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Romeo Langford re-injured his right ankle Sunday in the G League

Celtics rookie Romeo Langford re-injured his right ankle Sunday while on assignment with the Maine Red Claws in the G League.

Boston Celtics rookie Romeo Langford re-injured his right ankle on Sunday while on assignment with the Maine Red Claws in the G League, according to Scott Agness of The Athletic.

Langford originally rolled his right ankle with the Red Claws on Nov. 15 and just returned to action on Sunday prior to re-injuring the same ankle. He suffered the injury at the start of the fourth quarter and would not return to the game.

The first-round pick recorded 14 points in 18 minutes prior to the injury.

Langford has battled a number of injuries since joining the Celtics.

He did not play in Summer League after recovering from offseason thumb surgery and he also suffered a knee sprain and a groin injury during the preseason that limited him. His appearance on Sunday was just his third of the season in the G League.

Romeo Langford injures ankle again, carried off Red Claws floor

Romeo Langford can’t catch a break as he sustains his third injury since being drafted with the 14th overall pick by the Boston Celtics.

Romeo Langford can’t catch a break.

According to the Boston Globe’s Chad Finn, Boston Celtics rookie swingman Romeo Langford — assigned to their NBA G League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws — has sustained yet another injury, as he rolled his right ankle (again) after a reverse layup and had to be carried off the court.

Langford, seemingly in a great deal of pain or at least understandably frustrated with his bad injury luck, left the game with 14 points (on 7-11 shooting from the field) and three assists in 17 minutes. Maine would eventually outlast the Long Island Nets, 116-114.

The 14th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Langford’s injuries — a torn thumb ligament, a strained groin and a previously sprained ankle — have prevented him from entering the Celtics’ rotation despite his talent and draft position.

He’s played just 14 seconds for the Celtics this season, as Boston’s bench continues to struggle to put up points.

 

Celtics rookie Romeo Langford to re-join the Red Claws in the G League

After recently suffering a right ankle injury, the Celtics assigned rookie Romeo Langford to the Maine Red Claws.

The Boston Celtics have assigned first-round pick Romeo Langford to the Maine Red Claws in the G League, the team announced on Saturday afternoon.

Langford returned to the Celtics to rehab a sprained right ankle suffered on Nov. 15 with the Red Claws. He logged just seven minutes in that game after rolling his ankle but said afterward that it was a minor injury.

Langford is expected to play with the Red Claws on Sunday afternoon in his first action since suffering the injury as Maine faces the Long Island Nets at 12 p.m. ET.

Langford has battled through a variety of injuries since joining the Celtics.

Of course, he did not play in Summer League after recovering from thumb surgery and he also suffered a knee sprain and a groin injury during the preseason that limited him.

Langford recorded 27 points, six blocks, five rebounds, two assists and one steal in his G League debut on Nov. 9. After suffering a few injuries, the Celtics will likely monitor his performance on Sunday as he recovers from his latest setback.

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Rookie Romeo Langford ready to return from injury yet again

Despite a spate of injuries interrupting his early career with the Celtics, rookie Romeo Langford is poised to return to action after yet another stint in recuperation.

Oft-injured rookie shooting guard Romeo Langford will soon be back on the court, but has kept in good spirits despite missing much of his inaugural season in the league.

Even before the Boston Celtics selected the Indiana product with the 14th overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, he was dealing with injury.

Plagued with a torn ligaments in his thumb that were a likely factor in the former Hoosier’s poor-shooting (and only) season at the NCAA level, Langford fell to Boston’s range in the draft, yet remained something of a mystery as his recovery kept him out of Las Vegas Summer League.

During preseason, a groin issue kept him on the bench. Soon after, upon getting well enough to play in his G League assignment with the Maine Red Claws, the New Albany native sprained his knee.

Almost immediately after recovering from that, Langford sprained his ankle playing with the Claws on Nov.15th, bringing yet another sustained absence before the NBA season was even a quarter-way done.

“It’s definitely annoying,” Langford offered (via the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach). “It’s hard to be battling these injuries and then finally getting back and thinking things start going well, and then something small happens.

“But I’ve just got to keep staying positive and don’t get down on myself because it’s a long season, a long career, a long journey,” he added. “There’s a lot of basketball ahead of me.”

