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Meanwhile, Bradley is resting after surgery Friday on both shoulders, a source with direct knowledge of the situation tells WEEI.com. He was the only Celtics player not in attendance at the Saturday morning shootaround. WEEI.com

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The source confirms that Bradley had surgery on Friday and is expecting a summer-long rehab program that could last up to four months. If all goes as expected, Bradley should be ready for training camp in October. WEEI.com

Boston Celtics, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

Peter Stringer: Doc says Avery Bradley will have shoulder surgery today and is done for the playoffs. "It's disappointing. He's been terrific this year." Twitter

Boston Celtics, Doc Rivers, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

Boston Celtics second-year shooting guard Avery Bradley needs surgery on his ailing left shoulder and likely will miss the remainder of the postseason, team president of basketball operations Danny Ainge acknowledged Thursday. ESPN.com

Boston Celtics, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

"We'll probably find out more here in the next few hours, but it's looking that way," Ainge said during his weekly interview on Boston sports radio station WEEI. "I think these reports are accurate -- at least the reports I've read. Someone said it was a 90 percent chance that he's done for the season, and it's looking that way." ESPN.com

Boston Celtics, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

The Celtics are not expected to have Avery Bradley for the rest of the season because of a left shoulder injury. A source close to Bradley told the Globe that its in the percentile is in the "high 90s" that Bradley will be shut down and will perhaps need surgery. Boston Globe

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Gary Washburn: Source added Avery Bradley's shoulder is "highly likely to pop out again" and "he's staring surgery in the face" #celtics Twitter

Boston Celtics, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

Peter Stringer: Doc says he doesn't think Bradley will play but isn't ruling him out completely. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Doc Rivers, Avery Bradley 

Ben Rohrbach: Stiemsma injured his foot again last night, Avery's 50-50 for tomorrow & Ray's ankle is still bothering him according to Rivers. Good times. Twitter

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Peter Stringer: Doc on Bradley: "He's out." Says he hurt other shoulder as well, may be in and out of lineup going forward. Ray Allen will start. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

Peter Stringer: Avery Bradley is the only player not on the court for morning shootaround, but he's still considered a "game-time decision" for tonight. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

“It’s just tough. It really is. I swear a lot of people would not be playing, and the only reason he is is because he wants to,” Doc Rivers said on Sunday before the team conducted practice. “I am concerned at some point that he (Bradley) may not be able to anymore. We don’t know what game that is, we don’t know what day he can finish it. We can keep going all the way and he can play [or] tomorrow could be his last game.” WEEI.com

Boston Celtics, Doc Rivers, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

Bradley did not participate in Sunday's afternoon workout and is officially a game-time decision for Monday's Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series (though the expectation is that he will likely play). "It came out. It went right back in, which is crazy," Rivers said of the Game 4 dislocation. "It’s a tough thing, what he’s going through. A lot of players would not be playing." ESPN.com

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Count Celtics captain Paul Pierce among those impressed by what Bradley is fighting through. "It’s who he is, the guy wants to be out there," Pierce said. "Guy wants to win, wants to do everything he can to help his ball club. What more can I say? A lot of young players might sit down, worry about their futures, their career, their contract situations. At the end of the day, Avery he has to do what's best for him and his family, and possibly for the long run. Hopefully he doesn’t have any long-term injuries due to the fact that he’s playing. I think it's a fine line." ESPN.com

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Paul Flanner: Avery Bradley is not practicing today because of the shoulder. Doc said a lot of guys wouldn't be playing with it. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

Peter Stringer: Doc on Bradley's shoulder injury: "A lot people would not be playing...it affects him defensively and he doesn't want to drive as much." Twitter

Boston Celtics, Doc Rivers, Avery Bradley 

That run erased an 18-point (49-31) Celtics lead, and gave the Sixers renewed hope. Rondo, Garnett, Brandon Bass and Avery Bradley all fell into foul trouble, and the Celtics responded by falling back on their heels. “When you have a chance to go up 3-1 in a series and you’re up and you’re on the road, what else are they going to do?” said Doc Rivers. “That’s what they should do, and that’s what was so disappointing. They are going to get into you, they are going to grab your hands, they are going to foul you. That’s what they should do, but we acted like we were surprised by it, and I was disappointed in that. “Tonight it was a matter (of composure),” he said. “I don’t know about Game 1 and 2, but tonight it was that simple. We had the lead. We had a chance to go up 3-1. I really didn’t think from the first quarter on that we played with the same discipline that we had in the first quarter, in my opinion. We start turning the ball over. We start making home run passes, and even though we still had a lead, I thought they chipped into the lead and allowed them to hang around in the game.” Boston Herald

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A. Sherrod Blakely: #CelticsTalk: #Celtics Avery Bradley has a sore rotator cuff, and like Pierce, he too is expected to start vs #Hawks. Twitter

Boston Celtics, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

The Celtics are dealing with nagging injuries to Paul Pierce (left knee), Ray Allen (right ankle), and Avery Bradley (left shoulder), but Rivers said he anticipates them all in their normal roles with a chance to close out the Hawks on Tuesday at Philips Arena. "Everyone is going to play, I think," Rivers said before the team's morning shootaround at the arena. "Ray feels good, he's probably the healthiest right now. Avery has to be feeling better because he got through the game with no injury, so that's two more days of shoulder getting stronger. Other than that, everybody's about the same." ESPN.com

Boston Celtics, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Avery Bradley, Injuries 

The Celtics coach says that Avery Bradley will play and be in the starting lineup tonight after suffering a left shoulder separation during Friday’s 90-84 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks. Bradley, who scored five points, exited in the third period and didn’t return. “It’s a concern. It’s a concern tonight and moving forward. We’re just going to throw him out … So he’s just going to try to see how it feels,” said Rivers. “We had the doctors out watching him warm up and everything. They said his jump shot look good, I don’t know. They just said he can play. We’re going to throw him out there.” Boston Herald

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