Cavaliers center John Henson will be sidelined for approximately two-to-four weeks after suffering a strained right hamstring during Cleveland’s home-opening win over Indiana last night, per an official release from the team.
It’s an unfortunate turn of events for the 28-year-old big man, who dealt with injuries to both his groin and ankle during the preseason and underwent wrist surgery last season. The Cavs were even recently reported to have become somewhat frustrated with Henson’s injury woes, so the timing of this latest setback is not ideal.
Henson, who hadn’t played in a regular-season game in nearly a year, logged just eight minutes on Saturday night.
As Bobby Marks of ESPN notes, Henson has a $500K bonus in his contract that he only earns if he appears in 75 or more games this season. It’s now all but certain that Henson will fail to meet that 75-game mark as a result of this latest injury.
Henson will not travel with the team to Milwaukee and will instead begin a period of treatment and rehabilitation. His return to play will be updated at a later date.
Oh for crying in the creek! Just when he had his FIRST game as a Cavalier since coming over with Delly in freaking February. Someone has to throw a banana peel on the floor and Henson slips and is out several weeks.
Give him back to the Bucks for a rack of balls.
no backsies
Tristan’s playing like he’s in a contract year though. Wait he is
lol nahhhh man we cool y’all can enjoy his “limitless upside”