<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">With his left elbow continuing to swell from a lingering case of bursitis, Paul Pierce mentioned he might need offseason surgery to fix the problem. It would be a minor procedure to clean out debris. ''It's probably going to need surgery after the season, but I'm probably going to make it [to the end of the season]," said Pierce. ''They're probably going to have to clean it out. Right now, if I keep draining it, it's going to keep [swelling up]. I'm going to have to just grind it out until the season's over." Before the Celtics lost to the Bucks last night, 92-86, at TD Banknorth Garden, the elbow looked like it needed to be drained again. So far, Pierce said he has resisted the temptation to drain the elbow himself because he fears infection. He is not worried offseason surgery will prevent him from participating in the national team training camp in late July. ''They said if I have surgery, it will be minor," he said. ''It will probably be sore for about a week or two. That's about it."</div> Source
1) I hope they aren't even going to try. 2) If they do try, I hope the surgery prevents them from making a deal.
