Found October 28, 2012 on Shatter The Backboard:
PLAYERS: Deron Williams
TEAMS: Brooklyn Nets
Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets hasn’t been his usual self in preseason action, but encouraged by the results he obtained by a cortisone shot. Williams has been bothered by tendinitis in his ankle and the Nets’ star may need postseason surgery to clean it up. “Just walking down the street it would ache,” said Williams, who received the shot Thursday. “There were a lot of missed layups because I just didn’t have that explosion. “I should be good now.” According to the NY Daily News the inflammation in his ankle started during the Olympics.… Read more
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