The San Antonio Spurs are down one other starter.
Spurs guard Stephon Fortress is coping with a left hip flexor pressure, an MRI confirmed on Tuesday. He will probably be evaluated once more in one-to-two weeks, the crew introduced. He didn’t play within the crew’s 111-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night time because of this.
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Fortress went down within the first half of the crew’s win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, and he didn’t play within the second half of that contest. He wasn’t clear himself when the harm occurred, however he mentioned he was coping with some soreness in his hip.
Fortress has averaged 17.3 factors and seven.5 assists per recreation in 13 contests this season, his second within the league after the Spurs chosen him with the No. 4 total select of UConn. He averaged 14.7 factors and 4.1 assists per recreation final season whereas incomes Rookie of the Yr honors, too.
The Spurs are additionally with out star Victor Wembanyama, who’s coping with a left calf pressure. He’s anticipated to overlook “a couple of weeks,” too. Wembanyama has averaged 26.2 factors, 12.9 rebounds and three.6 blocks per recreation thus far this season. Each he and Fortress every produced a 20-point triple-double in a loss to the Golden State Warriors earlier this month in a uncommon outing for a duo on the identical crew.
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With out Fortress or Wembanyama round, the Spurs nonetheless managed to get the 10-point win on Tuesday night time on the Frost Financial institution Middle. De’Aaron Fox dropped 26 factors and shot 10-of-20 from the sector to guide the crew, and Harrison Barnes added 23 factors. The Spurs have been additionally with out backup level guard Jordan McLaughlin on Tuesday night time, after he went down with a hamstring pressure in apply. Julian Champagnie entered the beginning lineup as a substitute.
The Spurs now maintain a 10-4 file after Tuesday’s win, which marked their second straight and fifth of their final seven. They’ll host the Atlanta Hawks subsequent on Thursday night time.
