The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered another blow during their already rough offseason. With Kevin Durant already out for the first part of the regular season, Anthony Morrow may be joining him.
According to Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman, Morrow suffered a sprained MCL on Thursday:
Mayberry also reported the 29-year-old shooting guard/small forward could miss four to six weeks:
Morrow averaged 8.4 points and shot 45.1 percent from three-point range last season with the New Orleans Pelicans before signing with the Thunder in the offseason.
Signing Morrow provides the much-needed depth that was sorely lacking last season.
Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals illustrated the biggest problem for Oklahoma City last year. Only five different players scored in OKC’s 112-107 loss to the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs.
Morrow alone won’t help the Thunder get over the hump, but his three-point shooting will be invaluable to their offense. Opposing defenses won’t be able to sag off of him, which will in turn open the floor for Ru ...
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