Deron Williams' surgery Tuesday

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Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams will undergo surgery on both ankles Tuesday, the team announced Thursday.

"He will have a bone chip removed from his right ankle, and the left ankle will have an arthroscopic cleanout with removal of spurs from both the front and back of the ankle," team foot and ankle specialist Dr. Martin O'Malley, who will perform the surgery, said in a statement issued by the Nets

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Deron Williams gets ankle surgeries

Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams underwent successful surgery on both of his ankles Tuesday, the team announced.

Williams will be on crutches for four to six weeks and then begin to rehab, the team said. He is slated to begin light court activities in August and then progress to full basketball activities in September. Williams is expected to be fully recovered and ready for the beginning of training camp.

"The arthroscopic surgery performed today on Deron's left ankle included the removal of spurs from the front and back of the ankle, as well as a cleaning out of his ankle joint," Nets foot/ankle specialist Dr. Martin O'Malley, who performed the surgery, said in a statement. "In addition, Deron underwent a procedure on his right ankle to remove a loose bone fragment that was below his right ankle joint."

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