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The San Antonio Spurs are reporting that Derrick White will miss tomorrow’s match-up with the Miami Heat with a sprained right ankle, but information about the extent of the injury or a timeline for his return has not been provided. Trey Lyles also remains out with an ankle injury.
Derrick White is OUT for tomorrow’s game vs Heat with an ankle sprain, per Spurs. No timetable for his return. #KSATsports #NBA #GoSpursGo
— RJ Marquez (@KSATRJ) April 27, 2021
White suffered the sprained ankle a few minutes into the third quarter of last night’s game against the Washington Wizards when he landed on Jakob Poeltl’s foot while contesting a shot. The Spurs would go on to win the game 146-143 in OT.
White has already missed 24 games this season due to offseason toe surgery, another foot injury, and COVID. The fact that a timeline has not been provided for his return may or may not be a good thing. On one hand, if an MRI has been performed, then no news is possibly good news. On the other, uncertainty is never a positive.
There are 20 days (or just under 3 weeks) left in the regular season for the Spurs, ending with a home mini-series against the Phoenix Suns on May 15/16. A standard Grade 2 sprain tends to take 4-6 weeks to heal, so if White suffered a Grade 2 or worse, he could very well be out the remainder of the season, or at least until the playoffs, and the Spurs will likely have to get there via the play-in tournament.
Get well soon, Derrick! Here’s to hoping your season is not over.
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