With Boston’s exceptional wing depth and a large, competent rookie class, Langford’s services have not been especially missed. But, his inability to stay healthy enough to put in work on his game would frustrate anyone.

Still, the rookie’s stoic response to his seemingly endless maladies has left an impression on Boston’s coaching staff. “[H]e’s got great emotional maturity for his age,” explained Joe Mazzulla, an assistant coach assigned to work with Langford. “To be 20 years old and go through some of the stuff that he has to this point, I think he handles things very well.”

Mazzulla, in fact, has spent much time with Langford studying film with the young guard during his numerous rehab stints, the latest of which looks to end soon after being able to participate in shooting drills, with anticipation he’ll be ready for full practices in the coming week.

“He’s a great student of the game,” Mazzulla related. “He loves to play basketball and watch basketball. He’s a smart player. When you show him something once, he can usually translate it onto the floor.”

Of course, this has been the issue over the early weeks of Langford’s young career — staying healthy has robbed him not only of a chance to show the skills he has, but also of what he’s learned since joining an NBA franchise with all its attendant perks.

“I think for him it’s just a matter of getting reps,” said Mazzulla.

With a little luck, he should finally start to get them soon.

Injury report: Kemba Walker, Daniel Theis out vs. Kings

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker will miss the team’s game against the Sacramento Kings but they may have another player proficient in the pick-and-roll in mind to replace him in the starting lineup.

Per an announcement from the Boston Celtics, star point guard Kemba Walker and starting center Daniel Theis have been listed as out against the Sacramento Kings, with Walker still ailing from a neck sprain he sustained on Friday and Theis recently contracting an illness.

Rookie swingman Romeo Langford continues to be out with an ankle sprain he’s been rehabbing for two weeks.

Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has played coy about who could start in Walker’s place, suggesting that even recently called-up rookie point guard Tremont Waters could get the opportunity (per The Athletic’s Jay King). With Waters running the show in the starting unit, he’ll be able to mimic Walker’s pick-and-roll heavy style while helping keep Stevens’ rotation as is.

Boston has been dealing with injuries since before the season began, staying true to their “Hospital Celtics” nickname. However, the Celtics have lost three out of their last four games and will need to overcome their recent losses in order to right their suddenly rocky ship.

Red Claws continue winning ways with first 5-0 start in club history

The Maine Red Claws continue to capitalize on the wealth of players sent down from the Boston Celtics, earning their first 5-0 start in team history.

The Maine Red Claws are off to steaming-hot start, continuing to cook their opponents at a historic rate.

With their 118-108 victory over the Westchester Knicks (the G League affiliate of the eponymous NBA team) at the Portland Expo Center on Nov. 24, the team is now owns its first-ever 5-0 start after debuting in the 2009-10 season.

Much of the feat can be attributed to an unusually talented roster populated by oft-injured lottery pick Romeo Langford and both of the team’s two-way players, center Tacko Fall and point guard Tremont Waters, along with a couple of players who were notable figures in the G League last season in forward’s Kaiser Gates and Yante Maten.

In Saturday’s tilt, Langford continued to rehabilitate a sprained ankle as Waters and Fall — an almost comical duo given the notable difference in height between the two (5-foot-10 and 7-foot-5, respectively) — helped carry the team to victory behind undrafted rookie Bryce Brown’s game-high 29 points.

Fall logged yet another double-double, pulling down 10 boards to pair with 11 points (scored on 4-of-8 shooting) in 19 minutes, while Waters scored 24 points while dishing out eight assists.

The LSU product is being called up to reinforce the parent club’s backcourt with former UConn standout Kemba Walker nursing a sprained neck sustained in the team’s game against the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 22, just ahead of the Red Claws’ showdown with fellow unbeaten G League competitor, the Memphis Hustle (also owning a 5-0 record) on Nov. 25.

It’s unclear if Waters will make the trip to Southaven, MS. for the early-season battle for G League supremacy but Maine will easily face their toughest test of the season whether the Connecticut native can make the game or not.

For Waters, having a chance to show what he can do on the sport’s highest level of competition at a moment his skills are truly needed is far from the worst consolation prize one could get in return.

In fact, it’s what the G League is all about: getting players onto the world’s largest stage to put their games on display.

Romeo Langford suffers injury, will not play Sunday for the Red Claws

Romeo Langford suffered an ankle injury Friday night on assignment with the Maine Red Claws in the G League and will not play on Sunday.

