Spurs two-way player David Jones Garcia will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his right ankle, according to Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News (subscription required). The 24-year-old small forward was injured in a G League game last month, and the team hasn’t set a recovery timetable.
Orsborn states that Jones Garcia hurt his ankle while playing for the Austin Spurs in a January contest against the South Bay Lakers. He continued to appear in games after the injury until he hurt his leg on a drive to the basket last Thursday.
After the operation was completed, Jones Garcia posted a photo to Instagram of him in a hospital bed accompanied by the statement “All Glory To The Man Above.”
“You never want to see anyone go down,” Austin head coach Jacob Chance said. “I thought he was kind of finding a little bit of a rhythm. He came back in the last game from his concussion and took some possessions to get going.”
Jones Garcia was averaging 25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 11 regular season games with Austin. He was one of seven G League players selected last week to participate in the Rising Stars event at All-Star Weekend.
Jones Garcia has also appeared in 11 games with San Antonio this season, averaging 2.9 PPG in limited playing time. He spent time on two-way contracts with Philadelphia and Utah last season. He signed his two-way deal with the Spurs in July after an impressive Summer League performance.
March 4 is the final day that players can be signed to two-way contracts, so the Spurs have an opportunity to replace Jones Garcia on their roster.