DALLAS — Utah Jazz ahead Taylor Hendricks suffered a fractured proper fibula and dislocated ankle Monday evening in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks at American Airways Heart.
Hendricks went down with about six minutes left within the third quarter and the Jazz trailing 64-59. As he ran down the best facet of the court docket with the Jazz on offense, his proper leg appeared to provide out, and he collapsed to the bottom. The sport was delayed as Hendricks was taken off the court docket on a stretcher, and the Jazz later stated extra updates can be supplied “when acceptable.”
“That’s exhausting to abdomen,” Jazz coach Will Hardy stated of Hendricks’ harm after Utah’s 110-102 loss. “He’s put in numerous exhausting work. He’s an amazing child. … These are the moments in sports activities that suck.”
Hendricks, a 20-year-old and a second-year participant from UCF, averaged 6.0 factors and 6.0 boards by the Jazz’s first two video games.
Hardy famous that Hendricks, who averaged 7.3 factors and 4.6 rebounds in 40 video games as a rookie, gained extra weight and energy within the offseason, and the harm would clearly “put a pause button” on Hendricks’ improvement.
“He’s developed as a participant; he’s a developed as a younger man,” Hardy stated. “That is removed from over for him.”
Hardy stated Hendricks will have the ability to journey again to Utah with the Jazz, who host the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.
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