Alex Sarr has suffered a hamstring strain that will sideline him for roughly two weeks, the Wizards announced (via Twitter). That means Sarr won’t be available for Friday’s Rising Stars game at All-Star Weekend.
Sarr was held out of Wednesday’s loss at Cleveland with hamstring tightness. He also didn’t play last Saturday at Brooklyn.
The 20-year-old big man is having a productive second NBA season, averaging 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 41 games. He has established himself as a foundation piece in Washington after being selected with the second pick in the 2024 draft and finishing fourth in last year’s Rookie of the Year race.
Because Sarr’s injury occurred just before the All-Star break, he’ll have a full week to rest before the Wizards play again. Their next game is February 19 at home against Indiana.
Washington will be focused more on maximizing the value of its draft pick rather than trying to win over the next two months, so there’s no incentive to bring back Sarr before he’s fully recovered. The Wizards hold the league’s second-worst record at 14-39 heading into the break, and their first-round pick is top-eight protected.
Tristan Vukcevic also missed Wednesday’s game with an illness, so Washington used an extremely small starting lineup with no real center. Anthony Davis, who was acquired at last week’s deadline, also didn’t play amid conflicting reports on whether he will be held out for the rest of the season.
“focused on maximizing the value of its draft pick” is a very creative way to say “tanking” but I respect it
Bro got a hamstring strain from sitting on the bench 💀💀💀
Fans are PAYING to watch this 💩?
I like his game
I was wrong about him last year. Felt he was a bust in a waiting. He has been outstanding and young players should take notes. It started with better shot selection. Sky is the limit for this kid
Was extremely high on him prior to the draft, he just wasn’t good enough last year but he did the work and put his time into it. I’m glad he’s starting to blossom, one of the league’s better unknown talents bc of the franchise doesn’t win enough.
Alex Sarr 2nd yr in NBA. Hawks passed on him for Risacher. Sarr, Okongwu, Johnson would have made a nice front line. Sarr a rim protector is 20 yrs old.
Sarr — 17 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast …..
Hawks since going to East Finals in 2021. Have ReDone team. Only Onkongwu a rookie then is still on team.