Chris Wilcox heart surgery scheduled for March 29; full press release
Full press release from the Celtics:
The Boston Celtics announced today that forward Chris Wilcox will undergo aortic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic on March 29, and will miss the remainder of the 2011-12 season.
A team of leading cardiac specialists who consulted with Wilcox and the Celtics indicated that surgery should completely repair Wilcox’s condition and that he can expect to resume his NBA career next season.
Wilcox has long had an aortic abnormality that remained stable throughout his 10-year NBA career. However, as a precautionary measure, the Celtics medical staff scheduled frequent aortic scans for Wilcox, and a recent scan showed a significant enlargement of his aorta. After several follow-up tests, doctors recommended surgery.
“While we are saddened that Chris will not be able to play again this season, the most important thing is his health, and we were fortunate to have access to an amazing team of specialists to evaluate Chris’s case,” said Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge. “The entire Celtics family supports Chris during this difficult time in his career.”
At Chris’s request, neither Chris nor the Celtics will have any additional comment at this time.
Damn. Incredible, awful news.
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Celtics Blog | Jay King | March 14, 2012
C`s trade O`Neal,Johnson,Stiemsma, & 1st round pick to Washington for J.McGee. C`s trade Pierce,Pietrus,Bradley,& 2013 2nd round pick to NYK for C.Anthony,JR Smith, & T.Douglas to win it all this year.
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Give Washington two draft picks and Dooling for McGee. We need a guy like him, and it seems like Washington has given up on him.
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now it’s really time to do something.
staying put won’t bring us nowhere with the current roster. danny must either land a big keeping the big four intact, or start shipping expiring contracts to possibile contenders in excange for young blood and picks
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Sorry Jay, but this is great news. CW will get the repair he needs and quite possibly his life was saved. We lost Reggie Lewis due to heart issues and while this may hurt the team’s chances for a title the fact that CW can play next year and have a long life with his family and friends is of greater importance. Here’s wishing CW the best and a great return next season. Go Cs…
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Damn, we lost Chris Wilcox, one of the shining lights of this season. Boston just can’t get a break can they? The past 3 years this team has been unlucky with injury after injury. The ghost of Boston Celtics past is at it again. In a bad way.
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