JANUARY 29: Whitehead underwent surgery on Monday for his stress reaction in his left shin, Brian Lewis of the New York Post tweets. With an expected recovery period of approximately three months, he’ll miss the season but should be a full participant in the offseason development program, Lewis adds.
JANUARY 27: Nets first-round pick Dariq Whitehead will undergo surgery for a stress reaction in his left shin and will be sidelined for the rest of the season, coach Jacque Vaughn announced on Saturday (video link from The New York Post). Vaughn provided an update on Whitehead’s condition in a meeting with reporters before tonight’s game.
“He’s actually going to have season-ending surgery on Monday to address the stress reaction,” Vaughn said, “but all signs and diagnosis and consultation: He’ll miss the rest of this season. And then, gear towards finishing and being ready to complete his career and with us, playing. Meaning that he’s just gonna get through these months of rehab, and look forward to him being back on the floor.”
Whitehead, the 22nd pick in last year’s draft, appeared in just two NBA games this season. He got into 17 combined regular season and Showcase Cup games with the G League’s Long Island Nets, averaging 8.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 18.5 minutes per night.
Whitehead underwent foot surgery last offseason that forced him to miss Summer League and training camp. Vaughn refused to speculate on his chances to be healthy enough to play in Las Vegas this summer.
“After the surgery on Monday, we’ll probably have an update on how the surgery went and have some more details for you,” he said.
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What the hail was Vaughn tryin to say with that first quote? So many words so few elicited ideas from the reader
Reread his comment. He says it all in his quote. N
All those leg injuries play into each other. Hopefully he can eventually have a career.
Nets are snake-bitten. Houston Rockets control their next four 1st round picks to top it off. On the bright side, they have Ben Simmons and his $40M salary back for another year.
SPAM!!
Nets have many 1st round picks they are receiving from Philadelphia, Phoenix and Dallas in the coming years. And Simmons’s contract will expire in 2025. They won’t be contenders this year nor next, but they could be a lot better in 2025-6 and future years.