What goes up must come down. That saying could be applied to any litany of things even somewhat related to this Boston Celtics season. Robert Williams when rising for an alley-oop; Williams when swatting a ball that was once floating in midair; and, if fears of the worst are confirmed to be true, the untouched optimism that had been building inside Celtics’ fans for the better part of two months.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Williams, Boston’s standout center and defensive anchor in the painted area and beyond, has suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee.