Suns guard Collin Gillespie has been diagnosed with a right ankle fracture, the team announced today in a press release (Twitter link via Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic).
According to the Suns, Gillespie will be reevaluated in four weeks. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be ready to return at that point — just that he’ll be examined at that time.
Gillespie, who is on a two-way contract with Phoenix, had appeared in only one NBA game so far this season, logging 3:26 of game action in an October 26 win over Dallas. He suffered the injury in the G League season opener on Friday, just two minutes into his debut for the Valley Suns.
The Suns initially listed Gillespie’s injury as a sprain, but Valley Suns head coach John Little said on Monday that the 25-year-old was still undergoing tests to determine the severity of the injury (Twitter video link via Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports).
Gillespie’s absence won’t have any real impact on the Suns’ NBA rotation, since he had several players ahead of him on the depth chart, but it’s an unfortunate turn of events for a young player who already lost one full season due to an injury. The former Villanova standout missed his entire rookie season in 2022/23 as a Nuggets two-way player after suffering a lower leg fracture while helping out with a practice at his alma mater.
At least he has a ring I guess
What ring? Wasn’t he a two-way player in Denver? I think it says that right in the article? Two-way players are not eligible for the playoffs, I think they have to be converted.
With all that said I don’t want to take away condolences for the latest injury and I hope that he can mentally keep up good spirits during healing, recovery, and rehab.
He would still receive a ring for being on the team bro. Yes he was injured the whole year but Denver kept him( props on them)
I’d rather be PLAYING for 2 years than be sitting at home injured and out for 2 years and have a ring sitting on my dresser at home.