UPDATE (7:45 p.m.): The Celtics have dominated Robert Williams out with a again contusion.
ORIGINAL STORY: The very last thing the Boston Celtics might have afforded getting into Saturday was one other damage to the frontcourt.
The C’s had been with out Aaron Baynes and Al Horford (with Gordon Hayward additionally sitting out whereas in NBA concussion protocol) in opposition to the Charlotte Hornets, which means Robert Williams III received his first profession begin.
But the 21-year-old large man wouldn’t end the primary half.
Williams appeared to injure his again after lacking a putback dunk and falling laborious. The middle remained down on the ground for fairly some time whereas medical personnel attended to him. Williams finally was assisted off the ground, and was shifting very gingerly.
The rookie stuffed in admirably within the first half, developing with two blocks and three rebounds whereas going 1-for-2 from the ground.
With Baynes preventing a sprained ankle and Horford battling a lingering knee damage, the C’s are a bit gentle on on large males in the intervening time. Should Williams be unavailable for an prolonged stint, Boston’s reported signing of Greg Monroe to a 10-day contract will develop into all of the extra crucial.
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