NOVEMBER 6, 11:03am: Johnson has indeed suffered a torn meniscus, tweets Rankin. According to Rankin, the fourth-year wing will undergo surgery and will be out indefinitely.
NOVEMBER 5, 7:01pm: There are concerns that Suns forward Cameron Johnson may have torn the meniscus in his right knee, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. Tests have indicated that the meniscus is injured and Johnson is undergoing further evaluation, Charania adds.
Johnson has been ruled out for tonight’s game after injuring his knee in the first quarter of Friday’s loss to Portland. He was able to walk to the locker room under his own power, but he left the arena on crutches, according to Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic.
Johnson appeared to suffer the injury while turning to get back on defense, Rankin adds. He is coming off a productive week, averaging 21.3 PPG in his previous three games, including a 29-point outburst on Tuesday.
Johnson, who moved into the starting lineup on a full-time basis this season, will be a restricted free agent next summer after not reaching an agreement on a rookie scale contract extension before the October 31 deadline.
Do the Suns have anyone on their bench or roster they can plug into Cameron Johnson’s starting role?
Dario
Damion Lee
Jae Crowder
“Who dis?”
Jae Crowder just got leverage
Yes and you know what’s funny is that the Suns can’t find equal value for Crowder at another position the Suns would like to fill. But perhaps this makes something happen? Not sure what but the scene changes a little that’s for sure.
Do they ask Crowder to come back? Eat a little crow and say hey we need you? Now they have a need on the wing, would they look to trade Crowder for a guy on the wing when he’s a guy on the wing? Interested to see how this plays out. Maybe the Suns do nothing and they Ride This Out for 4-6 weeks?
Are they glad they didn’t trade Crowder now. In any sport. You can never have too much depth. Just ask the Astros …..
Saric and Crowder are more than capable of keeping this going. Take your time and get well Cameron. You can be at full strength for playoffs.
likely out 4 weeks
contract year 8 weeks