The Boston Celtics have recalled rookie wing Romeo Langford from the Maine Red Claws, reports the team.
Langford, who returned to action with the Claws on Dec. 15 in a game against the Detroit Pistons’ G League team, the Grand Rapids Drive, has spent much time this season recovering from a series of minor injuries.
With few minutes to spare on the wing for the Indiana product, Langford has been shuttling to and from the Celtics’ G League team to the parent club to get minutes, but the reasoning for the current move is unclear.
We have recalled Romeo Langford from the @maineredclaws #FlywireTeamTransactions
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 16, 2019
Boston does not play again until Wednesday, when they face off against a Luka Doncic-less Dallas Mavericks, so the team may just be bringing Langford along to be able to practice with the parent club while remaining available to play against Dallas.
The Claws play the Canton Charge in Las Vegas the next day, Dec. 19, and with Texas considerably closer to Las Vegas than Maine, the move makes sense even if it’s only a logistical move to have the Indianapolis native fly west with the team.