On a busy information day (and week and month) for the Boston Celtics, they introduced that Robert Williams III underwent profitable surgical procedure in his left knee to cut back swelling and take away unfastened our bodies.
#NEBHInjuryReport Robert Williams underwent a profitable arthroscopic process to take away unfastened our bodies and handle swelling in his left knee. Williams is predicted to return to basketball actions in 8-12 weeks.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) September 23, 2022
The discharge states that Williams is predicted to return to basketball actions in 8-12 weeks. That timeline of two months is a bit longer than what was initially reported when it was revealed that Williams would miss time. Initially, we got a timeline of 4-6 weeks, which might have saved Williams out to the primary week of November on the newest.
Now, the soonest we are able to anticipate to see Robert Williams is the top of November, with this doubtlessly stretching to the start and even center of December. After a return to basketball actions, Williams will little question want time to get into basketball form after lacking out on subsequent week’s coaching camp and basketball actions for some time.
The Celtics additionally introduced that Danilo Gallinari underwent profitable surgical procedure on his torn ACL, however no timeline for restoration was given. It’s unlikely that we see him go well with up this yr.
These hits to Boston’s frontcourt make an already difficult begin to the season even more durable.
Media Day is on Monday, September twenty sixth, and the Celtics will take the court docket for coaching camp on Tuesday the twenty seventh forward of their first preseason sport on Sunday, October 2nd.
