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Kemba Walker is out until at least the first week of January.
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He received a stem cell injection in his left knee in October.
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Danny Ainge, new on SportsCenter.
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I think this next year will tell us a lot more.
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I think you know, he saw some specialists over the last.
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I don't know, six or eight weeks and they all came to the same conclusion, and I think that gave him a great peace of mind.
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Maybe we didn't do him justice by bringing back to pass into the bubble.
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I think this has as much to do with the turnaround is anything else.
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I think if we were starting games in the middle of January, he'd probably be starting right along with us, and I don't even know if we'd be talking about it.
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Eso I do think that, you know, it's It's very similar to what I said when we got to the bubble.
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This is about making sure that he feels great, strengthening appropriately, moving at the right pace, hopefully playing his best basketball late for more.
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Let's bring in our n B A inside of Brian Wynne horse.
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Okay, Brian Kemba Walker, out until at least January after you got that stem cell injection in his left knee.
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How much of a concern is this for the Celtics going forward?
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Yeah, I think this is one of the most important things in the Eastern Conference toe watch early in the season.
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Uh, Kemba Walker has really been bothered by this since last All Star break.
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He's been dealing with it on and off, and he's such a different player when he's live.
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When you watch him out there, you can tell when he's feeling good.
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He's that kind of electric player and the Celtics here opening the door for the fact that he may not be right well into the season.
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Even when he does come back, they're expecting him to have limited minutes.
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This is one of the reasons why they signed veteran Jeff Teague toe to start in his place if he needs it.
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But Danny Ainge today said that they do not have any plans to use their $27 million trade exception.
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There are players out there that they could get to help them, and maybe they will have to go to that step.
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But for now, they're gonna stick with what they have on their roster.
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Let's see how that develops.
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Kimba averaging over 20 points a game in his first season with Boston, eh?
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NBA players began reporting to facilities today, but Anthony Davis still yet to re sound with the Lakers.
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So, Brian, what's the holdup with a D?
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Well, he is going to meet with the Lakers today and have a discussion about what their medium and long term plans are now.
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There's been some speculation out there that Anthony Davis may be waiting to see what Yannis attend a Cup o does with his extension.
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But I am told that what Anthony Davis is focused on right now is whether to sign a short contract, the three options he's looking at or one year plus an option two years plus an option or four years plus an option.
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And he's just been indecisive.
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Because he signed a five year deal in New Orleans and end up regretting being under contract that long, and he just wants to make sure he's got peace of mind about it.
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Most people the N b A think he should sign a two year deal, but we'll see if he only signs for one, the Lakers could have salary cap space next summer.
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He averaged nearly 28 points a game of the postseason, again helping the Lakers win their first championship since 2010.
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Brian, thank you so much.
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