Jalen Williams stretchered off after a fall and an apparent leg injury
Jalen Williams fell badly and was carried off on a stretcher on Sunday, his left ankle buckling the wrong way — the injury was also described as a knee problem in some reports. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spoke in tears and coach Mark Daigneault gave no details; last season Williams played only 33 games.

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A tentativa de Jalen Williams de deixar para trás os problemas físicos da temporada passada encontrou um contratempo assustador no domingo, quando ele caiu forte e o tornozelo esquerdo pareceu virar para o lado errado — o problema também foi descrito como lesão no joelho em alguns relatos.
Williams tentou se levantar com a ajuda do companheiro Chet Holmgren antes de os fisioterapeutas o fazerem ficar deitado, e a equipe logo trouxe a maca enquanto os companheiros tentavam consolá-lo. Enquanto era carregado, a torcida cantou o apelido dele, “J-Dub”, e ele respondeu com dois dedos polegar para cima.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, duas vezes MVP, estava em lágrimas ao falar sobre o assunto: “Só sinto muito por ele.” E acrescentou: “Obviamente vai ser difícil sem um jogador desses. Mas ele não foi embora para sempre. Ele vai voltar melhor do que nunca, e nós sabemos disso. Só temos que segurar as pontas até ele voltar.”
O técnico Mark Daigneault não deu detalhes nem especulação: “Essas são duras, cara. Não estamos bem. Isso é duro para os caras. Todos se solidarizam, acho que as duas equipes, nessas situações.” A prioridade dele, acrescentou, era reunir o grupo: “Vamos chegar amanhã, vamos juntar todo mundo e teremos mais informações para a equipe naquele momento... neste ponto, você só tem que se permitir sentir o que sente.”
Williams jogou apenas 33 partidas da temporada regular na temporada passada, entrando e saindo da rotação dos playoffs com problemas no punho e na parte posterior da coxa. A extensão desta lesão ainda não é conhecida, mas espera-se que o ala do All-NBA fique fora por um longo período.
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