The San Antonio Spurs’ first-round choose within the 2024 NBA Draft, Stephon Citadel, has impressed basketball followers along with his efficiency within the Summer season League. The UCONN product averaged 22 factors and 4 assists in his three summer time league video games. He earned the reward of Spurs head coach, Gregg Popovich, who mentioned he would get enjoying time with the NBA staff early in his profession. Spurs followers might want to wait till them to get one other glimpse at Citadel. On Sunday, San Antonio introduced he shall be out for the rest of the Summer season League with a wrist sprain.
Citadel took a tough fall late in San Antonio’s 83-77 win towards the Portland Path Blazers. He popped up holding his wrist, however continued to play the remainder of the sport. It’s doubtless that the autumn has one thing to do along with his damage and the Spurs are being cautious so he doesn’t get harm additional. Final season, Victor Wembanyama solely performed in two video games earlier than being shut down for the remainder of the summer time. Given Popovich’s reward and Citadel’s robust fall, they might have seen sufficient from the rookie.
Citadel on #Spurs shutting him down for remainder of Summer season League after he sprained his proper wrist Saturday: “I really feel like they’ve my finest pursuits in thoughts. I really feel prefer it’s good to take the warning route.” He added he shall be at open gymnasium in SA and is raring for camp to begin.
— Tom Orsborn (@tom_orsborn) July 15, 2024
The Summer season Spurs received their first recreation with out Citadel, defeating first-overall-pick, Zaccharie Risacher, and the Atlanta Hawks 79-76. Spurs followers will nonetheless get the possibility to look at second-round choose, Harrison Ingram, for the remainder of the Summer season League. G League gamers like Jamaree Bouyea and David Duke Jr. also needs to be attracts for Spurs followers seeking to get their basketball repair.
The Spurs will face the New Orleans Pelicans of their subsequent summer time contest on July sixteenth.
