The Los Angeles Clippers point guard John Wall will be sidelined for at least two weeks after he suffered an abdominal injury during the 115-103 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Wall felt pain in his abdomen after stretching to perform an explosive dunk.

News of Wall’s injury was broken by the Clippers as they ruled him out of their 121-100 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Paul George, Marcus Morris Sr., and Luke Kennard were ruled out as well.

While George, Morris, and Kennard are all considered day-to-day, the Clippers have confirmed that it will be two weeks until Wall is reevaluated.

“I haven’t jumped like that when somebody contested me in probably like three years to be honest,” Wall said after the Nuggets’ game. “… I think I just stretched it as much as I could when I dunked it.”

Although Wall remains unavailable, the Clippers have been boosted by news that Paul George could return sooner than expected. George has missed five consecutive games since aggravating a right hamstring injury that sidelined him for seven games earlier on in the season.

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Point guard John Wall picked up the 2022-23 player option on his contract with the Houston Rockets. However, this doesn’t mean that Wall will actually play with the Rockets next season.

According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Wall and the Rockets are expected to discuss the player’s future in the coming days. The organization remains hopeful that it could find a trade for the veteran soon but is willing to talk buyout if no other option seems plausible. The 31-year-old is set to earn $47.4 million in 2022-23.

John Wall joined the Rockets in late 2020 in a trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Wall would go on to play 40 games in 2020–21, averaging 20.6 points and 6.9 assists per game, before going down in March with a hamstring strain.

Despite fully recovering for the 2021-22 campaign, Wall didn’t play a single game. The rebuilding Rockets opted to focus on their younger players and have even sent Wall away from the team at one point. Both sides hoped they could find a way to part ways in the meantime, but nothing materialized.

John Wall was considered one of the league’s best guards between 2014 and 2018 when he made five consecutive All-Star appearances. Unfortunately, a series of injuries derailed his career. He had a series of health issues in recent years, including a season-ending heel surgery in 2018-19 and an Achilles rupture that caused him to miss the entire 2019-20. In total, Wall only played 113 games in the last five years.

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The departure of superstars James Harden and Russell Westbrook has forced the Houston Rockets to rely on former All-Star guard John Wall to be their best player. And he’s delivered so far.

Despite being out of action for almost two years, Wall has been playing well in his first season with the Rockets. He’s averaging 18.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 5.9 assists in 2020-21 while leading the team to seven wins in the last eight games.

This has helped boost Wall’s confidence, who labeled himself as “the franchise guy” for the Rockets after a 115-103 win over Memphis Grizzlies.

“I feel like I’m the franchise guy, now that James [Harden] has left,” said Wall. “You very rarely get the opportunity to be a franchise [guy] in two different cities and two different teams. I feel like that’s my job, to be the leader of this team.”

John Wall joined the Rockets in a trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards over the summer. At the time, it seemed like a bad trade for Houston, as Wall has been struggling with injuries in recent years.

After missing 41 games in 2017-18 due to a knee injury, the 30-year-old star suffered a season-ending heel injury early in 2018-19. During the recovery, he went on to rupture his Achilles and ended up being sidelined for the entire 2019-20 campaign as well.

Still, Wall is looking healthy now, and his performances are giving the Rockets a reason to be optimistic. And it’s safe to say that the franchise needs some optimism after seeing their two best players leave in less than two months.

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The Houston Rockets have granted All-Star guard Russell Westbrook his wish to leave the organization. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Rockets traded Westbrook to the Washington Wizards in exchange for guard John Wall and a protected first-round pick.

The move comes just days after Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard told the media that the franchise doesn’t intend to trade Wall.

Wojnarowski added that the pick included in the trade has several protections through 2026, and if it doesn’t convey, the Rockets are set to receive a second-rounder in 2026 and 2027.

While the Westbrook-Wall swap might come surprising to some, the trade wasn’t entirely unexpected. The Wizards and Rockets engaged in talks several weeks ago, when it became clear that Westbrook wanted out but couldn’t come to an agreement at the time.

