The Boston Celtics looked like they were on their way to an NBA Finals appearance for the first time since the 2009-10 season after they finished with the number one seed in the Eastern Conference.

However, an injury to star play Isaiah Thomas during the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers brought their championship hopes to an end, as they were eventually eliminated in the Conference Finals 4-1.

The 28-year-old aggravated a torn labrum and femoroacetabular impingement in his right hip during Game 2 of the Conference Finals and he did not play in the remainder of the series. He first picked up this injury during the regular season.

Surgery was an option for the point guard, but he declined it and decided to rest up instead, and during his annual basketball clinic at BU on Saturday, where he was hosting more than 400 campers, he provided an update on how his recovery was going.

Thomas said, according to the Boston Herald: "The hip is great. It’s going well. Rehabbing it, but it’s going well. It’s a real slow rehab process, but it’s getting better and that’s what it’s all about.

"The decision was to sit and rest, and get my legs stronger, get my muscle back working again. We're just going to try to get to 100 percent as quick as possible. I’ve been resting. That was the gameplan when my season was over. To rest and stay off it as much as possible to see how it reacts. It’s reacted well, it’s just going to take some time."

Thomas' recovery is progressing well enough that he believes he will be ready to go once the season comes around later on this year.

"I should be ready by camp, but I’m getting back in the gym shooting and being able to work out in the weight room and get my cardio back, because I’ve been down for two and a half months since the season ended. It’s getting there though. This week has been great progress for me."

It's going to be a big year for Thomas, as he is entering the final year of his contract with the Celtics, and if he wants the max deal he has been asking for, he better live up to the same performances he put on last season which saw him average a career-high of 28.9 points per game.