Daily News | ‘A personal decision’: Still no timeline for Justin Moore’s potential return for Villanova
In the middle of last week, coach Kyle Neptune said Moore, who is recovering from a March surgery that repaired the torn Achilles tendon in his right leg, was participating in less than 50% of Villanova practices. By Friday, it was “Tuesday, his first time speaking with reporters since October, Moore said he was a full participant at Tuesday’s practice ahead of Wednesday night’s game in Washington vs. Georgetown.
The decision, Neptune indicated last week and Moore confirmed Tuesday, will be up to Moore and his family.Then, asked if there was a chance he doesn’t play at all this season, Moore said: “I don’t know. I might play, I might not. I’m not sure. Taking it day by day.”Moore has, at the very least, continued to progress toward playing in games for a Villanova team that could really use him.
. For context, Kevin Durant was sidelined for more than a year after he suffered an Achilles injury in the 2019 NBA Finals. Part of that timeline may have been altered by what the pandemic did to the NBA schedule, but Durant’s plan was always to sit out the entire 2020 season.multiple times throughout the recovery process. Durant contacted Moore when he was in the hospital, and Moore said the two talked recently “about the injury and some hurdles to overcome.
While he’s been ramping up his practice participation and working with trainers and coaches before games and after practices, Moore, who averaged 14.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists last season, has been forced to watch his teammates struggle at times through 14 games.
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