Lou Williams Rumors & News

Lou Williams spoke to the media on Saturday as he and his teammates cleared out their lockers and headed into the offseson. Williams is one of three Hawks that have guaranteed contracts for next season but is coming off of the first major injury of his career. Here is what Williams had to say about his ongoing rehab: "It's coming along great. It's going to very long and challenging summer for me trying to prepare myself to get back on the basketball court. It's a challenge that I'm ready for. It's not one I can dodge if I want to continue to play basketball at a high level. I'm ready ...

The Hawks didn't have Al Horford, Zaza Pachulia, Lou Williams or Devin Harris for this game. John Jenkins played three minutes and twenty-two seconds before suffering a concussion and having to leave the game. The Celtics didn't have Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo or Jared Sullinger. But they did have Shavlik Randolph and, you're not going to believe it, that's all that Boston would need. "If you are not taking good shots, it's as good as a turnover," Drew said. Randolph bolstered a usually flaccid Boston effort on the offensive glass, grabbing seven of his 13 rebounds on that end. He a...

According to an AP report, the Atlanta Hawks are optimistic that injured guard Lou Williams will be back by training camp next season. Williams had surgery last week to repair a torn ACL in his right knee with famed orthopedist Dr. James Andrews performing the surgery. Williams' surgery was performed on Thursday in Gulf Breeze, Fla., by Dr. James Andrews, leaving about eight months before the start of next season's training camp. The Hawks say they are basing their optimism on the success of other athletes who have had surgery to repair torn anterior cruciate ligaments, including Min...

Lou Williams surgery on Thursday leaves him with approximately 9-12 months of recovery. With that timetable that would put his return at the earliest in mid-November and perhaps could be later meaning that he is very likely to miss the start of the 2013-14 season. That timeline is consistent with other players who have recently suffered the same injury. Ricky Rubio tore his ACL in March of 2012 and returned to action in December of 2013 or right at nine months after the injury. Derrick Rose suffered a similar injury in the playoffs last season and is preparing to make his return in th...

Lou Williams made the first step towards recovery from his torn ACL in his right knee Thursday morning as he underwent surgery from world-renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Andrews was assisted by Hawks orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ashok Reddy. Williams will stay in Florida for 2-3 weeks for rest, rehab, and evaluations on the early progress of his recovery. Having surgery early in February means Lou Williams, pending no setbacks, would probably return to the Hawks for basketball activities in late October and be available to play in early-to-mid November ...

In my previous article addressing the the effect that Lou Williams had on this team, I mentioned in the article that Lou is shooting a career high from the line despite the team being so horrible overall this year. Believe it or not, Atlanta is not dead last in the NBA in FT%, instead we place at 27 out of 30 with an amazing percentage at 69.6%. Well seeing that we are so low and a player like Lou is actually shooting a career high, it made me want to look at the team and each of the players to see where and how they contribute to this horrendous 69.6%. With each player I will look ...

HE'S ON THE GROUND HOLDING HIS KNEE, STILL HOLDING HIS KNEE, HOLDING HIS KNEE............... oh sorry just reminded me of some commercial I have seen about a thousand times. In case you guys have forgot, us Atlanta Hawks fans celebrated our "Hawks Independence Day" July 2nd with the trading of Joe Johnson. For a short time after this trade after the excitement died down, I know myself and a couple others probably wondered who is going to be the new go to scorer on this team now that Joe is no longer with the team. Well a week later the wizard Danny Ferry answered my question and brou...

Back again with more Truths as we move toward the 2nd half of the NBA season, take a break for All Stars, and truck through the trade deadline. Since we last spoke, lots has changed, so it's time for more knowledge from HawkStr8Talk. The Anti-FIF (Chappelle Show, stand up) is here to please, so let's go... Lou Williams' Injury Means... - Nothing for the Atlanta Hawks outlook on this season. We knew that these Hawks were going to make the playoffs. We knew these Hawks were not going to make a sustained run in the playoffs. We knew that Lou was as locked into a role (6th man) now an...