Boston Celtics will be without their star point guard Kemba Walker at the beginning of the 2020/21 NBA season. According to the team’s announcement on Monday, Walker will be out until January at least as he is trying to deal with a lingering left knee injury.
Reportedly, Walker received a stem cell injection treatment in October that should help the injury heal and is now working towards returning to action. The 30-year-old Walker should resume basketball activities this month and, depending on his progress, the Celtics will re-consider his status in the first week of 2021.
Boston’s president of basketball operations Danny Ainge also talked about Walker’s injury on Monday during his appearance on Toucher and Rich Show and said that the organization is taking a cautious approach with the four-time All-Star.
“We are just being very cautious with Kemba,” said Ainge. “We are maintaining this strengthening program, which he has been very, very diligent in so far, and we’re encouraged that he will be able to return at full speed. But we do not want to rush the program.”
Kemba Walker joined the Celtics in 2019 as a free agent after spending his entire NBA career with Charlotte Hornets. While Walker saw his production dip in Celtics jersey, compared to some of his previous campaigns, he still had a respectable outing in 2019/20.
Walker finished the regular season averaging 20.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game.
