Doc Rivers said the Celtics will go through a skeleton practice today, which he later told CSNNE.com involved no contact but would require Shaquille O'Neal to run at full speed.

"That'll be good for him," Rivers told CSNNE.com. "Full speed, no contact is probably the best thing for him right now."

Depending on how today's practice goes, O'Neal would then participate in the team's practice on Friday morning but in a limited capacity.

"He'll practice some, but not all of that practice," Rivers said.

The last time O'Neal took the floor was April 3 vs. Detroit, a game in which he lasted less than six minutes before re-aggravating the injury.