Walker Getting MRI on Right Knee
by Jeff Clark on Sep 30, 2009 4:48 PM EDT
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PrintNEWPORT, R.I -- Swingman Bill Walker left practice Wednesday and is headed for Boston to get an MRI on his surgically repaired right knee. Walker tore his left ACL while at Kansas State and then hurt the right knee in a workout with the Golden State Warriors in July 2008 and then had surgery a few weeks later.
Walker, who played 29 games last season with the Celtics and also spent time in the NBDL, likely won't play a significant role early in the season. It is uncertain when Walker will return to training camp.
Also via the Celtics twitter:
Bill Walker did not practice & returned to Boston for MRI on his right knee.
More notes and video from practice at Celtics.com
Update: If this MRI reveals something serious, it could be yet another opportunity for Tony "Nine Lives" Allen to prove his worth. He was practicing again today. Tell me if any of these quotes sound familiar from him:
"My foot is all right, it's cool. It's day-to-day I feel," Allen said after practice. " Some days are better than others. All I gotta work on right now is my confidence. I gotta get healthy man, that's all I am focused on. I ain't focused on nothing else. I ain't focused on nothing but that and what I can do to help the team. That's all I am focused on right now."
Can't argue with anything he's saying, I'm just pointing out that we hear the same thing every year.
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Holy cow.
Giddens suddenly lurches forward in the battle of the backups.
You gotta think everyone saw this coming. When someone has bad knees, man, sooner or later it creeps back up. I think this also is part of the reason why there was continued emphasis on JR by the Celtics camp in the offseason. They probably love Bill, but there’s always going to be that asterisk by his name.
Hopefully it’s just a sprain.
Noooooo Billy!
I blame Cameron Diaz.
When Perk was asked what he thought of Howard winning the gold medal this summer, he responded: "What’s his impression of me after I won a ring?"
Day 2 of preseason and already the injuries begin.
Get well soon, Bill Walker….we want to see you get some good minutes this year!
That sounds awfully grim
He’s probably toast. After having ACL tears before, I’m sure he knows exactly what they feel like. I bet he diagnosed it himself as soon as it happened.
Wow...
First TA, now Walker. These guys just NEVER seem to escape the injury bug.
well danny....time to bring in another SF if possible
giddens and allen too small to play there
by celticinorlando on Sep 30, 2009 5:08 PM EDT reply actions
Darius Miles
oughta be fully recovered from his surgery this season, why not him?
(cough, cough)
"People don't understand, if you can't live the rest of your life off one year in the NBA, you can't live off 21." -- Keon Clark
Walker is snake-bitten
It`s just not meant for him to catch a break!
His game is very raw, and unpolished.
His only real asset is his athleticism, but his knees are not much better than Powe`s.
too many doomsayers
Let’s wait for the results of the MRI, guys. Jeez. Talk about bad karma.
Yeah I'll be hoping for the best.
The ones that are upset thought he had no talent anyway.
"Do you know that nonbelievers create the most positive energy?" Davis said
When Danny cuts him...
…cue the Master PO rant…3, 2, 1…GO!
yep.
This time I’ll just have to post all the emails he sends me, unlike for Powe. Some even had poems.
When Perk was asked what he thought of Howard winning the gold medal this summer, he responded: "What’s his impression of me after I won a ring?"
I am working on one now G Money
Quit hatin on me…….Celtico
PO(etry) in Motion speaks for the crippled!!!
Is it Soup Yet?
I don't think that's hate
it’s appreciate.
When Perk was asked what he thought of Howard winning the gold medal this summer, he responded: "What’s his impression of me after I won a ring?"
it's a small point, but...
It appears, from the Cs twitter page, that Bill did not get hurt in practice today, but left to return to Boston before practice. So, he either hurt it yesterday, has had ongoing issues with it this summer (which haven’t been disclosed), or he just felt something weird this morning when he got up. Hopefully, it’s just precautionary. The fact that he wasn’t injured in practice and then forced to immediately go back to Boston gives me slight hope that it’s nothing serious. We’ll see. It is troubling, however, given his injury history.
by SalmonAndMashedPotatoes on Sep 30, 2009 5:36 PM EDT reply actions
Nocioni looks better every day..
Pull the trigger!! Yeah, let’s depend on a kid whom has never sniffed a meaningful NBA minute with sketchy knees. I just don’t get the hype with this kid. Get a vet!!
Seems Walker is fragile...
That’s the big reason why I wanted Giddens over Walker in the draft a year back. This really sucks for Walker. Hopefully it’s nothing at all and he get his chance.
Rondo doesn't believe in easy buckets...
by ManUp on Sep 30, 2009 7:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
walker another powe ???
lets hope this guy does not turn out to be another leon powe that is injury wise as talent wise powe is a better player then sky walker but he has the tools to be a n.b.a. player …
Talent wise I would say Bill Walker is better, Powe has more heart and toughness.
by CelticPride18 on Sep 30, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Walker will be lucky to be another Powe
I hope he’ll be even better, but Powe was a rotation player on a championship team and played a monster game in the Finals – that’s a good upside for a 2nd rounder
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
well maybe hudson actually makes the team is walker
can’t go…AND WE JUST CAN’T RID OURSELVES OF TONY ALLEN
by celticinorlando on Sep 30, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions
I have to say it...
I like Tony Allen!
I know! I know! Allot of people don’t like him. I dislike his off-court actions: no argument there. But if I can put that aside, I see a guy that has been plagued with injuries his whole career. He is a highly aggressive player, and although he has made some defensive mistakes in the past, I still think he is the best perimeter defender we have coming off the bench with the potential to be the best on the team. I understand that he needs to become more disciplined, but what if does? I just want to be on his side, rather than be against him. The past is the past. I hope he has a great year because if he does this team becomes really, really dangerous.
My head hit the keybourd when I saw this, but you never know...
Could be just a tweek, and they just want to air on the side of caution. I hope that’s all it is.
luv bill but his days are numbered
even without this setback it seemed unlikely that the c’s would keep both walker and giddens. I like his toughness but a) he can’t shoot and b) he’s commits too many fouls and c) he’s injury prone. I’m hoping for the best but I have a bad feeling about this
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