John Wall injured his right knee in the fourth quarter of the Washington Wizards' game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. He was helped off the court, unable to put any weight on his injured leg.
John Wall leaves Wizards-Mavericks game with knee injury
He did not return to the court.
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Wall banged knees on the play with Jeremy Evans and fell awkwardly after the collision.
Wall was helped off the court. He was unable to put any weight on the leg. He did not return.
The Wizards lost the contest, 116-104, but the severity of Wall’s injury is the biggest concern for the franchise. Wall had 28 points and 10 assists in 40 minutes before the injury.
The marquee player for the Wizards, Wall is averaging 18.4 points and eight assists per game this season. He wasn’t playing his best basketball this season as the Wizards got off to a slow start, but he’s an integral component to the Wizards’ success.
Without Wall, the Wizards will rely on Bradley Beal, Wall’s backcourt mate, to carry the load. Ramon Sessions and Gary Neal will be asked to step up.
Initial news on Walls’ injury is good:
John Wall just walked by with a very heavily iced right knee, but walking under his own power.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) December 7, 2015 And further reports were even better.
No structural damage to John Wall's knee, per league source. Wiz expect Wall to be pretty sore tomorrow, will reevaluate his status then.
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) December 7, 2015 It appears Wall’s injury isn’t as serious as it appeared to be.
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