Boston Celtics rookie Romeo Langford suffered an ankle injury Friday night on assignment with the Maine Red Claws in the G League and will not play on Sunday afternoon.

The first-round pick rolled his right ankle after playing just seven minutes on Friday against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and did not return to the contest. Langford said afterward it was a “little” sprain and did not provide an update for his status on Sunday.

Langford has battled through a variety of injuries since joining the Celtics. Of course, he did not play in Summer League after recovering from thumb surgery and he also suffered a knee sprain during the preseason that limited him.

After suffering the injury on Friday night, the organization likely wanted to be cautious with Langford as the Red Claws return to play on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. In his G League debut, Langford recorded 27 points, six blocks and five rebounds.

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WATCH: Romeo Langford injures ankle, heads to locker room

Boston Celtics rookie swingman Romeo Langford is quickly earning the label of injury-prone.

Boston Celtics guard Romeo Langford, only recently assigned to the Maine Red Claws for the second time this season, has injured his ankle against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants after attempting to block a shot and getting his legs tied up with Mad Ants guard Brian Bowen III just seconds into the second quarter.

There’s been no specific diagnosis on Langford’s injury as of yet although the rookie appeared to roll his right ankle. Per an announcement from the Red Claws (h/t MassLive’s Tom Westerholm), Langford won’t return to the game due to his ankle injury.

Langford exited the game with a plus-minus of -1 and missed both shots he took in the seven minutes he played.

Though talented and the situation unfortunate, Langford is quickly earning the label of injury-prone, having sustained a groin injury, spraining a knee and now — likely — spraining his ankle in the period of two months. These injuries are only setbacks to his development and integration with the team, which is why he’s playing in the G League despite being a lottery pick (14th overall).

Looking ahead, there’s a possibility that Langford will miss Maine’s contest against the Raptors 905 on Saturday as well.

Celtics rookie Romeo Langford assigned to the Red Claws in what could be regular occurrence

The Boston Celtics have reassigned Romeo Langford to the Maine Red Claws.

Boston Celtics rookie wing Romeo Langford has been reassigned to the Celtics’ G League affiliate — the Maine Red Claws — ahead of a weekend that will see Boston play the Golden State Warriors on Friday and the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.

The Red Claws will play the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and the Raptors 905 on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

With former New Orleans Pelicans lead assistant Darren Erman as Maine’s head coach, expect the Red Claws — who exploded for 140 points in the season opener in a game that Langford was unstoppable in — to continue to aid Langford in his development, as Boston has opted to play rookie guard Javonte Green in place of the injured Gordon Hayward rather than Langford.

Green, an athletic and highly efficient wing who provides value on both ends of the ball, has played 11.5 minutes per game in his last four contests. While those are numbers fitting for a player at the bottom of the rotation, that’s exactly where Green is, as players like guard Marcus Smart — starting in place of Hayward and averaging 36.2 minutes per game over his last two contest — are elevated in the rotation.

Langford will get plenty of more playing time in Maine, where he played 32.2 minutes in the season opener.

Despite being the 14th overall pick, it’s Carsen Edwards (the 33rd overall pick) and Brad Wanamaker getting the majority of the minutes in the second unit backcourt at 13.1 and 11.9 minutes per game, respectively. This seems likely to be the case for the season, expect in the case of major injury and even then Green seems to be ahead of Langford in the rotation.

Consequently, expectations for Langford this season may have to be tempered, as he appears set to spend plenty of time in Portland this season.

Celtics send Romeo Langford to the G League ahead of West Coast trip

With the Celtics set to begin a five-game road trip, the team has sent first-round pick Romeo Langford back to the G League.

With the Boston Celtics set to embark on a five-game West Coast road trip, first-round pick Romeo Langford has been assigned to the Maine Red Claws of the G League, the team announced.

The rookie made his G League debut with the Red Claws on Saturday, recording 27 points, six blocks, five rebounds and two assists. Shortly after that game, the Celtics recalled Langford following the injury to Gordon Hayward but he has not played in two games since re-joining Boston.

As the Celtics get set to play the Golden State Warriors on Friday, the team likely wanted to keep Langford with the Red Claws in order to get playing time. Langford has been buried on the depth chart with the Celtics and has logged just 14 seconds this season.

The Red Claws have not played since their regular-season debut on Saturday and will return to action on Friday against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

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