Report: Celtics confident knee soreness won't cost Irving significant time

The Boston Celtics appear to be falling apart at the seams and are in need of some good news right now. This maybe, kind of, qualifies.

The Celtics are internally confident that the left knee soreness currently plaguing All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving is no more than tendinitis, and that he won't have to miss significant time, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowksi.

Irving, who left Sunday's game against the Indiana Pacers in the first half due to the knee pain, suggested he would need to take time off to heal up.

That feels like a more frightening proposition given the recent revelations of possibly season-ending injuries to Daniel Theis and Marcus Smart, but the Celtics are fortunate enough to be virtually locked into the 2-seed in the Eastern Conference, and don't need to rush Irving back.

The Celtics have scored just 101.1 points per 100 possessions - fewer than the Memphis Grizzlies' league-worst offense - without Irving on the floor this season.