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Boston Celtics rookie Romeo Langford on Tuesday underwent successful surgery to repair a ligament in his right wrist and will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season, the team announced.
Langford initially tore the ligaments in his wrist during the regular-season finale on Aug. 13. His status for the playoffs was originally in question but he eventually made seven appearances and last played on Sept. 17 but only logged 81 seconds after suffering a right adductor strain.
The 14th overall pick played sparingly throughout the season with the Celtics and even spent part of the year in the G League with the Maine Red Claws. His status for the start of the 2020-21 season, which is expected to begin after Christmas Day, is unclear.
#NEBHInjuryReport Romeo Langford this morning underwent successful surgery to repair the scapholunate ligament in his right wrist.
He will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 NBA season. Further updates will be provided as appropriate.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) September 22, 2020
Langford dealt with a number of injuries throughout the year and missed time as a result. He ultimately was never able to get into a rhythm and was out of the rotation for much of the season.
He averaged 2.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 32 regular-season games.
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