Dante Exum Injury: Updates on Jazz PG’s Knee and Return

August 4th, 2015 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum suffered a knee injury, feared to be a season-ending torn ACL, while playing for the Australian national team Tuesday in Slovenia.

Continue for updates.

Exum Suffered Torn ACL Thursday, Aug. 6 The Jazz confirmed Exum tore his ACL and provided comments from general manager Dennis Lindsey, who spoke about the injury:

First and foremost, our overriding concern is with Dante and his long-term health. We are continuing to work closely with our medical staff, Dante and his representation in order to reach an accurate diagnosis and recommended treatment so that we can provide him with the best possible care. We all know how hard he will work to make a full recovery and look forward to his return to play.

The swelling has gone down, and Exum is now able to straighten out his left leg, according to Lindsey, per Jody Genessy of the Deseret News. 

On Aug. 4, Utah Jazz PR released a statement on Exum's injury:    



Slovenian journalist Damir Radenovic provided a Vine showing how Exum's injury went down:


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