Already operated during the end of the regular season, Robert Williams III will return to the pool table because of a squeaky knee! The pivot should stay on the sidelines for 4-6 weeks. Not the best preparation less than a month from the recovery.
An NBA Finals, a successful offseason, life seemed too good for Boston, so injuries decided to add some dark clouds over Massachusetts. First struck by lightning: Danilo Gallinari. Recruited this summer to boost the strike force of the bench, the Italian was injured during the preparation for EuroBasket with his selection. The “good news” is that doctors who feared a possible rupture of the cruciate ligaments are now talking regarding a tear in the meniscus. A diagnosis to be confirmed but which will deprive the winger of the start of the season in Boston whatever happens (at best). A tear in the meniscus, like that brings back memories to C’s fans. This nasty boo had deprived Robert Williams of the end of the regular season and had greatly disrupted his performance in the Playoffs. A problem not completely solved obviously because the interior has decided to go back to the hospital box and he will undergo an arthroscopy of his left knee this week, which will deprive him of ground for 4 to 6 weeks… An info confirmed by Adrian Wojnarowski ofESPN.
Boston Celtics center Robert Williams is undergoing arthroscopic procedure on his left knee and is expected to need 4-to-6 weeks for recovery, sources tell ESPN. Williams had meniscus surgery in March and played through the playoffs
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 20, 2022
First observation: with this length of absence, the Time Lord is already guaranteed to miss both training camp and the entire preseason. That’s the best scenario because Boston might also be deprived of its pivotal holder for the first NBA fortnight. Not phew when you know the importance of the guy within his team, whether by his defensive contribution, his work on the rebound and his qualities in pick and roll. Second observation: even if the Woj speaks of a procedure which aims to “clean” in order to guarantee a complete recovery, it’s the second time that Rob Williams passes on the billiards in a few months and it is the same knee which is concerned. Not an element to hide because the boy is not known to have iron health and he has already had multiple passages through the infirmary box in the past for various glitches. Pivots and squeaky knees, it’s a classic but it can quickly go live. Attention Boston, it will take a Robert Williams III at 100% of its means to help the team find the NBA Finals.
Robert Williams III begins the season as he finished the previous one, with a sore knee. After Danilo Gallinari, it is therefore the Time Lord who joins the infirmary and it is starting to do a lot on the side of Boston.
Source texte : Adrian Wojnarowski / ESPN