Reportedly, Sheppard and Rockets’ GM Rafael Stone resumed negotiations on Tuesday, and this time it was a lot more straightforward talk that concluded on a positive note.

Westbrook joined the Rockets before the 2019-20 season, teaming up with his former OKC Thunder teammate James Harden. However, his time in Houston was marked with injury struggles and the team’s inability to make an impact in the offseason.

Westbrook reportedly didn’t enjoy his time with the organization at all and concluded that he would have been better off elsewhere. He averaged 27.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game in the regular season but only managed 17.9 points and 4.6 assists in the playoffs.

In Washington, Westbrook will team up with All-Star guard Bradley Beal, while also having his former Thunder coach Scott Brooks on board.

For John Wall, the move to the Rockets represents a chance for a fresh start after two years of injury struggles. Wall played his last game in late 2018 and failed to return to the court since, having dealt with a heal injury and a ruptured Achilles tendon.

The deal might end up working for both the Wizards and Rockets. The Wizards now have a team that can contend in the Eastern Conference, and bringing in Westbrook might convince Beal to commit his future to the franchise.

Rockets, on the other hand, get a player who wants to play in Houston, and this could help them in the long-term if he leaves the injury issues behind. 

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Washington Wizards’ guard John Wall hasn’t played basketball since late 2018, but it appears that his return to court is getting near. Wall recently told the media that he feels healthy after previously undergoing two surgeries and is “itching” to play basketball again.

Wall initially had a surgery to address bone spurs in his left heel in December 2018, which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2018/19 season. Just as he was getting closer to recovering, the five-time All-Star tore his Achilles and had to undergo another surgery which meant he was set to miss the entire 2019/20.

However, according to Wall, the injury issues are now behind him.

“I’m 110%, I’m healthy,” Wall told reporters during a video call on Tuesday while adding that he is trying to get “in the best shape possible,” and he’s “itching to get back out there.”

Despite the fact that John Wall is feeling impatient about returning to basketball, there is little chance of him playing in 2019/20. Both Wall and the Wizards’ organization said on multiple occasions that they won’t take any risks and that he won’t return even if the current season resumes at a later point than expected.

Without Wall on the court, shooting guard Bradley Beal took over as Wizard’s leader and has excelled in the role averaging NBA’s second-best average of 30.5 points per game. Still, Beal’s excellence wasn’t enough for Washington to play a meaningful role in the East, as they are currently 24-40 and 5.5 games behind the playoff spot.

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Washington Wizards’ John Wall was already sidelined for the rest of 2018-19 NBA season due to a heel surgery, but his troubles didn’t stop here. Wizards announced on Tuesday that Wall now tore his Achilles tendon “after slipping and falling in his home.”

According to the team’s official statement, Wall will now have to undergo surgery to repair the Achilles tendon rupture with the exact date of the procedure still left to be determined. The 28-year-old “is expected to return to full basketball activity in approximately 12 months from the time of the surgery.”

After missing a total of 41 games last season due to a knee injury, John Wall managed to play only 32 games in 2018-19 before undergoing a procedure to remove bone spurs from his left heel in January. He decided to get the surgery in order to avoid more severe issues and was expected to return in six to eight months.

The Washington Post reports that Wall stumbled and fell in his home on 29th January, which led to Achilles tendon tear. This was, however, only discovered on Monday, when the player underwent a follow-up surgery to clean the infection on the site of the heel procedure.

John Wall averaged 20.7 points, 8.7 assists, and 3.6 rebounds in the season before he went down with the injury.

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Remember when people thought Washington Wizards are better without their All-Star point guard John Wall who went down with an injury in January? Well, now the Wizards find themselves on a three games losing streak (including the ugly loss against the tanking New York Knicks), as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference and good chances to drop down the seventh or eighth spot. So, they do need Wall and luckily for them, the 27-year-old returned to the practice after a recovering from a knee injury.

