Forward Wally Szczerbiak will miss the final seven games of the season because of a knee problem that will require surgery, a Boston Celtics team spokesman said Friday.
Szczerbiak underwent an MRI on his left knee Thursday at New England Baptist Hospital, team spokesman Jeff Twiss said. After consulting with the team physician, Dr. Brian McKeon, and Celtics officials, Szczerbiak was scheduled for arthroscopic knee surgery early next week, Twiss said.
Szczerbiak should be ready for training camp in October. Typical recovery time for arthroscopic knee surgery can be anywhere from two to six weeks, depending on what type of damage is discovered.
“We fully expect him to return next year,” Twiss said.
Coach Doc Rivers described Szczerbiak’s procedure as an opportunity to clean out debris in the knee.
“I know a bone bruise showed on the MRI that we didn’t foresee,” he said. “The bone bruise made it more of an immediate need (to have surgery).”
Rivers said he expects to get a little more out of Szczerbiak after the surgery, though he made it clear he was happy with how Szczerbiak has played.
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