ORLANDO, Fla. -- Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas flew home early to start treatment for a groin strain and will miss the game Wednesday against the Orlando Magic.Thomas suffered the groin strain late in the first half Monday against the Houston Rockets. Thomas could be seen grabbing at the right side of his groin after an offensive series. He played the rest of the game -- missing a potential go-ahead layup in the final seconds -- and soreness set in the next day.Celtics coach Brad Stevens said he hadnt made a final determination on a replacement for Wednesday but said it will likely be Marcus Smart, who was wearing a green starters jersey at the teams morning shootaround at the Amway Center.[Thomas] was very sore [Tuesday], Stevens said. Like Isaiah is, he had convinced himself he wanted to play [vs. Orlando], and he really wants to play. Obviously, its an injury youre leery of because it can hamper you just beyond if it continues to exist.Thomas streak of 103 consecutive regular-season games will end Wednesday. He last sat out during Bostons regular-season finale against Milwaukee on April 15, 2015.Stevens said he did not believe that Thomas required an MRI or further testing, but the team sent him home to begin treatment in hopes of getting him back on the court soon.You put him on the plane so you can get him back to get treatment around the clock in our training room, see our doctors, and everything else, Stevens said.Thomas, an All-Star last season, is the sixth Boston player to miss time due to injury this season. Boston will be forced to utilize its sixth different starting lineup combination against the Magic.Thomas is averaging a career-best 26 points per game this season and is second in the East in scoring only behind Torontos DeMar DeRozan.? Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Hornets Jersey . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. Larry Johnson Hornets Jersey . Badenhop was 2-3 with a 3.47 ERA in 63 relief appearances for Milwaukee this season. He is 18-20 in his career with three saves and a 3. https://www.hornetslockerroom.com/Kemba-Walker-City-Edition-Jersey/ . Sulaiman, 44, was chosen unanimously Tuesday in a vote by the leadership, the World Boxing Council said. Sulaiman becomes the sixth president of the organization. Nicolas Batum Hornets Jersey . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. Robert Franks Hornets Jersey .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final.BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Ronaldinho added a Copa Libertadores title to his collection of honours as Brazils Atletico Mineiro defeated Paraguays Olimpia in a penalty shootout to win the continental club championship on Wednesday. Trailing 2-0 after the first leg, Atletico needed an 87th-minute goal by defender Leonardo Silva to tie it, after striker Jo had scored at the start of the second half. After extra time, goalkeeper Victor used his feet to stop the first penalty in the shootout by Herminio Miranda, and Matias Gimenez hit a post with the final spot kick to give Atletico its first Libertadores title. Alecsandro, Guilherme, Jo and Leonardo Silva scored for the Brazilian club in the shootout. Juan Ferreyra, Salustiano Candia and Lorenzo Aranda converted their penalties for Olimpia, which was trying to win its fourth Copa Libeertadores title and first since 2002.dddddddddddd Olimpia, which also won the competition in 1979 and 1990, played a man down from the 85th after defender Julio Cesar Manzur was sent off with a second yellow card. Jo, the tournaments leading scorer with seven goals, had opened the scoring in the 46th with a right-footed shot after a cross by Rosinei, who had just entered the match as a halftime substitute. Ferreyra had a chance to score a late away goal for Olimpia and virtually end the contest as he dribbled past Victor on a breakaway and had the open net in front of him, but slipped and fell, allowing the goalkeeper to recover. Atletico made the most of that reprieve as until Leonardo Silva rose above the defenders to head a cross into the far corner and make it 2-2 on aggregate, sending the game to extra time. ' ' '