Things couldn't get worse for the New Jersey Nets and Brook Lopez. The center has been out for a while this year with injury to his right ankle, and could be out longer as a CT scan revealed a small crack.
Additional tests on the Nets center, who has missed all but five games this season, found a small line or crack resulting from the ankle sprain he endured after coming back from a broken foot. Lopez’s return to active duty was immediately pushed back at least two more weeks. General manager Billy King said Lopez would be evaluated at that time.
“Brook had another CT scan and in looking at it, the doctors noticed a little line that’s healing, but hasn’t completely healed, and so we’re going to keep him out for two more weeks and re-evaluate then,” King said. “It just hasn’t completely healed.
“He has no pain whatsoever.’’ … He has no pain whatsoever but it’s just we’re protecting a young fella that has a long career ahead of him.’’
It's also reported that the crack wasn't originally part of the sprain.
This is definitely not gonna help New Jersey, as they are trying to keep Deron Williams to stay. This factor is one of the many that adds of the point guard possibly leaving during free agency.
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