Robert Williams could still return during 1st round of NBA playoffs

Surgeons chose to remove a small part of Robert Williams' meniscus as opposed to completely repairing it. The latter undoubtedly would have knocked Time Lord out until next season, but the removal surgery has a 4 to 6 week return time table. Reportedly that estimate is conservative.

According to head coach Ime Udoka, while the most likely scenario is that Williams would return for the 2nd round, he is not ruling out an earlier return.

“We left him back in Boston to help expedite the process,” Udoka said following Wednesday morning’s shoot-around in Chicago before taking on the Bulls. “Although he could have done it here, he's a guy that's locked in with the [training staff] and so we felt it…