Robert Williams undergoes surgery, out 8-12 weeks

Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Really tough start in the 2022-23 season for the Boston Celtics.
-Ime Udoka suspended for the whole year
-Robert Williams will be sidelined for 8-to-12 weeks.
Bad signs… #CelticsNation – 2:09 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Robert Williams III was my DPOY pick for this season. I think with him out, I’d lean Rudy Gobert for No. 4, but I don’t feel especially confident in any single player. – 2:08 PM

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Celtics announce Rob Williams return timeline is 8-12 weeks after his surgery – 2:05 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
Celtics announce Robert Williams had surgery on his left knee and the timeline is now 8-12 weeks pic.twitter.com/Nsd0lJQUHr – 2:05 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics say after surgery today, Robert Williams will resume basketball activities in two to three months. Don’t think he’ll play in this calendar year. – 2:05 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Rob Williams and Danilo Gallinari underwent knee surgery today. Williams has been ruled out 8-12 weeks because they had to remove loose bodies and address swelling, twice the initially expected timeframe. Gallinari was not given a timeframe but is likely out for the season. – 2:05 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
8-12 weeks means Rob Williams returns somewhere between Thanksgiving and Christmas. – 2:05 PM

JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Celtics center Robert Williams III is expected to miss 8-to-12 weeks after undergoing a successful arthroscopic procedure to remove loose bodies and address swelling in his left knee. The original reported timetable was 4-to-6 weeks. – 2:04 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Celtics say Robert Williams underwent surgery on his left knee and will be sidelined 8-to-12 weeks. – 2:03 PM

John Hollinger @johnhollinger
ICYMI: Big news about Hollinger & Duncan podcast today … also check out the rest of our latest episode, talking the Sarver process, Lonzo Ball and Rob Williams knee injuries, and much more.
hollinger-duncan.simplecast.com/episodes/sarve… – 12:32 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Brad Stevens tells the Globe Robert Williams and Danilo Gallinari are both undergoing surgery Thursday; describes Williams’ injury as “short term.” More coming later in the Globe. #Celtics – 8:18 PM

A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
What Does Robert Williams’ Injury Mean for the Celtics? | A List PodcastWhat Does Robert Williams’ Injury Mean for the Celtics? | A List Podcast w/ @A. Sherrod Blakely, @Gary Washburn & @KwaniALunis | Powered by @betonline_ag & @indeed twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 6:30 PM

A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
LIVE Garden Report: Robert Williams OUT 4-6 weeks with Knee Surgery | Powered by @betonline_ag, @AthleticGreens & @calm twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 8:36 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Boston center Robert Williams lll to undergo minor knee surgery.
@TermineRadio expresses his thoughts on this unfortunate news. pic.twitter.com/Hf2j4wpFnN – 8:17 PM

A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
What Does Robert Williams’ Injury Mean to the Celtics? a-list.libsyn.com/what-does-robe… – 7:17 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
Robert Williams knee surgery: What it means for him and the Celtics bostonsportsjournal.com/2022/09/20/rob… – 5:19 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Celtics’ Robert Williams out 4-6 weeks, will miss preseason after having knee scoped nba.nbcsports.com/2022/09/20/cel… – 4:29 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Robert Williams will miss the start of the season after undergoing knee surgery this week.
@Amin Elhassan is concerned with the #Celtics after today’s news pic.twitter.com/7QE2vqkP2I – 3:56 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Why Rob Williams is electing for a second knee surgery this year and what it means for the Celtics with training camp just a week away.
New on @The Athletic theathletic.com/3612630/2022/0… – 3:34 PM

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
ESPN story on Celtics center Robert Williams planning to undergo a left knee procedure that’ll require 4-to-6 weeks on a return espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 3:27 PM

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
So, the Celtics battle for backup big roster spots just got a lot more important in the wake of this Rob Williams news. – 3:07 PM

Tom Westerholm @Tom_NBA
Seems to me (not a doctor) that the bigger concern for the Celtics isn’t Robert Williams missing a couple of weeks of the regular season, but rather that he needed a procedure on the same knee just a few months after getting a piece of his meniscus cut out. – 3:02 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Robert Williams was a huge piece of the Celtics Finals run:
— 7.7 PPG
— 6.2 RPG
— 2.2 BPG
— Led playoffs in blocks
— Best DRTG by a Celtic in the Finals pic.twitter.com/pRA0eDaHX3 – 2:57 PM

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
New: A look at what Rob Williams surprise knee surgery means for the #Celtics with training camp just a week away masslive.com/celtics/2022/0… – 2:51 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Robert Williams injury underscores what @Howard Beck and I discussed on the pod last week: Boston could use another big. Dwight Howard makes a lot of sense. bit.ly/2w1G5e2 – 2:36 PM

The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
Celtics Robert Williams will have an arthroscopic procedure done on his left knee and is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks, per @Adrian Wojnarowski. pic.twitter.com/yACUDNlWrA – 2:35 PM

Sean Deveney @SeanDeveney
A source tells @HeavyOnSports that @Boston Celtics C Robert Williams will have an arthroscopic procedure on his knee this week.
More:
heavy.com/sports/boston-… – 2:12 PM