John Wall isn’t having an easy time lately. The Washington Wizards guard will miss at least 12 months after having surgery for a ruptured left Achilles tendon, per a team release.
Wall suffered the rupture when he slipped and fell at his home, per the team. It was diagnosed during a procedure to clear out an infection in the incision from his heel surgery Jan. 8.
The procedure has not yet been scheduled and will be done in Green Bay, Wisconsin, by Dr. Robert Anderson.
Wall, 28, had left heel surgery days into the new year after consulting with a foot specialist. The surgery was a “debridement and repair of a Haglund’s deformity and a chronic Achilles tendon injury.”
The surgery kept him out an expected six-to-eight months, which would leave a return for the 2019-20 season at least a possibility.
Per the team, he developed an infection in the incision. The Wizards’ Director of Medical Services and Orthopedist Dr. Wiemi Douoguih diagnosed the rupture during the procedure to clean out the infection. It was determined it was suffered during a fall at home.
His huge contract has just kicked in as well, so it's terrible news for the Wizards. As the article notes, he's also had some knee problems over the years, but he was quite healthy from 2013-2017. This is naturally a huge setback though, and the fact that the worst of it didn't even happen on the court really has to sting.
