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Nets’ Michael Porter Jr. out multiple weeks due to hamstring strain
The Brooklyn Nets will be without their top scorer for the foreseeable future.
An MRI confirmed the diagnosis, and he’ll be re-evaluated in two to three weeks.
Porter last played on March 10, logging just 22 minutes in a loss against the Detroit Pistons. He finished the game with 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting.
He’d since missed four consecutive games leading into Thursday’s news, although Porter had previously been listed as day-to-day with an ankle injury during that span.
The 27-year-old was traded to Brooklyn from the Denver Nuggets last off-season in exchange for Cameron Johnson. He’s made the most of the heightened role with the Nets, averaging a career-best 24.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.1 steals through 52 appearances.
He ranks 14th in the NBA for scoring, and he is seventh in average three-point makes (3.4), hitting triples on a 36.3 per cent clip.
Porter’s individual success hasn’t translated to the Nets, however, as they sit 13th in the Eastern Conference with a 17-52 record entering Thursday.
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