CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nets massive man LaMarcus Aldridge missed Tuesday’s recreation towards the Hornets with a hip harm, and gained’t play Thursday in Philadelphia. The query is simply how for much longer Brooklyn shall be with out its veteran middle.
“Yeah LaMarcus goes to overlook this journey, after which we’ll see,” coach Steve Nash stated. “However that’s all I do know for positive is he won't be right here [against the Hornets] or in Philly.”
Aldridge suffered a proper hip impingement in Sunday’s loss at Boston. As an alternative of touring with the Nets, he returned to New York to be examined and had an MRI. The outcomes noticed him dominated out the remainder of the journey, although no different timeline was given.
“He’s gone house. MRI, therapy, and we’ll go from there. There’s nonetheless part of it they’re nonetheless assessing, however all I can say is he gained’t be part of on this journey,” Nash stated. “He’s gone house and had it. So I assumed it was total fairly optimistic within the spectrum of analysis. So it’s a matter of them attending to the underside of what his plan appears to be like wish to get again, which I don’t know but.”
Aldridge missed roughly two weeks in December with COVID-19, and in addition sat out 5 straight video games the subsequent month with a foot harm and 7 straight with an ankle sprain suffered in Golden State on Jan. 29.
With Aldridge out, starter Andre Drummond could possibly be in line for extra minutes.
After averaging a double-double (11.2 factors, 11.0 rebounds) in 22.8 minutes by his first 5 appearances after his commerce deadline arrival, Drummond has seen his minutes scaled again. He’s averaged simply 17.4 with a DNP in his previous 4 video games, however stated he’s greater than able to dealing with prolonged taking part in time.
“It’s nothing that I’m not ready for,” Drummond stated. “[Aldridge] received fairly banged up in that Boston recreation, so it was finest for him to relaxation up and care for himself. We now have a protracted season forward of us, and massive issues to perform. So his physique’s most essential. So you understand, me, I’m able to do it. And I tackle the problem.”
Nic Claxton and Blake Griffin seem in line to get extra minutes whereas Aldridge is out. Brooklyn opted to not name up rookie first-round choose Day’Ron Sharpe for Tuesday’s recreation, although it’s nonetheless on the desk going ahead.
“We did discuss it a little bit bit, however not for [Charlotte],” Nash stated. “We’re nonetheless discussing it. We simply spoke about it within the coaches assembly. Potential for Philly.”
Sharpe hasn’t performed since Feb. 28. He was a DNP in Toronto and towards Miami, and was inactive Sunday in Boston, despatched to play with G-League Lengthy Island.
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