The Boston Celtics announced Friday afternoon that center Robert Williams III will return to basketball activities in eight to 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his left knee.
The surgery, which the team said was done to "remove loose bodies and address swelling in his left knee," is the second one Williams has had on that knee this calendar year.
Back on March 30, Williams underwent a partial left knee meniscectomy after suffering a torn meniscus. He then returned to the court for Game 3 of Boston's first round sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, but went on to have recurring soreness and swelling in the knee throughout the playoffs that caused him to miss a total of 7 of the Celtics' 24 postseason contests on their way to losing to the Golden State Warriors in six games in the NBA Finals.