While the Golden State Warriors are battling the Boston Celtics on the court in the 2022 edition of the NBA Finals, James Wiseman is working through his injury rehab.
The former No. 2 overall pick from the 2020 NBA Draft missed his entire sophomore season due to a knee injury. Wiseman’s rookie season was cut short after 39 games due to a torn meniscus. Throughout the 2021-22 campaign, the Memphis product has been rehabbing his knee injury.
Wiseman made a return to the court with the Warriors G League affiliate in March, but suffered a setback before making his highly-anticipated return to Golden State’s rotation. After sitting out the remainder of the regular season and postseason, Wiseman’s return could be approaching.
According to Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Wiseman is nearing clearing for full contact and there’s “optimism” he could return to the court for Summer League.
Via @ShamsCharania on Twitter:
Following plasma injection treatment in London, Warriors center James Wiseman is nearing clearance for full contact, and there’s optimism he could return to action in Summer League, per sources.
Story with @anthonyVslater: https://t.co/uBbeV06hTh
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 13, 2022
During his rookie season with the Warriors, Wiseman averaged 11.5 points on 51.9% shooting from the floor with 5.8 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 21.4 minutes per contest.
The Warriors are set to host the California Classic at San Francisco’s Chase Center in early July. The Warriors’ Summer League squad will meet the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings during the California Classic.
Following the California Classic in San Francisco, the Las Vegas Summe League will start on July 7.
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