Barbosa injured the knee in Monday night’s game against the Charlotte Bobcats. An MRI on Tuesday revealed the injury. Surgery had not yet been scheduled.
Barbosa has averaged 5.2 points and just over one rebound and one assist in 41 games for the Celtics.
Barbosa is the third Celtics player in two weeks to have a season-ending injury. All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo is out with a torn ACL, and first-round draft choice Jared Sullinger had surgery on his back.
Tonight’s game
The Chicago Bulls left injured guard Kirk Hinrich at home as they traveled to Boston to face the Celtics in their final game before the All-Star break.
Hinrich hasn’t appeared in a game since Jan. 30 at Milwaukee. He had a procedure on Feb. 2 to have an infection cleaned out of his right elbow.
Coach Tom Thibodeau said before Chicago’s 103-89 loss to San Antonio on Monday night that he believed Hinrich was going to make the trip to Boston for tonight’s game. But Thibodeau said Tuesday that Hinrich was not going to travel with the team.
Hinrich has been hampered by a variety of injuries all season long. He is averaging 7.0 points in 40 games.
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