WALTHAM, Mass. — Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge came to the defence of forward Kelly Olynyk for the play that injured Kevin Love.
Ainge says the Cleveland forward was ”a little over the top” in his complaint that Olynyk, from Kamloops, B.C., tried to hurt him on purpose. Ainge said he sympathizes with Love, who had waited his whole career to make the playoffs. Love will miss the rest of the postseason with a dislocated shoulder.
Ainge says he thought it was ”just a foul – two guys going for a loose ball.”
Ainge spoke at the team’s practice facility on Thursday as he prepared for a busy summer. The Celtics have four free agents. They also have what’s likely to be two first-round draft picks and three in the second round.
