Asked if he was game ready, O\u2019Neal responded \u201cI\u2019ll try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics may not need O\u2019Neal against the smaller Knicks, but would want him available for a potential second-round matchup with Miami.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m worried about getting him right and healthy,\u201d Rivers said. \u201cThere\u2019s no strategical game plan for not playing him. There\u2019s a medical game plan for not playing him and he can\u2019t play. Once he can play, he can play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Originally posted here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.rd.yahoo.com\/sports\/rss\/nba\/SIG=11prug1b0\/*http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/news?slug=ap-celtics-shaq\" title=\"Rivers: Shaq 'closer' to returning (AP)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rivers: Shaq &#8216;closer&#8217; to returning (AP)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> NEW YORK (AP)\u2014 Shaquille O\u2019Neal (notes) is \u201ccloser\u201d to returning, although Boston coach Doc Rivers isn\u2019t sure when that will be. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-389954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rivers: Shaq &#039;closer&#039; 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