Jared Sullinger (foot) admitted that his conditioning is not where it needs to be, CSNNE reports.

Sullinger (foot) admitted that his conditioning is not where it needs to be, CSNNE reports.

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Sullinger, who will miss the rest of the season with a stress-related foot injury, said his conditioning has limited his ability to stay healthy and play extended minutes. Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge echoed that sentiment on a local radio show recently, calling out Sullinger for his failure to meet strength and conditioning benchmarks. "Jared just hasn't met his goals," Ainge said. "He's not up to the standards that he wants and not up to the standards that we think our in his best interest for the long-term health of his career." Sullinger appears to have taken the criticism to heart, and he admitted that his conditioning must improve going forward. "There's another level. There's always another level to everything," Sullinger said. "I just have to take it to another level. This year I came back in a little bit better shape. Obviously it wasn't good enough. Now I got to get back to the grit and grind, kind of break my body down just to build it back up."