Some bad news (or good?) for the Blazers
Trail Blazers guard/foward Matisse Thybulle suffered a right ankle sprain while ramping up in an effort to return to the court. Thybulle underwent an MRI to confirm a grade 2 sprain of the right ankle. He is expected to miss three to six weeks.
I am convinced they are going to keep him away until they can unload him at the trade deadline. I was wondering how he was going to fit into the rotation anyway
Rookie center Donovan Clingan received additional imaging on the left knee which revealed a grade 2 MCL sprain. Clingan will be reevaluated in two weeks.
AKA you are playing too well and messing up our tank. All seriousness though glad it was not something worse
Center Robert Williams III has been placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol. Williams left Monday night’s game at Memphis and did not return for the second half.
Per the NBA’s Concussion Policy, Williams will now begin the NBA-mandated Return-to-Participation Protocol. This process includes a series of steps designed to ensure an athlete exhibits symptom-free behavior before resuming basketball activities. There is no predetermined timetable to complete the protocol, as each injury and player is different and recovery time can vary in each case.
Is this a "You have shown enough, so we are shutting you down" move? Call me cynical after these last few years of POR playing "name that injury" games to keep players sidelined. I did find it curious that both Moore & Minaya were traveling with the team instead of playing for the Remix. Yes I know, just a coincidence I am sure,
Ayton (finger) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Pacers.
Ayton has missed seven straight games, but this is the first time he's listed as questionable since he landed on the injury report with a right index finger sprain.
7, now 8 games out with a finger sprain? Does no one else find that dubious? Especially when there isn't a minutes crunch anymore with Clingan & RW3 sidelined indefinitely
