Atlanta Hawk Lou Williams, South Gwinnett Grad, Recovering from Surgery

(Editor's note: the following is a press release from the Atlanta Hawks.)

Hawks guard Lou Williams had surgery Feb. 7 to repair a tear to his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee at the Andrews Institute for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, FL. The surgery was performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews and assisted by Hawks orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ashok Reddy from the Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic. 

Williams will now undergo a period of rest, treatment and rehabilitation for his torn ACL. He will spend the next 2-3 weeks beginning his rehabilitation at the Andrews Institute. His status will be updated as appropriate throughout his recovery.  

At the time of his injury, the 6-foot-1 guard from Snellville ranked third on the team in scoring (14.1), assists (3.6) and steals (1.1). He was shooting .422 from the field, including career-bests of .367 from three-point range and .868 from the free throw line, in 28.7 minutes per game in 39 games (nine starts).

The Atlanta Hawks, a member of the National Basketball Association since 1949, play in the Southeast Division, along with the Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards.  Tickets for all Hawks home games are on sale at www.hawks.com/tickets, the Philips Arena box office and all Ticketmaster locations, with absolutely no ticketing fees.  Purchase lower level season tickets for the 2012-13 season for less than $24 a game! For more information on the Hawks, log on to www.hawks.com.