SAN ANTONIO (AP) -San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan bruised his right knee and sprained his right ankle Sunday in the second quarter of their game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
The team said all of Duncan’s ligaments appeared stable but that he would have an MRI exam on Monday. He did not return to the game, which the Spurs won 100-79, and the team said he would miss some playing time.
Duncan got caught up with Portland’s James Jones and fell to the floor near the Spurs’ basket with 7:40 left in the half. He was clutching his knee and had to be helped off the floor by two of his teammates.
“We’ll have to find out a little bit more about the knee and hope that it’s more scary than anything else. That’s what I’m hoping,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “He’ll probably miss a little bit of time.”
That likely includes Wednesday’s home game against the Dallas Mavericks.
“Of course Dallas is special because of the rivalry,” Manu Ginobili said. “But it’s not a big deal. It’s early in the season. Health is way more important that beating Dallas.”
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