Draft pick’s surgeon calls Damian Jones ‘outstanding individual’

Draft pick’s surgeon calls Damian Jones ‘outstanding individual’

No one can claim to know the exact recovery timeline for 7-foot center Damian Jones, but the renowned doctor who performed the pectoral surgery is positive about some things when it comes to the Warriors’ first-round pick.

“Damian is an outstanding individual, and it has been my pleasure to treat him as a patient,” said Dr. Benjamin Domb, an orthopedic surgeon and team physician to the WNBA’s Chicago Sky.

Jones, whom the Warriors selected with the No. 30 overall pick, injured his pectoral muscle during a pre-draft workout — tearing the tendon off the bone.

Rehabilitation involves a gradual progression in strengthening the repaired tendon, and once full strength is achieved, sports-specific training starts.