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Portland Trai Blazers center Robert Williams III will require right knee surgery and is expected to miss an extended period of time.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III will require right knee surgery and is expected to be sidelined for an extended period of time, Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN reports.

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Team doctors and Williams' agent, Kevin Bradbury, are still gathering information about the necessary surgery and a possible recovery timeline.

Williams suffered a knee injury in Sunday's night loss against the Memphis Grizzlies. The 26-year-old missed the start of the 2022-23 season for the Boston Celtics after undergoing offseason surgery on his left knee. He also tore the meniscus in his left knee in March 2022.

Williams has been averaging 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in 6 games for the Blazers this season.

Williams arrived as part of theJrue Holiday trade with theCeltics in September. Wojnarowski reports that Williams has been a trade target of a number of teams who hoped that the Blazers would consider moving him before the February trade deadline.

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