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Kemba Walker injury update: Celtics star gets positive results on tests after leaving game on stretcher – CBS Sports, Cbssports.com

Kemba Walker injury update: Celtics star gets positive results on tests after leaving game on stretcher – CBS Sports, Cbssports.com


Kemba Walkerhas historically been among the most durable players in all of basketball. He didn’t miss a single game until his third season in the league and had missed only six in total over the past four seasons. When theBoston Celticssigned him to a four-year max contract this offseason, they did so with relative confidence that he would be on the court for most of that time. 

But accidents happen, and that looks to be the case right now, as Walker suffered a scary injury against theDenver Nuggets on Friday. While trying to control a pass that he deflected, Walker ran headfirst into the chest of teammateSemi Ojeleye. He was immediately taken off the court on a stretcher. 

The team announced that Walker is suffering from “concussion-like symptoms,” and that he was being taken to a hospital for further evaluation.According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the early indications point to Walker not having suffered a serious injury in the play, which would be a major relief for Boston. Coach Brad Stevensannounced after the gamethat all of the tests and scans on Walker that came after the game had positive results, andthe team revealedthat Walker had been released from the hospital to rejoin the team. He will be reevaluated tomorrow. 

Head and neck injuries are fairly uncommon in basketball. This play was just a freak accident. Nothing could have prevented it. Thankfully, it does not appear to be serious. 

If it had been, the injury threatened to derail what has been an incredible start to the season for the Celtics. At 11-4, they are currently in second place in the Eastern Conference despite already losingGordon Haywardto an injury earlier in the season. With Hayward slated to return eventually and plenty of trade assets to work with, a healthy Celtics team would have been among the favorites to reach theNBAFinals and potentially win it. 

Walker had been at the center of that. He is Boston’s leading scorer at 22.6 points per game, and has made over 39 percent of his 3-point attempts. Further, his decision to sign with the Celtics helped the team get over the free-agent losses ofKyrie IrvingandAl Horford. His presence has seemingly led to improved team chemistry, and young players likeJayson TatumandJaylen Brownhave taken major steps forward by his side. 

But if this injury had indeed kept Walker out for an extended period, it would not have been the first time Boston has suffered this sort of calamity with a star free-agent addition. Hayward infamously suffered a severe foot injury in his very first game with the Celtics. He struggled in his return to the court last season, and now that Boston has spent most of their draft capital and financial flexibility, weathering another long-term storm in terms of injuries could have derailed Boston’s entire plan for contention over the next few years. 

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