Marcus Smart Would Like Everyone To Stop Kicking Him In The Groin

BOSTON — Marcus Smart continues to provide some tenacious defense for the Boston Celtics, but he’s taking a beating in the process. There’s one part of his body in particular that the Celtics guard would like opponents to stop smashing into, which he made clear following Monday night’s 116-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

During the victory, Smart took another shot to his smarties. He was kicked in the groin and went down in a heap, and this is not the first time this season that he’s been hit were it hurts. It’s a byproduct of his defensive style, though it’s something he’d like to solve in the near future.

“It’s nothing new for me, I’ve been taking a beating my whole life. But I don’t know what it is, I keep getting kicked in the groin,” he joked with reporters. “I don’t know what it is about that. We’ve got to figure out a solution to stop that. I’m used to it. It’s what I do, and I pride myself on that.”

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