Celtics' Larkin out at least 2 more games

The Boston Celtics will be without backup point guard Shane Larkin for at least the next two games, and possibly for the remainder of the Eastern Conference finals.

Celtics coach Brad Stevens broke the news to Jay King of The Athletic on Saturday ahead of Game 1 against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.

Larkin suffered a sprained left shoulder in Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers and missed Game 5.

Boston is already short Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward, and Daniel Theis, so even losing a fringe piece like Larkin will be difficult. He has averaged 3.7 points and 1.8 assists in 14 minutes per game through the playoffs thus far.