Indiana Basketball: Celtics’ Romeo Langford fully cleared following surgery
By Alec Lasley
Former Indiana basketball guard Romeo Langford has been fully cleared to return to basketball activities.
With NBA training camp quickly approaching, former Indiana basketball freshman guard Romeo Langford has been fully cleared to return to basketball activities following his thumb surgery.
Reported by Ben Stinar, Langford is back on the floor and participating in all drills for the Boston Celtics.
Per sources: Boston Celtics 1st round pick Romeo Langford has been fully cleared for a few weeks.
— Ben Stinar (@BenStinar) September 18, 2019
Langford had thumb surgery in April.
Langford missed all of the NBA Summer League for the Celtics as he recovered from the thumb surgery back in the Spring.
Drafted No. 14 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, it is well-known the struggles the former five-star guard had with his shooting stroke in his lone season in Bloomington.
Throughout this offseason however, Langford worked with Celtics’ assistant Joe Mazzulla on how to rework his shooting form, getting himself ready for the start of camp and preseason.
With all of the injury talk, Langford’s Rookie of the Year odds emulated that, as he ranked 10th amongst the rookies in that category.
The Celtics are set to begin training camp on Oct 1, with their opening preseason game being five days later against the Charlotte Hornets.
The combination of the departures of Kyrie Irving and Terry Rozier in the backcourt, and the flexibility of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Langford has a real shot to play significant minutes this season if he can prove himself during camp and the preseason.
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While Langford may not have lived up to the hype during his college days to some people, he always worked hard and loved being a Hoosier, something all fans should respect.