WALTHAM, Mass. — Celtics big men Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins skipped practice with injuries Wednesday, but coach Doc Rivers said he expects both to play Friday night against the Cavaliers.
Garnett has a mild strain in the middle of his right foot and Perkins has a hyperextended right knee.
“If we had a game today, I don’t think (Garnett) could have played,” Rivers said. “We just have to wait. I think time’s on our side. I think he’ll be OK.”
• Celtics general manager Danny Ainge said he regrets tossing a towel in the air to distract Cavs forward J.J. Hickson during a free throw Monday night, calling himself “unprofessional” for doing so. “There’s just no excuse,” Ainge said. “It was unprofessional.”
Wade’s estranged wife files suit
MIAMI — Adding to a contentious divorce battle, Dwyane Wade’s estranged wife filed a lawsuit, claiming his relationship with actress Gabrielle Union is causing her and the Heat guard’s 2- and 8-year-old sons emotional distress.
The lawsuit filed by Siohvaughn Wade alleges Union “engaged in sexual foreplay” in front of the boys, which “severely inflicted the plaintiffs emotionally and mentally.” It also claims the boys received “medium size gifts” from their father for Christmas last year, while Union got “the biggest gift of all.”
Hornets, Fratello talk
NEW ORLEANS — Former NBA coach Mike Fratello interviewed with the Hornets about the club’s coaching vacancy.
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