Wizards guard Tre Johnson, the sixth pick in the June draft, will miss multiple weeks due to a strained left hip flexor, Varun Shankar of the Washington Post reports.
Head coach Brian Keefe made the announcement after practice on Monday but didn’t reveal a specific timetable beyond saying that Johnson will be reevaluated in two weeks.
It’s an injury that Johnson dealt with during his lone college season with Texas. He re-aggravated it on Friday against the Raptors and didn’t play against the Bulls on Saturday. The team’s PR departments confirms the injury in a tweet.
Johnson, 19, is averaging 11.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 24.3 minutes per game. He started in four of the team’s first 15 contests and is shooting 44.5% from the field, including 39.5% on three-point tries. He has played fewer than 20 minutes in his last three appearances.
Johnson has often been seen wearing a pad on his hip while on the bench, according to Shankar.
“It shows how tough a kid this guy is,” Keefe said. “He’s been playing through some pain but he’s continuing to push through. But after [the Toronto] game, we decided to hold him out.”
Kyshawn George, Corey Kispert and Cam Whitmore could all see an uptick in minutes with Johnson out.
He has only played 4 gms. And avg 24 mins.
Soooo how long I been saying it. You don’t play 19 yr olds. They are not saviors. You work them in depending on their ability to adapt. Why would you take chances with your future.
Not saying it happened here. He only played 4 gms. But this why you can’t push young players. This is why you have a G-league. #1 picks are valuable. Especially lottery picks. No team should expect a 18-19 yr old to give you major mins. Development and longevity is more important.
Might as well tank, Wizards.
Brother they are 1-15… what is it that you think they’ve been doing up to this point?
That one went over your head bro.
Touché 🤝
These Wizards currently winning big over the Hawks. lol