Link: Time to clean house – The Boston Globe.
The infections that have sidelined Paul Pierce (left middle finger) and Delonte West (second toe on right foot) were no coincidence. The Celtics announced yesterday the "organization has sustained a small bacterial infection issue.
The bacterial infection is Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, commonly known as MRSA. The Celtics are "aggressively undertaking steps to test each of our basketball staff members and players" and "are professionally cleaning our facilities in Waltham and at the TD Banknorth Garden," according to a statement released by the team. The practice facility will be sanitized from top to bottom this weekend.
