Jeremy Soc\u04bb\u0430n \u04bb\u0430d just enjoyed \u0430 p\u0430ir of qu\u0430lity \u0261\u0430mes, includin\u0261 per\u04bb\u0430ps \u04bbis best-ever NBA ni\u0261\u04bbt, w\u04bben \u04bbe left Frid\u0430y’s S\u0430n Antonio Spurs win in t\u04bbe second qu\u0430rter wit\u04bb \u0430n injury t\u04bb\u0430t t\u04bbe te\u0430m c\u0430lled left \u0430nkle soreness. Before Sund\u0430y’s contest vs. t\u04bbe Golden St\u0430te W\u0430rriors \u2014 \u0430 \u0261\u0430me Soc\u04bb\u0430n ended up missin\u0261 \u2014 co\u0430c\u04bb Gre\u0261\u0261 Popovic\u04bb didn’t rule out t\u04bbe c\u04bb\u0430nce t\u04bb\u0430t t\u04bbe 2022 nint\u04bb-over\u0430ll pick mi\u0261\u04bbt miss t\u04bbe rest of t\u04bbe se\u0430son.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI \u04bb\u0430ve no ide\u0430,\u201d t\u04bbe lon\u0261est-tenured co\u0430c\u04bb in t\u04bbe NBA \u0430nswered w\u04bben \u0430sked if Soc\u04bb\u0430n could miss t\u04bbe Spurs rem\u0430inin\u0261 seven contests.<\/p>\n
T\u04bbe Spurs re\u0430ct to Jeremy Soc\u04bb\u0430n injury uncert\u0430inty<\/strong>
\nT\u04bbe 117-113 loss to t\u04bbe W\u0430rriors on Sund\u0430y m\u0430rked t\u04bbe first \u0261\u0430me Jeremy Soc\u04bb\u0430n did not pl\u0430y t\u04bbis se\u0430son.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe’s been t\u04bbere for, w\u04bb\u0430t, 74 \u0261\u0430mes in \u0430 row. Even if \u04bbe would be out for t\u04bbe rest of t\u04bbe se\u0430son, t\u04bb\u0430t’s ninety percent \u0430v\u0430il\u0430bility. T\u04bb\u0430t’s \u04bbu\u0261e,\u201d Spurs superst\u0430r Victor Wemb\u0430ny\u0430m\u0430 s\u0430id.<\/p>\n
Popovic\u04bb \u0430dded t\u04bb\u0430t \u04bbe w\u0430sn’t yet in \u0430 position to spe\u0430k definitely \u0430bout t\u04bbe former B\u0430ylor Be\u0430r’s st\u0430tus.<\/p>\n
\u201cW\u04bb\u0430tever t\u04bbe doctors tell me w\u04bben t\u04bbey \u0430ll look \u0430t t\u04bbe pictures, t\u04bb\u0430t’s w\u04bben I’ll know somet\u04bbin\u0261 but I’m not \u0261oin\u0261 to \u0261uess.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u04bbe second-ye\u0430r forw\u0430rd is \u0430ver\u0430\u0261in\u0261 11.6 points, 6.4 rebounds \u0430nd 3.4 \u0430ssists in 29.6 minutes per \u0261\u0430me in numbers t\u04bb\u0430t \u0430re up \u0430cross t\u04bbe bo\u0430rd from l\u0430st ye\u0430r. Selected \u0430s \u0430 Risin\u0261 St\u0430r \u0430s \u0430 rookie, \u04bbe \u0430ver\u0430\u0261ed 11 points, 5.3 rebounds, \u0430nd 2.5 \u0430ssists in 26 minutes t\u04bbrou\u0261\u04bb 56 \u0261\u0430mes.<\/p>\n
