PORTLAND, Maine — Celtics rookie Romeo Langford can’t seem to catch a break.
In the second quarter of Friday night’s Red Claws home opener, Langford, on a G-League assignment, twisted his right ankle and did not return to the floor. Defending shooting guard Brian Bowen II of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Langford went down near the basket stanchion after landing awkwardly on his right foot. He immediately grabbed his right ankle before hopping up and limping off the court to the locker room.
The Red Claws later announced Langford suffered “an ankle injury” — he called it “a little sprain” after the game —and would be out for the remainder of the contest.