Atlanta Hawks will be without forward white Krejci and Larry Nance Jr. For several weeks due to injuries suffered from back-to-back possessions during the fourth quarter of Monday’s victory over values Orlando Magic.
Nance, 32, went out due to a right knee injury with 8:01 left in the game. He was taken to Emory Sports Medical Complex in the Atlanta area for evaluation and depiction, which revealed a non-shifted fracture of his right medial femoral condyl, the team said on Wednesday. Nance will be evaluated in about six weeks.
Krejci, 24, got a lower back contusion with 7:43 left in the competition after being beaten on the floor after a can. The hawks said that further evaluation and depiction confirmed a non-placed lumbar spine. Krejci will be evaluated in three to four weeks.
He had eight points in 18 minutes of Monday’s victory 112-106. Krejci is on average 6.9 points, 2.7 returns and 20.8 minutes in 39 matches (15 starts) this season.
Washington Wizards made him a second round in the draft NBA 2020 and traded him the next day to Oklahoma City. Krejci is an average of 5.2 points with 2.4 returns, 1.9 assists and 18.4 minutes in 120 matches (37 starts) for Thunder (2021-22) and hawks.
Nance collected eight points and three returns in 19 minutes of the hawks’ victory over the magic. He is an average of 8.5 points, 4-3 returns, 1.6 assists and 19.3 minutes in 24 games (three starts) this season.
His career average is 7.7 points, 6.1 returns, 1.9 assists and 23.1 minutes in 546 matches (137 starts) for Los Angeles Lakers (2015-18), Cleveland Cavaliers (2018-21), Portland Trail Blazers (2021-22), New Orleans Pelicans (2022-24) and hawks.
Lakers chose Nance with the 27th overall election of the 2015 NBA draft from Wyoming.
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