On Saturday, the Washington Wizards announced that John Wall will undergo PRP treatment on his left knee, and will likely miss two weeks.
On Saturday, the Washington Wizards announced that John Wall will undergo PRP treatment on his left knee, and will likely miss two weeks. At first, the Wizards point guard thought the soreness in his knee, was due to the IV treatment he received prior to the Atlanta game.
Wall underwent an MRI on Friday. The results confirmed that the injury was due to “discomfort and inflammation due to knee-to-knee contact in the team’s game on Nov. 7 vs. Dallas”, according to the Wizards organization.
"Following consultation with Dr. Richard D. Parker at the Cleveland Clinic Marymount and Wizards Head Team Physician Wiemi Douoguih, Wall will receive PRP (platelet-rich plasma) and viscosupplementation injections to reduce the inflammation in his left knee. He is expected to miss approximately two weeks."
Wall, the warrior that he is, continued to play with that injury, even scoring 31 points in Wednesday’s game against Charlotte. He only sat out for the previous two matchups against Toronto.
The Wizards will have to rely on their backup point guards, Tim Frazier and Tomas Satoransky. Although, this may not be good news for the Wizards’ franchise, there’s still a silver lining. Washington is still expected to make the playoffs, and this provides an opportunity for the two backup guards to become battle tested.
Allowing the backup points to get serious run during the regular season, will help with the Wizards’ rotation during the postseason.
During game 7 of the Boston series, Wall didn’t get much rest, running out of gas during the third quarter. Because the bench wasn’t fully trusted at the time. Prior to that, Wall didn’t get much rest, if any, during the regular season, since he didn’t have a reliable backup.
However, it’s not just the next man up with Frazier and Sato. Everyone is going to have help. Bradley Beal does a very good job pushing the ball up the floor, as well as Otto Porter, Jr.
Now is the time to see what this team is made of. If they can protect the ball, not get frustrated on the offensive end, no silly fouls, rebound, and Frazier taking more shots–then they can beat almost anyone. Washington has to come together and not look at the short-term. Rather keep their eyes on the prize–the conference finals.