Michael Carter-Williams Injury: Updates on Bucks Star's Toe and Return

Timothy RappFeb 6, 2015

Michael Carter-Williams is dealing with a toe injury that kept him out of action on Feb. 6 against the Boston Celtics. He has been out ever since and was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 19. He plans to make his Bucks debut on Feb. 25.

Continue for updates.

Carter-Williams to Make Bucks Debut vs. 76ers

Monday, Feb. 23

Carter-Williams missed Monday's loss to the Chicago Bulls, but plans on playing in his first game for the Bucks on Wednesday, against his former team the 76ers, per Steve Aschbuurner of NBA.com.

Carter-Williams did some work on the court before Sunday's game against the Atlanta Hawks, per C.F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, but would not play.

On Feb. 19, Bob Cooney of the Philadelphia Daily News reported that Carter-Williams' former head coach Brett Brown believed he would miss "A few games. Maybe 2 or 3" now that the All-Star break has concluded.

Carter-Williams Traded to Bucks

Thursday, Feb. 19

Just before Thursday's trade deadline, Carter-Williams was shipped to the Bucks. CBS Sports' Ken Berger provided details of the trade:

Carter-Williams Nursing Injured Toe

Friday, Feb. 6

Philadelphia 76ers fans might have thought this season couldn't possibly get any worse for their team. The loss of guard Michael Carter-Williams to injury is certainly going to put that theory to the test.

Sixers Director of Public Relations Michael Preston announced that Carter-Williams is out Friday, and possibly Saturday, with an injured toe on his right foot.

Carter-Williams has been one of the bright spots for Philadelphia during the team's great tanking experiment during the past few years. The 2014 Rookie of the Year averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 assists and 6.2 rebounds in his rookie season, and has continued to be one of the team's consistent performers.

He's expected to help form the core of a promising young team the Sixers are trying to build that includes Nerlens Noel—and will include Joel Embiid once he returns from injury and Dario Saric once he is able to join the team after finishing his tenure playing in Europe.

And with Philly heading toward another top-three pick this summer, Carter-Williams will also help usher in whatever young rookie the Sixers bring aboard next year.

The hope for the Sixers is that the worse things get now, the better they will be in the future. That might be little consolation for fans suffering through a dreadful season that now includes an injury to the team's most productive player.