Kevin Garnett Injury News (Image: Newcom)

After Garnett struggled through a series of games and practices, the Celtics have decided to shut him down for the time being. Boston announced that he will miss at least the next four games. In the best case scenario, Garnett would be ready to return for the last three regular season games.

For fantasy basketball purposes, Garnett isn’t very valuable at this point. The only way he holds any value at all is if your team will need production in the very last week of the regular season. Even then, it doesn’t sound certain that Garnett will be ready to go.

The Celtics right now are concerned only about getting Garnett healthy for the playoffs. If he isn’t healthy, the postseason run this year won’t be nearly as long as it was for Boston last year. With that in mind, don’t expect the Celtics to risk anything during the regular season. Even if Garnett is active for the last three games, it’s doubtful he would play extended minutes.

If you are looking for a fantasy basketball player who may be able to step up in Garnett’s absence, consider Glen “Big Baby” Davis. Big Baby is averaging 19 points and 11 rebounds per game over the last two outings. In both of those games, Garnett wasn’t able to go and Davis got a lot of the minutes. Another option is Mikki Moore, who is averaging seven points and 10.5 rebounds in his last two outings.

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