Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook is not walking through the door for the rest of the 2013 playoffs.
The team's official Twitter account helped break the news on Saturday afternoon that he underwent successful meniscus surgery and will miss the remainder of the season:
Reggie Jackson is expected to start Game 3 of OKC's first-round series against Houston in his place.
The elephant in the room here is obvious—how does Oklahoma City adjust without a player who has been key to both winning the regular season out West and taking a 2-0 advantage over the Houston Rockets?
As this particularly chilling tweeted picture (h/t Fox Sports) shows, Kevin Durant won't have the luxury of watching his teammate break anyone down off the dribble, lead the fast break or lean on for support when his shot isn't falling this postseason:
There's no sugarcoating this situation—head coach Scott Brooks and staff have their hands full with devising a plan that not only allows the Thunder to get past the Rockets over the next five (if necessary) games, but also a ...
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