Spurs guard Devin Vassell is set to have his injured left knee scoped, the team has announced in a press statement.
The third-year guard sat out San Antonio’s 117-114 loss to the Knicks Wednesday with knee soreness, and has missed three of the team’s last four games due to the issue. Head coach Gregg Popovich had previously claimed the injury would make Vassell’s status day-to-day.
San Antonio indicates that Vassell is set to go under the knife on January 11 in New York, with Dr. Riley J. Williams scheduled to operate on the pesky joint.
Through 29 games thus far in 2022/23, the 6’5″ wing is averaging a career-high 19.4 PPG on .445/.404/793 shooting splits. He is also chipping in 4.0 RPG, 3.6 APG and 1.2 SPG as the second-leading scorer for the 12-26 Spurs.
Though a recovery timeline has yet to be established, losing Vassell for any extended period will hamper the on-court product for San Antonio. Given that the Spurs have appeared open to trying their lottery luck this summer, the club may ultimately not mind a lengthy absence for one of its biggest contributors.
Reserve wing Romeo Langford started in Vassell’s stead last night against New York, and could be in line for a major uptick in minutes and touches as Vassell recuperates.
I mean he’s done for the year right? I don’t understand how the 12-26 Spurs cannot give an accurate injury timeline for their players…..no team is goin to game plan for vassell cause you call him day to day, no team even needs to game plan for the Spurs, just play horribly and win easily
If the spurs get the #1 pick the NBA draft is Forsure 100% rigged.
How so? The Spurs do have a loyal following, but wouldn’t the NBA want Victor in a bigger market like Chicago, Detroit, or Toronto?
We found our resident conspiracy theorist!
That’s ridiculous – in what universe is the NBA rigging things to help San Antonio? Last I checked it’s not a top 10 TV market.
It has been rigged forever now just like the game (silver, refs ) especially when lebron went to Cleveland. Should of gone to Memphis