The Atlanta Hawks will probably be with out forwards Vit Krejci and Larry Nance Jr. for a number of weeks because of accidents sustained on back-to-back possessions within the fourth quarter of Monday’s victory over the host Orlando Magic.
Nance, 32, exited because of a proper knee damage with 8:01 remaining within the recreation. He was taken to the Emory Sports activities Medical Complicated within the Atlanta space for analysis and imaging, which revealed a non-displaced fracture of his proper medial femoral condyle, the workforce stated on Wednesday. Nance will probably be re-evaluated in about six weeks.
Krejci, 24, sustained a decrease again contusion with 7:43 left within the contest after being knocked to the ground following a dunk. The Hawks stated that additional analysis and imaging confirmed a non-displaced lumbar fracture. Krejci will probably be re-evaluated in three to 4 weeks.
He had eight factors in 18 minutes of Monday’s 112-106 victory. Krejci is averaging 6.9 factors, 2.7 rebounds and 20.8 minutes in 39 video games (15 begins) this season.
The Washington Wizards made him a second-round choose within the 2020 NBA Draft and traded him the subsequent day to Oklahoma Metropolis. Krejci averages 5.2 factors with 2.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 18.4 minutes in 120 video games (37 begins) for the Thunder (2021-22) and Hawks.
Nance collected eight factors and three rebounds in 19 minutes of the Hawks’ victory over the Magic. He’s averaging 8.5 factors, 4-3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 19.3 minutes in 24 video games (three begins) this season.
His profession averages are 7.7 factors, 6.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 23.1 minutes in 546 video games (137 begins) for the Los Angeles Lakers (2015-18), Cleveland Cavaliers (2018-21), Portland Path Blazers (2021-22), New Orleans Pelicans (2022-24) and Hawks.
The Lakers chosen Nance with the twenty seventh general choose of the 2015 NBA Draft out of Wyoming.
–Area Stage Media