Donte DiVincenzo‘s string of bad luck continued over the weekend, as the Bucks guard rolled his surgically repaired left ankle during warmups on Saturday and is expected to be sidelined for a little while, according to Jim Owczarski of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Twitter link).
The Bucks haven’t issued a formal update on DiVincenzo’s status or his potential recovery timeline, but Owczarksi says there’s a belief he’ll be out for “a few weeks.”
It’s a frustrating setback for DiVincenzo, who missed the start of the season while recovering from ankle surgery, then contracted COVID-19 when he was about to return last month. He appeared in just three games for the Bucks before sustaining his latest injury.
Here are a few more health-related updates from around the NBA:
- The Bulls are expected to be without guard Javonte Green and forward Tyler Cook for a little while. As Jamal Collier of ESPN writes, head coach Billy Donovan said on Monday that Green will likely miss two-to-four weeks due to a strained groin. Donovan also stated that Cook has a “pretty significant” ankle sprain and will be out for a couple weeks, tweets K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago.
- The Warriors hope that second-year center James Wiseman, who participated in the team’s shootaround on Monday, can begin contact drills next week, says Ali Thanawalla of NBC Sports Bay Area. Wiseman has exited the health and safety protocols, but continues to work his way back from the knee surgery that ended his rookie season.
- In a recent interview with Sam Amick of The Athletic, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said the team will give stars Jamal Murray (ACL) and Michael Porter Jr. (back) all the time they need to recover from their respective injuries. Unlike Porter, who is expected to return in 2022/23, Murray has a chance to return to the court this season, though Malone warned that’s not a given. “I’ve told him many times — and I think it’s important for him to hear it from me — (that) there’s absolutely zero pressure for him to come back this year,” Malone said. “At the same time, I tell him, ‘Listen, if it’s in the cards for you to come back and play this year, great. If it’s not in the cards for you to come back and play this year, great.’ He’s gonna come back when he is ready.”
Let Wiseman play!
Michol, I’d agree except he needs to go through the same process as Thompson. Full court full contact. He likely has been doing that but GS is doing so well without him plus klay soon, I’m glad they’re taking their time with him. Btw, if Poole can come close to his game last night on a regular basis and Wiggins keeps proving Gary wrong (Wiggins just keeps getting better so I know Gary’s happy), the sky is the limit.
Who’s Gary? Are you talking about Gary St. Jean or somebody else?
No Gary that posts. Wasn’t a big Wiggins fan but he’s beginning to appreciate him more. Look at previous Warrior articles and you’ll find him. Good dude who we have good exchanges with.
He goes by GaryWarriorsRedSox
Another serious question is are W’s better off with Poole starting and Klay coming off the bench for now. People seem to think this is blasphemy but W’s are winning, Poole is legit, and Klay needs time. I dont understand why Klay HAS to start…
Crowd delay if off the bench would interrupt the game. Crowd delay if announced as starter in pregame won’t interrupt the game. The ovation will be long and loud. In subsequent games, off the bench makes more sense.
Makes sense. Somehow, W’s need to keep Poole confident and supported. He has become a vital member of this team and a bona fide instant offense who can create on his own.
Some guys are better coming off bench as Poole did yesterday. This analogy might fail but a guy could be lighting it up batting 8th. And you bat him cleanup and he struggles. Seems to happen a lot. If Poole starts with Curry, they kinda have similar roles. My best answer though is if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.