Kelly Olynyk (left), file photo.
BOSTON, MA – The Boston Celtics announced today that Kelly Olynyk yesterday underwent a successful right shoulder arthroscopy for recurrent subluxations. He will begin an immediate rehabilitation program and the time frame for his return to basketball activities has not yet been determined.
Yesterday, while many of us were speculating about the wisdom of Kelly Olynyk deferring shoulder surgery, said Olynyk was in fact having shoulder surgery.
Those speculations were brought about by an article published Sunday on CSNNE, in which Olynyk talked about putting off surgery to compete for the Canadian national team in the summer Olympics:
“If I rest it, I would definitely partake in the Olympic (qualifying tournament). That would be the reason to not get surgery at this point. If you rest it, it’ll get better but never solve the problem. That’s what we’re looking at.”
Prognosis for full recovery of joint strength and mobility after this surgery is generally good. Avery Bradley, who required surgery on both shoulders to correct similar issues has had few problems with them since.
