Kyrie Irving is heading under the knife. The Boston Celtics‘ guard will have a “minimally invasive” procedure performed on his ailing left knee on Saturday, according to a statement released by the team.
Everyone involved knew that Irving would eventually need surgery, but as his missed games continued to pile up and the pain didn’t subside, the Celtics looked into alternatives for their superstar guard.
The report of this upcoming procedure initially came from Yahoo’s Shams Charania, who said the star will have surgery on Saturday.
Celtics star Kyrie Irving will undergo a procedure on his ailing left knee on Saturday.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 23, 2018
The Celtics called the procedure “minimally invasive” in an injury report issued on Friday, though no timetable for return was initially given.
#NEBHInjuryReport Kyrie Irving will undergo a minimally invasive procedure tomorrow to alleviate irritation in his left knee. https://t.co/UZNZDS4S0n
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 23, 2018
Irving went for a second opinion on his knee earlier in the week as his sore knee wasn’t healing with just rest. The Celtics were aware that Irving would eventually need surgery to clean up the results of a broken kneecap suffered before the 2015 season, and there is no indication whether this is the surgery he needs for his long-term health or if it is a short-term procedure to get him back on the court this year.
Timetable on a return will come after procedure on Saturday, bur source says that expectation is that this will help alleviate the soreness in knee. https://t.co/RhUIozbjNA
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 23, 2018
The Celtics are obviously hoping Irving can return for the postseason, and they’ve tried to be careful with his knee ever since acquiring him over the summer. At this point it was clear that it’s not getting better on its own, though, and something had to be done to make it better for the guard.
