Washington Wizards point guard suffers a
stress injury to his left knee cap; Management happy to have diagnosed the injury at this stage
After having two under par season, John Wall was expected to finally announce himself this year. However, Wall might have to wait a little while before he can start of his campaign as latest reports indicate that the point guard
is expected to be out for 8 weeks which will see him miss a dozen or so games next season.
The official announcement from the Wizards management came on Friday. Wall has been diagnosed because of stress injury to his left knee cap which will cause him to miss out two months. Reports have suggested that Wall started experiencing
discomfort about a month ago but the MRI did not show any kind of damage at all. The problem continued to bug Wall however, and after re-examined by Dr. David Altchek, the MRI came out positive.
The rehabilitation process will see Wall get in as much rest as possible but the good news is that no surgery is required. He will still be out for an entire month after regular season starts, and it is a major setback in Wall’s
aspirations for the coming season.
When asked, Wall seemed resigned to the misfortune;
"Just something that happens when you work out very hard; that's all I can say," Wall said
This definitely is a setback for the Wizards as getting off to a slow start is not exactly what they would have had in mind as they looked to improve on their second worst record in the league from last season. They picked Bradley
Beal in the draft and the back court combo is certainly one for the future;
Randy Whitman, the head coach was however relieved that the injury has been detected at this stage. Further stress could have ended the season for Wall.
“The good thing about this is that we caught it when we did. It's not going to be a best-case scenario, but we also have to look at this in a positive way. ... My expectations of what John can do this year, it being his third year,
is not going to change. He's just going to start a little later," Wittman said. "We were lucky that we came and saw it before there was any type of fracture or anything of that nature."
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