Injured since the start of the season, Robert Williams is getting closer and closer to a return to competition. According to the latest medical updates, the Celtics pivot could even be in uniform before Christmas Day.
No longer appeared on a floor since the last NBA Finals, will Robert Williams finally put on his green shorts? On the Boston side, optimism seems to reign at the idea of seeing the big man play again before the transition to the year 2023. Speaker this Wednesday on the show NBA TodayAdrian Wojnarowski d’ESPN revealed his latest hallway noises. According to the insider, the end of the recovery is near for Timelord, who could play again in 10 to 12 days. The Woj also does not rule out the possibility of a quicker return if the player feels he is ready to go into battle with his teammates.
Adrian Wojnarowski says on NBA Today that Celtics big man Robert Williams is “getting closer” to returning to action. His timeline: 10-12 days pic.twitter.com/S7JmtCzJEq
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The Christmas gift is therefore becoming clearer for Boston, which should greatly benefit from the return of its interior. Thanks to his screens, his pick and roll game and his enormous defensive showdown, Williams has established himself as an essential element of the starting lineup of the last NBA finalist. While they had the best defense in the League last year, the leprechauns do not have the same guarantees this season, despite a solid ninth place in the defensive rating. There’s no doubt that with Williams back in the top five, that ranking should go up. The player was shooting in 2021-22 at 10 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks at 74% shooting.
Robert Williams is closing in on a return to Boston and the Greens may not have to wait for the tree to take advantage of this gift. As if Joe Mazzulla’s team wasn’t scary enough.
Source texte : Adrian Wojnarowski / ESPN