LOS ANGELES, USA – Young Minnesota Timberwolves star Zach LaVine will miss the rest of the NBA season after tearing a left knee ligament, the team said Saturday, February 4 (Sunday in Manila).
LaVine was hurt in Friday’s 116-108 loss at Detroit, in which he scored 20 points but departed after less than a minute of the fourth quarter after suffering what was first described as a knee contusion.
In a posting on their website, the team said an MRI exam had revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament that would require surgery at a date still to be determined.
The injury brings LaVine’s third NBA season to a premature close.
He was averaging 18.9 points and 37.2 minutes (third highest in the league) in 47 games.
The high-flying 21-year-old had won the past two editions of the All-Star weekend Slam Dunk contest, but said this month he wouldn’t go for an unprecedented 3-peat in the exhibition. – Rappler.com
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