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CelticsBlog exit interview: Romeo Langford

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Nothing went as planned for Romeo Langford. The rookie entered the NBA nursing a thumb injury sustained during his only season at Indiana, undergoing surgery to rectify the issue, and then re-learning to shoot using a ping-pong paddle over the summer.

All of the necessary rehabilitation on that hand injury caused Langford to miss Summer League. The young wing returned for the preseason but then pulled his groin, and back to the treatment table he went. Langford had to re-learn habits. For a professional athlete, practices generate success. Re-learning on the fly can become a burden - it causes a sense of frustration, slowing chipping away at self-belief.