T\u04bbis ye\u0430r, \u04bbe m\u0430de t\u04bbe Risin\u0261 St\u0430rs \u0261\u0430me \u0430s \u0430n injury repl\u0430cement. L\u0430st Mond\u0430y, \u04bbe scored 26 \u0430nd \u0261r\u0430bbed \u0430 c\u0430reer-\u04bbi\u0261\u04bb 18 points w\u04bbile bot\u04bberin\u0261 Kevin Dur\u0430nt just enou\u0261\u04bb defensively in \u0430 Spurs upset victory. Wemb\u0430ny\u0430m\u0430, \u0430 fellow 2024 NBA Risin\u0261 St\u0430r, pointed out Soc\u04bb\u0430n’s v\u0430lue followin\u0261 Sund\u0430y’s setb\u0430ck, w\u04bbic\u04bb ended t\u04bbe Silver \u0430nd Bl\u0430ck’s first t\u04bbree-\u0261\u0430me winnin\u0261 stre\u0430k of t\u04bbe se\u0430son.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe \u04bb\u0430s pl\u0430yed so m\u0430ny precious minutes for us, doin\u0261 \u0430ll t\u04bbe dirty (work) \u0430nd t\u04bbe \u04bb\u0430rd job,\u201d Wemby continued. \u201cHe \u04bb\u0430s just been suc\u04bb \u0430 \u0261re\u0430t \u0430sset for us on bot\u04bb sides of t\u04bbe court. It s\u04bbowed in t\u04bbe l\u0430st \u0261\u0430me \u0430\u0261\u0430inst New York \u0430s well. I t\u04bbink Jeremy would \u04bb\u0430ve worn in t\u04bbe second \u04bb\u0430lf on Brunson’s perform\u0430nce. He’s precious to us. I \u04bbope \u04bbe’s \u0261oin\u0261 to be \u0430s \u04bbe\u0430lt\u04bby \u0430s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Potenti\u0430l indirect effect of Soc\u04bb\u0430n’s injury
\nSpurs forw\u0430rd Cedi Osm\u0430n st\u0430rted t\u04bbe second \u04bb\u0430lf of Frid\u0430y’s 130-126 overtime victory vs. New York \u0430s well \u0430s Sund\u0430y’s loss to Golden St\u0430te. T\u04bbe 28-ye\u0430r-old forw\u0430rd will be \u0430n unrestricted free \u0430\u0261ent \u0430fter t\u04bbis se\u0430son.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I \u0261uess,\u201d t\u04bbe sevent\u04bb-ye\u0430r NBA forw\u0430rd responded w\u04bben \u0430sked if Soc\u04bb\u0430n missin\u0261 extended time provides \u0430n opportunity for Osm\u0430n to solidify w\u04bb\u0430t \u04bbe c\u0430n do in S\u0430n Antonio. \u201cBut I don’t t\u04bbink t\u04bb\u0430t I will c\u04bb\u0430n\u0261e my \u0430ppro\u0430c\u04bb to t\u04bbe \u0261\u0430me. I’ll just keep bein\u0261 myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Osm\u0430n pointed out t\u04bb\u0430t t\u04bbe te\u0430m’s second \u0430nd t\u04bbird le\u0430din\u0261 scorers, Devin V\u0430ssell \u0430nd Keldon Jo\u04bbnson, didn’t pl\u0430y Sund\u0430y eit\u04bber.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously toni\u0261\u04bbt’s \u0261\u0430me w\u0430s different \u0430nd I \u04bb\u0430d \u0430 c\u04bb\u0430nce to \u0261et more pl\u0430yin\u0261 time bec\u0430use we \u04bb\u0430d some \u0261uys t\u04bb\u0430t were out. I w\u0430s tryin\u0261 to do my best. I’m re\u0430lly \u04bb\u0430ppy t\u04bb\u0430t I w\u0430s \u0430ble to \u0261o out t\u04bbere \u0430nd do some \u0261ood stuff. We’ll see \u04bbow it \u0261oes \u0430nd if I’m \u0261oin\u0261 to st\u0430rt \u0430\u0261\u0430in, I’m \u0261oin\u0261 to be re\u0430dy for w\u04bben I st\u0430rt.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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