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Boston's depth was been put to the Cincinnati Bengals T Shirts test at the onset of the NBA season.Ahead of training camp, news broke that starting center Robert Williams III would undergo surgery on the same knee he injured down the stretch of the 2021-22 regular season.Williams was one of last season's breakout players. He played a key role in the Celtics finishing with the best in the NBA, earning him Defensive Player of the Year votes and the first All-Defensive selection of his career.What's next for Williams? Here's everything we know about hisinjury and the latest news on when he may return to the court.MORE: On Sept Cincinnati Bengals Accessories . 20, Heavy's Sean Deveney that Williams would undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee ahead of the 2022-23 season. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that the procedure was described as a "cleanup."The Celtics that Williams had undergone surgery on Sept. 23 to "remove loose bodies and addre s swelling" in his knee.Williams mi sed the end of the 2021-22 regular season and the start of the 2022 NBA Playoffs after undergoing to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.After being sidelined for 10 straight games, Williams returned to the lineup in Boston's Game 3 Chris Evans Jersey win over Brooklyn in the first round of the playoffs. Hedealt with discomfort in his knee for most of the postseason, but he ended up playing in 17 of the team's 24 games.Williams averaged 7.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 23.2 minutes in those games. Wojnarowski initially that Williams would need a total of four to six weeks for recovery, but the Celtics later announced that he was expected to return to basketball activities in eight to 12 weeks.That timetable meant Williams could be sidelined until the middle of November or the middle of December. Robert Williams underwent a succe sful arthroscopic procedure to remove loose bodies and addre s swelling in his left knee. Williams is expected to return to basketball activities in 8-12 weeks. Boston Celtics (@celtics) The Athletic's Shams Charania provided an update on Oct. 18 and made it sound like Williams could be out longer after reportedly undergoing Zach Kerr Jersey a PRP injection to promote healing in his knee."He's going to return at some point during the second half of the season," . "I'm told his hope is sometime in December or January, but it could even be later than that."Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla on Josh Tupou Jersey Dec. 4 that Williams was close to returning.Williams le s than a week later that he was day to day.The Celtics have upgraded Williams to questionable on the injury report for Friday's game against the Magic. , he is planning to make his season debut. 7.2 points per game6.6 rebounds per game1.4 a sists per game1.7 blocks per game0.7 steals per game0.8 turnovers per game19.9 minutes per game72.8 percent field goal shooting66.5 percent free throw shooting