Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III, who had surgery on his right knee last November and missed all but six games during the 2023-24 season, suffered a setback in his return to the court, the team announced Friday. Early in training camp this week, Williams strained his left hamstring, and he will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

Robert Williams is an elite defensive center when he can stay healthy and on the court. The second part of that previous sentence became an issue again this week with the Trail Blazers announcing Williams has a grade 1 hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, just before the season starts.

Ever since Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Blazers in 2023, he’s experienced one setback after another. After a right knee ligament tear required season-ending surgery in November,