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Washington Wizards point guard John Wall is expected to miss 12 months of action after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Wall will undergo the procedure in Green Bay, Wi. https://t.co/1C8EC6vrvZ
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 5, 2019
Wall will be seen by a specialist in Green Bay, Wisconsin, according to Charania. However, the 28-year-old ball handler will have to wait a while, as an infection has developed from his initial surgery last month. Fred Katz of The Athletic reports that the Wizards are hoping to get the procedure done sometime next week.
Wall currently has inflammation from an infection. Doctors have to wait for that to go down before they can do the surgery. Hoping to get it done some time next week. Dr. Robert Anderson, who performed Wall's January surgery on bone spurs, will perform this one, too. https://t.co/GTLxRh9ch9
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) February 5, 2019
Wall had developed an infection in the incision from initial surgery on Jan. 8 (a debridement and repair of a Haglund’s deformity and a chronic Achilles tendon injury in his left heel that was also performed by Dr. Anderson) and he suffered the rupture after slipping and falling in his home. The rupture was diagnosed by Wizards Director of Medical Services and Orthopedist Dr. Wiemi Douoguih during a procedure to clean out the infection.
The loss of Wall is obviously a tough blow for the Wizards, who are currently ranked 3rd in the Southeast Division standings with a 22-31 overall record. Most experts feel that he should be able to resume basketball activities in six to eight months.
In his 32 appearances with the Wizards this season (all starts), Wall racked up averages of 20.7 points on 44.4 percent shooting from the field (30.2 percent from beyond the arc), 8.7 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 1.5 steals and just under one block (0.9) in 34.5 minutes per outing.
