“I mean wtf going on with this Robert Williams III?”: Celtics lose their starting center before Game 3 and fans are mad because of his sporadic availability

Akash Murty | 22/05/2022
"I mean wtf going on with this Robert Williams III?": Celtics lose their starting center before Game 3 and fans are mad because of discontinuous availability

Robert Williams III is out for the first game back in Boston because of persistent soreness in his left knee.

It’s not clear if something happened during Game 2, or if Robert Williams III is dealing with continued pain from the previous injuries, but a report came out before the game that the Timelord will be missing Game 3.

The Boston Celtics who came back to life in Game 2 and played like there’s no tomorrow in Miami will now be without starting center Saturday night for the 3rd game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Williams who has been the head of the snake of the #1 Boston defense missed all the games from the end of March until Game 3 against Brooklyn Nets because of the surgery to the torn meniscus in the left knee.

After making a comeback and giving his team a massive boost on D, he again went out after Game 3 against the Bucks because of bruised bones in that same knee.

Now he is dealing with persistent soreness in that very left knee. And rather than giving their best to the youngster, the confused Bostonians are cursing him out for his discontinuous availability.

 

Selfish Celtics fans get mad at Robert Williams III for again going out

While the Miami Heat got a giant boost in Game 3 by the news of both Kyle Lowry and PJ Tucker being available, the Celtics were hit by a sledgehammer with Williams news.

Even though the Time Lord has been playing restricted minutes in all the games he plays, C’s look much better in his presence on the court, and so, fans are frustrated that he’s out again.

But some have sense.

Although they are right to be scared, at the same time they shouldn’t forget that a man who goes by the name Isaiah Thomas gave his all, struggling through a hip injury for Boston’s postseason campaign of 2017 until they met the defending Champions Cleveland Cavaliers in the ECF.

His career finished because he wanted to win it all for the C’s, and they allowed him despite him playing with some serious struggles. They cannot do it to another player, whatever might be the cost. It’d be inhumane otherwise.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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