Speaking with the reporters on Monday, after his second practice from the injury, Wall said he is “feeling great” at the moment but he isn’t sure when he’ll step on the basketball court again. He also added that he doesn’t intend to change his style of game.

“When I’ve had an injury in the past, I don’t think about it. I go out there and play the same way I played before, and that’s with a lot of aggression, a lot of attacking mode, a lot of fast pace. And I’ve been doing that,” – he said. “All I had to do was show that glimpse and that showed me I was being myself again.“

Wizards coach Scott Brooks said that although the team needs him, they won’t rush him back and that he won’t play in the upcoming clash vs San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.

“It’s getting close. He’s had two really, really good days. His energy level is high. He’s anxious. You can tell. He wants to get out there,” – said Brooks. “We still want to be patient.“

John Wall played his last game with the Wizards on January 25. Since then, the team has a 14-11 record, and they are 19-17 in total without him this season.

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Washington Wizards have announced that their All-Star point guard John Wall will undergo a knee surgery on Wednesday. Although the team didn’t provide a timeline for Wall’s recovery, ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that he could be out for two months. This means that Wall will not participate in the NBA All-Star game which is scheduled for next month. He was supposed to play for Team LeBron.

John Wall banged his knees in a game against the Dallas Mavericks in November and has been having issues with it ever since. After an MRI on his left knee, he consulted surgeon Richard Parker, who already performed procedures on his knees in 2016, and came to a conclusion to have the surgery now. It was reported that Wall insisted to take care of his injury as soon as possible, so he could return in time for the playoffs.

Washington Wizards are currently on the sixth spot of the Eastern Conference with 27-22 record, tied with Milwaukee Bucks on the fifth and two games behind the Miami Heat on the fourth. With Wall out of the picture, it will be upon Bradley Beal to carry the load for the team in the upcoming games and try to hold down the fortress until the Wizards’ main guy returns.

John Wall was the first overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. Since then he was named to NBA All-Rookie First Team, was NBA All-Star five times and received an All-NBA selection in 2017. In this season he has been averaging 19.4 points and 9.3 assists per game.

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The Los Angeles Clippers point guard John Wall will be sidelined for at least two weeks after he suffered an abdominal injury during the 115-103 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Wall felt pain in his abdomen after stretching to perform an explosive dunk.

News of Wall’s injury was broken by the Clippers as they ruled him out of their 121-100 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Paul George, Marcus Morris Sr., and Luke Kennard were ruled out as well.

While George, Morris, and Kennard are all considered day-to-day, the Clippers have confirmed that it will be two weeks until Wall is reevaluated.

“I haven’t jumped like that when somebody contested me in probably like three years to be honest,” Wall said after the Nuggets’ game. “… I think I just stretched it as much as I could when I dunked it.”

Although Wall remains unavailable, the Clippers have been boosted by news that Paul George could return sooner than expected. George has missed five consecutive games since aggravating a right hamstring injury that sidelined him for seven games earlier on in the season.

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Point guard John Wall picked up the 2022-23 player option on his contract with the Houston Rockets. However, this doesn’t mean that Wall will actually play with the Rockets next season.

According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Wall and the Rockets are expected to discuss the player’s future in the coming days. The organization remains hopeful that it could find a trade for the veteran soon but is willing to talk buyout if no other option seems plausible. The 31-year-old is set to earn $47.4 million in 2022-23.

John Wall joined the Rockets in late 2020 in a trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Wall would go on to play 40 games in 2020–21, averaging 20.6 points and 6.9 assists per game, before going down in March with a hamstring strain.

Despite fully recovering for the 2021-22 campaign, Wall didn’t play a single game. The rebuilding Rockets opted to focus on their younger players and have even sent Wall away from the team at one point. Both sides hoped they could find a way to part ways in the meantime, but nothing materialized.

John Wall was considered one of the league’s best guards between 2014 and 2018 when he made five consecutive All-Star appearances. Unfortunately, a series of injuries derailed his career. He had a series of health issues in recent years, including a season-ending heel surgery in 2018-19 and an Achilles rupture that caused him to miss the entire 2019-20. In total, Wall only played 113 games in the last five years.

