Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay has apparently suffered a torn left Achilles. He went down with the injury midway through the Kings contest against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
Here’s a video of the incident.
Here’s what happened to Rudy Gay.
Appears he went down with a non-contact leg injury, got carried to the locker room. Hope he’s alright. pic.twitter.com/vBZXjMjWay
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) January 19, 2017
Prelim eval is that Rudy Gay tore his left Achilles tonight
— Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) January 19, 2017
The Kings just announced they fear Rudy Gay suffered a torn left Achilles tonight. Further examinations are scheduled tomorrow to confirm.
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) January 19, 2017
(UPDATE 1/19/17)
The Kings officially announced Gay’s Achilles injury, thus ending his season.
Results of an MRI performed today at Kaiser Permanente confirmed that Kings forward Rudy Gay suffered a full rupture of the left Achilles tendon during third quarter play of last night’s game versus the Indiana Pacers
Surgery to repair the injury will be scheduled in the coming days.
His season will seemingly be ended and now his future with the team is up in the air.
Gay had previously stated his interest in opting out of his contract at season’s end and finding a new home. The Kings have not made the playoffs since Gay arrived in Sacramento back in 2013.
He was projected to be a big name when trade deadline season begins. As far back as the preseason, Gay was a centerpiece in some negotiations, and apparently, a trade with the Thunder almost went down. Now, we might have to wait a very long time until we see Rudy Gay on the basketball court again.
