Another year, another playoff injury for Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul. The 37-year-old had to sit out Game 2 between the Nuggets and the Suns because of a discomfort in the left adductor.
What is known about it and when could Paul return? Details below.
What injury does Chris Paul have?
Paul entered the locker room at closing third quarter of Game 2 between Suns and Nuggetswith clear discomfort in left adductor. A few minutes later, the point guard was are rejected to rejoin this party.
However, the Suns did not specify what type of injury Paul suffered the outlook is not promising at all for the base, nor for Phoenix. Initially, the damage was noted as a contraction of the left adductor.
According The Athletic’s Sams Harania reports May 2, Paul will be re-evaluated in a week.so the Phoenix Suns are preparing to face Games 3, 4 and a possible fifth game of the series without him.
Chris Paul’s playoff injury history
Paul is one of the oldest players in the NBA. But that comes at a cost: As a short guard who plays between the trees in the NBA, Paul is more prone to injury. And boy did he have them in the playoffs.
2015
Many of those injuries have occurred in the postseason. In the 2015 playoffs, Paul was injured in the left hamstring. Despite the injury, Paul persevered and hit the series-clinching basket as the Clippers beat the Spurs in seven games.
2016
In 2016, Pavlos he broke his arm right hand while trying to get the ball from Blazers guard Gerald Henderson. He lost the final two games of the series and Los Angeles fell to Portland in six games.
2018
2018 looked to be the year Paul was finally going to break the mold with James Harden and the Rockets. However, PC3 left femur sprain at the end of Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. He missed the final two games of the series, the Rockets missed 27 straight 3-pointers in Game 7, and the rest was history.
2021
Paul finally broke through the glass ceiling and reached the NBA Finals last year. But it hasn’t been a journey without bumps and bruises. the veteran point guard suffered a right shoulder injury in Game 5 of Phoenix’s first-round series against the Lakers. Paul only played 22 minutes in Game 5 and 28 in Game 6, but rose to prominence as the playoffs progressed.
2022
In the 2022 Western Conference semifinal series between the Suns and Mavs, Paul added a new injury, in this case to right quadriceps. Although arriving at the final game of this tie, which ended Phoenix’s campaign, there were never too many additional details about the severity of the problem.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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