Friday, September 28th, 2012 at 1:20 pm  |  68 responses

John Wall Out 8 Weeks With Knee Injury


John Wall is out eight weeks due to “early stages of a stress injury to his left patella.” Wall will likely be out until late November, at the earliest, but no surgery will be required. Per Wizards press release:

Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that guard John Wall will miss approximately eight weeks after being diagnosed with the early stages of a stress injury to his left patella. No surgery will be necessary, and his rehab will begin immediately.

“My teammates and I are all excited to build on the improvement we made at the end of last season, and I know they will continue to make great progress while I get through this setback,” said Wall. “I will work extremely hard to make sure I get back as soon as possible so I can re-join them and help our team continue to improve.”

Wall was examined yesterday in New York by orthopedic specialist Dr. David Altchek after experiencing discomfort in his left knee and underwent an MRI that revealed the early stages of a non-traumatic stress injury.

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  • mike

    god damn first drose now this…

  • Patrick

    how did this happen?? a specific incident? or accumulation?

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    i wonder if this happened in one of those pro-ams that he shouldn’t be playing in during the off-season….

  • Spaceship Jay

    Word nbk. Word.

  • LakeShow

    Dammit.
    Give the League health!
    Tired of the injuries….

  • danpowers

    i hope he gets well soon

  • nbahofer

    aw naw not my dog

  • zogs19994

    MVP “POTENTIAL”

  • LeroyShonuff

    Maybe he can finally develop a jumper

  • http://twitter.com/niQknacks niQ

    Who do you think will start in his place? AJ Price or Shelvin Mack?

  • spit hot fiyah

    feel free to read the text: non-traumatic

    hope he recovers fast, i’m looking forward to seing him and beal together

  • Max

    Puck

  • Drig

    Wondering why the Wizards would let their prized asset play many games during the off-season along with training……..Hope he recovers fully though. I wanna see if he improved his jumpshot.

  • R32

    Wall needs to get on that Stack Jack tip – no ball or working out in the off-season!

  • http://twitter.com/Jzakoni Verified Account

    bummer. like i said.. i think this guy would be a great sidekick.. not a superstar

  • Datkid

    LIES

  • Datkid

    smh John Wall gotta get well soon and be awesome

  • http://twitter.com/Jzakoni Verified Account

    I’m serious… i don’t think Wall could carry a team on his back

  • The Philosopher

    Shouldn’t affect my money this season.
    He’ll be fine, hopefully.

  • Sandra

    There goes the Wizards’ playoff aspirations.

    Get well soon, J Dub!

  • BOB

    I’m guessing he has jumper’s knee – which is tendonitis or tendonosis of the patellar tendon. It’s an overuse injury, and very common with basketball players. Especially those with poor ankle flexibility.

    Anyway, he should go get himself some PRP injections!

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    no he has the beginning stages of a stress fracture in his patella. Which is also known as your kneecap.

  • Datkid

    I disagree. He just needs to develop more

  • Redd

    Wrong.

  • Junior Taylor

    I heard that knee injuries forces players (the hardworking ones) to improve their jumpshot because it limits all the running and jumping that they usually do and forces them to focus strictly on their shot.

  • MikeC.

    Maybe the cRaptors can sneak into the 8 seed if Wall misses the whole first month.

  • http://twitter.com/Jzakoni Verified Account

    you really think he can be a superstar?

  • http://twitter.com/Jzakoni Verified Account

    truth be told.. i think Kyrie Irving will carry his teams further the wall could ever,,

  • Abe Schwadron

    :(

  • http://twitter.com/stepfdelaghetto Stepfan Raiford

    You have got to be kidding me. Well there goes my prediction for my Wizards getting the 6th seed in the East.

  • Redd

    Wall with a jumper is no joke. The kid has got heart & he has a skillset that still can improve. Instead of running pro-ams he should be training with the best & learning. so, yeah, the potential is there I think.

  • bravo

    as the season starts the wizards are going to be going DOWNHILL

  • LakeShow

    That prediction was doomed from the beginning.

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    usually…..John Wall would rather play pick-up hoops for the highlight tapes tho

  • Jerome

    Wall will not improve trying to get as much summer pu$$y as possible playing proams. Get serious or get used to mediocrity. The next 8 weeks will prove who this kid is.

  • TSmoove

    Brad Beal…time to step up

  • Blue

    Unless he goes the Steve Francis route…then he’s screwed.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Nathan-Shane-Long/580141409 Nathan Shane Long

    john wall is a bust BOTTOM LINE real talk all he cares about is playing in the stupid summer league “pro-am” games killing no name high school kids and getting alot of youtube views off of it him playing in the drew league in LA getting bent over by GAME and his homeboys and playing around in LA aint doing his career any good to be honest his career two years has been a joke john wall has been the most overrated overhyped player 1st overall draft pick to enter the league in quite some time but has been irrelevent for 2 years now

  • RKJ92

    OH!!! WHAT DID I TELLLLL YOUUUUU!!! WIZARDS ARE THE WIZARDS ARE THE WIZARDS RAPTORS ONLY COMPETITION NOW ARE THE HAWKS FOR THAT 8TH SPOT WHICH WE WILL PROBABLY LOSE BUT WE CAN ONLY SEE FROM HERE!!

  • RKJ92

    Kyrie Irving is WORLDS better then John Wall as long as wall keeps shooting 40% we can do without the hype THANKS

  • http://twitter.com/Jzakoni Verified Account

    if he does that.. i agree with you. awesome street baller… needs to learn from the best

  • Redd

    Better than anyone on the bunny Raptors lol.

  • http://twitter.com/Jzakoni Verified Account

    agreed. he needs to drop those pro-ams. they don’t expand his game

  • rainman

    So much for Washington being potential playoff contenders. Make way for
    Toronto (Not tha ti felt washington was better to begin with, but some
    people here did)

  • http://twitter.com/Jzakoni Verified Account

    he needs to drop those pro-ams. they don’t expand his game

  • Datkid

    shut the entire fuck up bitch.

  • Datkid

    but why? literally the only thing Kyrie does better than Wall is score, and he shoots a better percentage. Wall is superior in every other facet and the instant he gains a jumpshot he’ll automatically be better. kyrie controls the flow of the game a little better but Wall has begun to limit his turnovers and out of control drives a lot more

  • Datkid

    hopefully

  • RKJ92

    I’D BE MAD TOO IF MY DICK WAS THE SPAN FROM THE A TO S BUTTON ON THE KEYBOARD LOL

  • Datkid

    that was maybe the gayest comment in slam history…. congrats weirdo.

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