The primary harm information of the brand new season has hit for the Spurs, and it’s not even coaching camp but. In response to a Spurs press launch, second general choose Dylan Harper suffered a partial tear of the collateral ligament in his left thumb on Wednesday and underwent profitable surgical procedure to restore it immediately.
The unhealthy information it’s his capturing hand. The excellent news is whereas he’ll possible miss coaching camp and not less than among the preseason — which, make no mistake, shouldn’t be supreme for a rookie — he’s anticipated to return for the common season opener on October 22 in opposition to Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks. (And, let’s face it, that match-up is probably going why they’re opening in opposition to their IH-35 rivals for the third season in a row.)
Low season accidents are by no means supreme, however gamers must apply to remain in form. It might all the time be a lot worse, because the Thunder additionally simply introduced the rookie Thomas Sorber will miss all the 2025-26 season with a torn ACL suffered in apply. Hopefully there aren’t any extra accidents between now and the beginning of the season, because the Spurs have seen sufficient of these over the past couple of years and simply bought Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox again themselves.