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The departure of superstars James Harden and Russell Westbrook has forced the Houston Rockets to rely on former All-Star guard John Wall to be their best player. And he’s delivered so far.

Despite being out of action for almost two years, Wall has been playing well in his first season with the Rockets. He’s averaging 18.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 5.9 assists in 2020-21 while leading the team to seven wins in the last eight games.

This has helped boost Wall’s confidence, who labeled himself as “the franchise guy” for the Rockets after a 115-103 win over Memphis Grizzlies.

“I feel like I’m the franchise guy, now that James [Harden] has left,” said Wall. “You very rarely get the opportunity to be a franchise [guy] in two different cities and two different teams. I feel like that’s my job, to be the leader of this team.”

John Wall joined the Rockets in a trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards over the summer. At the time, it seemed like a bad trade for Houston, as Wall has been struggling with injuries in recent years.

After missing 41 games in 2017-18 due to a knee injury, the 30-year-old star suffered a season-ending heel injury early in 2018-19. During the recovery, he went on to rupture his Achilles and ended up being sidelined for the entire 2019-20 campaign as well.

Still, Wall is looking healthy now, and his performances are giving the Rockets a reason to be optimistic. And it’s safe to say that the franchise needs some optimism after seeing their two best players leave in less than two months.

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The Houston Rockets have granted All-Star guard Russell Westbrook his wish to leave the organization. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Rockets traded Westbrook to the Washington Wizards in exchange for guard John Wall and a protected first-round pick.

The move comes just days after Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard told the media that the franchise doesn’t intend to trade Wall.

Wojnarowski added that the pick included in the trade has several protections through 2026, and if it doesn’t convey, the Rockets are set to receive a second-rounder in 2026 and 2027.

While the Westbrook-Wall swap might come surprising to some, the trade wasn’t entirely unexpected. The Wizards and Rockets engaged in talks several weeks ago, when it became clear that Westbrook wanted out but couldn’t come to an agreement at the time.

Reportedly, Sheppard and Rockets’ GM Rafael Stone resumed negotiations on Tuesday, and this time it was a lot more straightforward talk that concluded on a positive note.

Westbrook joined the Rockets before the 2019-20 season, teaming up with his former OKC Thunder teammate James Harden. However, his time in Houston was marked with injury struggles and the team’s inability to make an impact in the offseason.

Westbrook reportedly didn’t enjoy his time with the organization at all and concluded that he would have been better off elsewhere. He averaged 27.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game in the regular season but only managed 17.9 points and 4.6 assists in the playoffs.

In Washington, Westbrook will team up with All-Star guard Bradley Beal, while also having his former Thunder coach Scott Brooks on board.

For John Wall, the move to the Rockets represents a chance for a fresh start after two years of injury struggles. Wall played his last game in late 2018 and failed to return to the court since, having dealt with a heal injury and a ruptured Achilles tendon.

The deal might end up working for both the Wizards and Rockets. The Wizards now have a team that can contend in the Eastern Conference, and bringing in Westbrook might convince Beal to commit his future to the franchise.

Rockets, on the other hand, get a player who wants to play in Houston, and this could help them in the long-term if he leaves the injury issues behind. 

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Washington Wizards’ guard John Wall hasn’t played basketball since late 2018, but it appears that his return to court is getting near. Wall recently told the media that he feels healthy after previously undergoing two surgeries and is “itching” to play basketball again.

Wall initially had a surgery to address bone spurs in his left heel in December 2018, which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2018/19 season. Just as he was getting closer to recovering, the five-time All-Star tore his Achilles and had to undergo another surgery which meant he was set to miss the entire 2019/20.

However, according to Wall, the injury issues are now behind him.

“I’m 110%, I’m healthy,” Wall told reporters during a video call on Tuesday while adding that he is trying to get “in the best shape possible,” and he’s “itching to get back out there.”

