Harper suffers injury in Spurs loss

Italian NBA endowment Dylan Harper of the San Antonio Spurs suffered a worrisome wounded during the lucifer against the Phoenix Suns, forcing him to permission the tribunal successful an orthopedic footwear and crutches. Harper, the 19-year-old lad of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper, injured his near calf trying to artifact Suns halfway Nick Richards successful the 2nd quarter.

Start of the season: Amazing stats

The young Harper, selected with the 2nd prime successful this year's NBA draught retired of Rutgers, had a large commencement to the season; helium averaged 14.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per match. In past night's game, helium recorded 12 points connected 5-of-8 shooting from the field, but the wounded interrupted his performance. Coach Mitch Johnson said, "I deliberation there's thing with that leaf; but I don't person the details yet."

Spurs All-Star halfway Victor Wembanyama added: "Yeah, I anticipation the champion for him; we've seen large things from him. It was truly hard to judge however good he's playing. But it happens; we person to cognize however to woody with injuries. Some players volition travel backmost though."

Spurs are dealing with a backlog of injuries. All-Star De'Aaron Fox inactive hasn't played this play owed to a summertime hamstring injury. Backup Jordan McLaughlin could get much minutes if Harper is retired longer and Fox doesn't instrumentality soon.

Harper's wounded comes arsenic the Spurs are 5-1 aft losing to the Suns 130-118, their archetypal nonaccomplishment of the play truthful aboriginal successful the season. Despite the nonaccomplishment and wounded of young talent, the nine hopes for a speedy betterment and the instrumentality of cardinal players to proceed the combat successful a demanding season.

San Antonio Spurs person superior ambitions successful the future, they privation the squad to beryllium arsenic unchangeable arsenic it has been truthful far. For advancement and affirmative results, it volition beryllium important that the cardinal players stay healthy.