Chicago Bulls point guard C.J. Watson undergoes surgery for plantar fasciitis – NBA Update
Chicago Bulls point guard, C.J. Watson went through an outpatient procedure to get rid of the plantar fasciitis which had limited his performances in the post season, on Thursday morning.
Watson had struggled to get going in this year`s playoffs and Head Coach Tom Thibodeau addressed the issue publically to label his injury as the cause of his lacklustre performances.
He had started 5 of the 6 games in the post season for the Bulls and had averaged 7.3 points per game to go along with 5.5 assists before his team eventually crashed out of the playoffs. Speaking during a phone
interview, Watson also described the injury as the main reason for his lack of form in the post season.
"It was hard," Watson said. "I couldn't do all the things that I'm usually capable of doing. But I knew with Derrick (Rose) out, I had to give the team what I could."
He then went on to talk about the aftershocks of the procedure he just had which has ruled him out for about four to six weeks and even though he can do gym exercises, he is unable to run or perform any kind
of jumping activity.
"I can lift weights, but they said I can't do any running or jumping for four to six weeks," Watson said.
When Thibodeau first came out to speak about the injury to Watson, many would have thought that he was referring to the unyielding elbow and the ankle injuries that had troubled the point guard before. However
this recent finding of Watson suffering from a plantar fasciitis surprised a few.
Watson underwent shock wave therapy last year to repair the damaged tissue in his feet. He also had a platelet-rich plasma therapy performed in order for the healing process to quicken up, but the pain in his
feet kept on lingering and had grown almost unbearable through the course of the season.
The latest procedure that Watson has gone through involves shock wave therapy and does not require any kind of incision. Team mates like Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson underwent a similar kind of procedure back in
2010 and neither of them has had to face the problem since then.
When asked about his future with the Bulls franchise, Watson was very confident that he would be coming back and his team will opt to choose the $3.7 million contract to acquire his services.
"(Management) said they would keep me and my agent updated," Watson said. "I have no expectations either way. I'd like to be back."
Bulls’ current options at the point guard position are very limited and with Derrick Rose who went through surgery to repair a torn ACL, set to miss about the first 2 to 3 months of next season. Watson may yet
be the best option at the moment.
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