Despite the fact that John Wall is feeling impatient about returning to basketball, there is little chance of him playing in 2019/20. Both Wall and the Wizards’ organization said on multiple occasions that they won’t take any risks and that he won’t return even if the current season resumes at a later point than expected.

Without Wall on the court, shooting guard Bradley Beal took over as Wizard’s leader and has excelled in the role averaging NBA’s second-best average of 30.5 points per game. Still, Beal’s excellence wasn’t enough for Washington to play a meaningful role in the East, as they are currently 24-40 and 5.5 games behind the playoff spot.

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Washington Wizards’ John Wall was already sidelined for the rest of 2018-19 NBA season due to a heel surgery, but his troubles didn’t stop here. Wizards announced on Tuesday that Wall now tore his Achilles tendon “after slipping and falling in his home.”

According to the team’s official statement, Wall will now have to undergo surgery to repair the Achilles tendon rupture with the exact date of the procedure still left to be determined. The 28-year-old “is expected to return to full basketball activity in approximately 12 months from the time of the surgery.”

After missing a total of 41 games last season due to a knee injury, John Wall managed to play only 32 games in 2018-19 before undergoing a procedure to remove bone spurs from his left heel in January. He decided to get the surgery in order to avoid more severe issues and was expected to return in six to eight months.

The Washington Post reports that Wall stumbled and fell in his home on 29th January, which led to Achilles tendon tear. This was, however, only discovered on Monday, when the player underwent a follow-up surgery to clean the infection on the site of the heel procedure.

John Wall averaged 20.7 points, 8.7 assists, and 3.6 rebounds in the season before he went down with the injury.

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Remember when people thought Washington Wizards are better without their All-Star point guard John Wall who went down with an injury in January? Well, now the Wizards find themselves on a three games losing streak (including the ugly loss against the tanking New York Knicks), as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference and good chances to drop down the seventh or eighth spot. So, they do need Wall and luckily for them, the 27-year-old returned to the practice after a recovering from a knee injury.

Speaking with the reporters on Monday, after his second practice from the injury, Wall said he is “feeling great” at the moment but he isn’t sure when he’ll step on the basketball court again. He also added that he doesn’t intend to change his style of game.

“When I’ve had an injury in the past, I don’t think about it. I go out there and play the same way I played before, and that’s with a lot of aggression, a lot of attacking mode, a lot of fast pace. And I’ve been doing that,” – he said. “All I had to do was show that glimpse and that showed me I was being myself again.“

Wizards coach Scott Brooks said that although the team needs him, they won’t rush him back and that he won’t play in the upcoming clash vs San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.

“It’s getting close. He’s had two really, really good days. His energy level is high. He’s anxious. You can tell. He wants to get out there,” – said Brooks. “We still want to be patient.“

John Wall played his last game with the Wizards on January 25. Since then, the team has a 14-11 record, and they are 19-17 in total without him this season.

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Washington Wizards have announced that their All-Star point guard John Wall will undergo a knee surgery on Wednesday. Although the team didn’t provide a timeline for Wall’s recovery, ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that he could be out for two months. This means that Wall will not participate in the NBA All-Star game which is scheduled for next month. He was supposed to play for Team LeBron.

John Wall banged his knees in a game against the Dallas Mavericks in November and has been having issues with it ever since. After an MRI on his left knee, he consulted surgeon Richard Parker, who already performed procedures on his knees in 2016, and came to a conclusion to have the surgery now. It was reported that Wall insisted to take care of his injury as soon as possible, so he could return in time for the playoffs.

Washington Wizards are currently on the sixth spot of the Eastern Conference with 27-22 record, tied with Milwaukee Bucks on the fifth and two games behind the Miami Heat on the fourth. With Wall out of the picture, it will be upon Bradley Beal to carry the load for the team in the upcoming games and try to hold down the fortress until the Wizards’ main guy returns.

John Wall was the first overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. Since then he was named to NBA All-Rookie First Team, was NBA All-Star five times and received an All-NBA selection in 2017. In this season he has been averaging 19.4 points and 9.3 assists per game.

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