As we inch closer towards the opening of the 2018-19 NBA season, the San Antonio Spurs continue to be hammered by key injuries.
Just days after the news of starting point guard Dejounte Murray tearing his ACL, the Spurs have been dealt another blow when it comes to the health of Derrick White. White, a 6-foot-4 guard, will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks due to a heel injury according to Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News.
Morw bad news for the Spurs Derrick White is going to miss 6 to 8 weeks with a heel injury, Gregg Popovich says. Story to come.
— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) October 12, 2018
The Spurs confirmed the news via their Twitter account and shed more light on White’s injury. The team says White tore the plantar fascia in his left heel.
Spurs guard Derrick White underwent an MRI examination last night in San Antonio that revealed a left plantar fascia tear.
More: https://t.co/VA86mVNDcg pic.twitter.com/L5qrqW9OhZ
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 12, 2018
Another devastating injury, Derrick White is now the third San Antonio guard to go down with a major ailment in the past couple weeks. Of course, Murray is sidelined for the season with his ruptured ACL and exciting rookie Lonnie Walker IV will also be out for an extended period due to a torn meniscus.
Though White wasn’t expected to immediately fill in for either Murray or Walker IV, he did appear to be on the verge of holding down some major minutes in a decimated San Antonio backcourt. Now with the second-year man out of the picture as well, the Spurs will have to turn to veteran point guard Patty Mills along with reserves Bryn Forbes and Marco Belinelli.
