MRSA Strikes Celtics

The little known but virulent condition that strikes scores of hospital patients has visited the Celtics' clubhouse: MRSA (methicilin resistant staphylococcus aureus). According the website msraresources.com "MRSA used to be a bacteria that was only found in hospital settings (HA-MRSA), but in recent years, MRSA has attacked healthy people who have contracted it within their communities. MRSA grows very rapidly in warm, moist areas, and is often seen in athletes and gyms."

Both captain Paul Pierce and guard Delonte West missed exhibition games after the Celt's medical staff discovered the condition in the players. The team's practice facilities at The Sports Authority Training Center in Waltham and at the Garden are being disinfected to purge the infection.

Both Pierce and West plan to return to game action soon.