The New Jersey nets will have no center and leading scorer brook lopez for a couple of months, because the fracture right foot.
Lopez, he didn't miss a game in the first three seasons, in an exhibition game against the knicks on Wednesday injured, he would need an operation, Friday.
The injury is a stress fracture of the slow-healing fifth metatarsal bone, the same injury, New York giants first-round draft pick on August 6 Amukamara prince back in training. He did not play the game until November in 20 years.
"I had a long and streams last night," coach Avery Johnson said. "He is not in great heart, but we tried to lift his spirit, let him know, hey, this is a little bit of a setback, but he could a great return. Hope once we get through to do the surgery, and return to his can repair healing, we can get him back at some point this season."
Lopez, he averaged 20.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists. Last season with nets release 24-58 records, participated in the second half the injury.
To help fill the void, nets get jazz center okur on Thursday from a second-round pick.
Nets would not say how long will because lopez but a medical experts said, this will be in 6 to 12 weeks, but it may be longer, according to the degree of stress fractures.
Victor Khabie sick princes and sports medicine department of surgery in the north west Chester hospital in Mount Kisco, New York told the Associated Press the fifth metatarsal injury problems is blood supply to that area is poor, prevent the doctor from simple to play the plaster feet.
"Therefore, especially if you want to get an athlete back as soon as possible, we finally do surgery, this is inserted into a metal introduced bone screw compressed the bone together," Khabie said. Method the screw also stimulates blood flow to the area. "
The size of the Khabie said lopez can increase his recovery time.
"Biomechanics, with greater guy, more stress, you put it on, bone must be more solid," Khabie said. "It may not make a difference, but it healing more need to fully recover, before you let a 7-footer began jumping up and down."
Although he didn't see lopez X-ray, Khabie feel 12 weeks will be his best guess recovery.
"I think that would be early," he added. "If I saw him as a patient, I would say:" listen, I hope you come back and we'll be in three months. "I want to say is, that will be a very optimistic type of call. This may be the core, potential, see season short (NBA)."
Open the regular season this weekend shrink over, at the end of April. The trade deadline is mid-march, this is worthy of note.
The chance of injury may damage the nets to trade for the all-star center Howard magic. The nets and magic have some negotiations over, trading atresia 23-year-old lopez was said to be part of the package nets provided.
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