Washington Wizards point guard John Wall will be out of commission for roughly 12 months after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon. According to several reports, the former Kentucky Wildcat slipped and fell at his home while not wearing his walking boot.
According to Dr. Douoguih, John Wall had his walking boot off while he slipped and fell at home. Though the doctor says Wall has followed medical instructions (boot remains on while walking, off while seating), this did happen while walking w/o the boot.
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) February 5, 2019
Wall developed an infection in the incision from his initial surgery on January 8th, according to an official report from the team.
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.
Wall will be seen by a specialist in Green Bay, Wisconsin, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. However, the 28-year-old ball handler will have to wait until some of the swelling goes down before going under the knife again.
Wall will undergo the procedure in Green Bay, Wi. https://t.co/1C8EC6vrvZ
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 5, 2019
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
The loss of Wall is obviously a tough blow for the Wizards — a team with playoff aspirations. In his 32 appearances 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.
The Wizards (22-31 and 3rd in the Southeast Division standings) will be back in action on Wednesday night, when they'll travel to Milwaukee for a matchup against the Bucks.
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