JANUARY 28th, 6:15pm: Dinwiddie underwent surgery on Monday, according to a team press release.
JANUARY 26th, 4:25pm: Dinwiddie is expected to miss three to six weeks after the operation, Wojnarowski writes in a full story. Shabazz Napier will take over most of the minutes while Dinwiddie is sidelined.
10:30am: Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie will undergo surgery on Monday to repair torn ligaments in his right thumb, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. After meeting with a pair of specialists, the surgical route was recommended and Dinwiddie will be sidelined for three to six weeks, per Wojnarowski.
We relayed on Thursday that Dinwiddie suffered the thumb injury and was evaluating the need for surgery. Head coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters Friday that Dinwiddie needed surgery but did not rule out the possibility of the veteran guard playing through the injury. However, Atkinson noted the injury occurred two months ago and became progressively worse.
Dinwiddie, 25, had been a prime contender for the Sixth Man of the Year award thus far. In 49 games (four starts), he has averaged 17.2 PPG, 5.0 APG and 2.5 RPG over 28.6 minutes.
Brooklyn signed Dinwiddie to a three-year extension last month amid a torrid stretch for the Nets. After winning their past six games, the Nets (27-23) occupy sixth place in the Eastern Conference are one win shy of tying their total from last season. Barring any setbacks, Dinwiddie should return before the end of the regular season and help Brooklyn solidify a playoff spot.
Tough blow, but they have others in Napier and Pinson that can step up. They may make a move before the deadline, though.
Bummer, this guy was balling & so is the team. Go Nets
Gotta give a hand to his agent for securing a deal when he did. Never know how this would have impacted those negotiations.
Levert might return pretty soon and of course Russell can play the 1. It will be interesting to see how he & the team responds. I bet Joe Harris starts for awhile, shooting 47% from 3 and 3 assists per 36′. Too bad for their actual top pick, 6-9 2G Musa, that he’s injured. If Crabbe is not truly injured, but was simply phased out, he could be rushed back. There’s been a lot of injuries but they have depth if not stars.