He received a stem cell injection in his left knee in October.

Danny Ainge, new on SportsCenter.

I think this next year will tell us a lot more.

I think you know, he saw some specialists over the last.

I don't know, six or eight weeks and they all came to the same conclusion, and I think that gave him a great peace of mind.

Maybe we didn't do him justice by bringing back to pass into the bubble.

I think this has as much to do with the turnaround is anything else.

I think if we were starting games in the middle of January, he'd probably be starting right along with us, and I don't even know if we'd be talking about it.

Eso I do think that, you know, it's It's very similar to what I said when we got to the bubble.

This is about making sure that he feels great, strengthening appropriately, moving at the right pace, hopefully playing his best basketball late for more.

Let's bring in our n B A inside of Brian Wynne horse.

Okay, Brian Kemba Walker, out until at least January after you got that stem cell injection in his left knee.

How much of a concern is this for the Celtics going forward?

Yeah, I think this is one of the most important things in the Eastern Conference toe watch early in the season.

Uh, Kemba Walker has really been bothered by this since last All Star break.

He's been dealing with it on and off, and he's such a different player when he's live.

When you watch him out there, you can tell when he's feeling good.

He's that kind of electric player and the Celtics here opening the door for the fact that he may not be right well into the season.

Even when he does come back, they're expecting him to have limited minutes.

This is one of the reasons why they signed veteran Jeff Teague toe to start in his place if he needs it.

But Danny Ainge today said that they do not have any plans to use their $27 million trade exception.

There are players out there that they could get to help them, and maybe they will have to go to that step.

But for now, they're gonna stick with what they have on their roster.

Let's see how that develops.

Kimba averaging over 20 points a game in his first season with Boston, eh?

NBA players began reporting to facilities today, but Anthony Davis still yet to re sound with the Lakers.

So, Brian, what's the holdup with a D?

Well, he is going to meet with the Lakers today and have a discussion about what their medium and long term plans are now.

There's been some speculation out there that Anthony Davis may be waiting to see what Yannis attend a Cup o does with his extension.

But I am told that what Anthony Davis is focused on right now is whether to sign a short contract, the three options he's looking at or one year plus an option two years plus an option or four years plus an option.

And he's just been indecisive.

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Because he signed a five year deal in New Orleans and end up regretting being under contract that long, and he just wants to make sure he's got peace of mind about it.

Most people the N b A think he should sign a two year deal, but we'll see if he only signs for one, the Lakers could have salary cap space next summer.

He averaged nearly 28 points a game of the postseason, again helping the Lakers win their first championship since 2010.

Brian, thank you so much.

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