By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
That timetable might allow Irving to return as early as Boston’s first-round playoff series, but it seemingly rules out a return during the regular season.
“The wire was originally placed as part of the surgical repair of a fractured patella sustained during the 2015 NBA Finals,” the Celtics said in a release. “While removal of the wire should relieve irritation it was causing in Irving’s patellar tendon, the fractured patella has fully healed and Irving’s knee has been found to be completely structurally sound.”