Kyrie Irving said he is relieved to have his left knee infection behind him.

Irving went through one-on-one drills with his trainer Thursday and said he expects to be fully ready for Boston Celtics training camp.

Irving said Thursday that the infection discovered on the metal wiring and screws in his knee could have evolved into a staph infection but that it was caught and treated early enough to avoid that outcome. 

"I mean, you ask anybody with an infection, they will probably try to downplay it," Irving said when asked how scary the infection was. "It's a personal thing because your body is going through it. I was fighting an infection in a specific place in your body where you can't necessarily reach with your hands. You got to go in there and kind of see what's going on, and what happened for me was, the metal wiring and the screws that I had in there, the infection was on that, so I had to remove that and then be on antibiotics for about two months.

"It could have evolved to staph, but good thing we caught it early. I am glad that is done. That was a long, long f---ing two months."

Jimmy Butler has undergone a successful right hand procedure.

The Minnesota Timberwolves described the procedure as elective.

Butler has already returned to offseason activities. 

Danny Green played most of the 17-18 season with a torn groin that went undiagnosed by the San Antonio Spurs' doctors.

Green knew he strained his groin in an early December game against the Boston Celtics, but the tear was discovered during his exit physical at the end of the season.

The Spurs traded Green in the Kawhi Leonard trade last week.

"I strained my groin first half, probably first or second quarter, trying to chase down and block a dunk," said Green. "It was stupid, because I was nowhere near close to getting the block. But that’s the competitive nature in me. And I wanted to go back in.

"But get an MRI next day. It’s a slight strain, take a couple weeks off. So, we do the rehab, do everything we’re supposed to do. And people – with a groin strain, it’s hard to tell between a groin and a sports hernia sometimes.

"So, after some time, it healed. Started to try to play again. It’s kind of certain days, I’d have bad days. Some days would be good. And I’d feel it.

"And they were like, “Maybe we should get it checked.” My agent: “Maybe you should get a second opinion.”

"I didn’t want to, because I have full faith and belief in the Spurs’ staff. They’ve always been great to me. They’ve always done right by me. They’ve always done a hell of a job.

"So, throughout the season, we’ve monitored it. But we never went back to check on it again, because so many other injuries have happened.

"I should have – I could have gotten a second opinion. So, I see where Kawhi is coming from when he’s got his second opinion. Because a lot of times, you’ll get information from outside sources.

"And not saying that the Spurs staff is not up to par. It’s just that everybody is a specialist in every area. So, it’s not like they’re a special in a groin area where a sports hernia may be. So, to go to a guy who may be in Philly to get a second opinion shouldn’t hurt.

"At the end of the season, regardless of that being said, at the end of the season, I come to find out is it could have happened that day or that playoff series against Golden State. But we don’t know. So, at the end of the season, I had to get another MRI, because you get your physicals, the exit physicals. The strain was still there, a little tear.

"Since then, I’ve been rehabbing it, basically. And now they’re passing the information on Toronto.

"But we don’t know how long I’ve been playing with this strain or how long this tear has happened, because we haven’t really circled back or focused on it that much because of some of the injury were happening throughout, whether it was the Achilles, dislocated finger. I had stitches in my face. Whatever it may be.

"Second opinion could have helped, but they did a great job. They did everything they could.

"But I think it would have been nice to see a specialist, just to see if there’s another angle, another view. Just because Kawhi and got a second opinion, you can’t knock him for that. Everybody should get a second opinion just to get another perspective, another angle, another view.

"Regardless of that, I’m working on it, trying to get healthy, because you can tell my play deteriorated toward the end of the season. It wasn’t the same. But, competitive nature, I didn’t want to leave the floor."

Michael Porter Jr. underwent another back surgery last week.

Porter's camp believes the latest procedure represents a breakthrough of his herniated disk problem.

Porter is hopeful of not missing the entire 18-19 season.

The Denver Nuggets selected Porter with the 14th overall pick.

Gregg Popovich begged Kawhi Leonard on multiple occasions to let him announce that he would be out for the remainder of the season.

Leonard's uncertain status put Popovich in an uncomfortable position where he couldn't give the media an easy answer on his status. Even in the playoffs, Leonard's status remained uncertain.

Leonard left the Spurs on two occasions to rehab in New York.

Despite the issues, the Spurs believed the relationship with worth salvaging. Popovich met with Leonard in San Diego ahead of the draft in June.

Lonzo Ball had successful arthroscopic surgery to his left knee on Tuesday.

Ball is expected to make a full recovery by the start of the 2018-19 training camp.

Lonzo Ball is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery to his left knee on Tuesday. 

Ball has a torn meniscus.

An update will be provided following the completion of the surgery. 

Marvin Bagley III will undergo an MRI following a tweak of his right hip flexor and groin area.

Bagley experienced the tweak on Saturday.

Bagley will miss Sunday's game and is doubtful for Tuesday's game.

Bagley was the No. 2 overall pick by the Sacramento Kings.

Malik Monk will miss the rest of Summer League with a fractured right thumb.

The Hornets said Monk will be re-evaluated in six-to-eight weeks. He suffered the injury during Friday's game.

Monk averaged 6.7 points in 63 games as a rookie with the Charlotte Hornets.

Tony Parker spoke about the way his relationship with Kawhi Leonard has been portrayed as part of the reason why Leonard wants a trade from the San Antonio Spurs this offseason.

Leonard and Parker both had quad injuries last offseason.

“I have no problem with Kawhi Leonard. We never had an argument,” Parker said. “When the journalist asked me if my injury was worse than Kawhi’s, I said yes because it was true. But that didn’t lessen the significance of his injury. He took over the franchise and I gave up the torch of the franchise willingly.

“It’s very sad that the media took one quote and made it sound like I didn’t want to play with him. He was the face of the franchise.”

Parker signed with the Charlotte Hornets this offseason.