Atlanta Hawks guard Thabo Sefolosha is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks after suffering a calf strain early in Friday night's 105-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, the team announced Saturday.
Sefolosha, 30, was limited to only two minutes after tweaking his calf early in the first quarter. He left without scoring a point and after grabbing a lone rebound. Atlanta didn't miss its top perimeter defender much, holding Portland well below its season average in points en route to winning its 17th straight game.
The long-term effect may be more pronounced. Kent Bazemore had to play 40 minutes in Sefolosha's absence, and the Hawks bench is awfully thin on the wing. Starter DeMarre Carroll will miss his second straight game Saturday with Achilles soreness, per Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and former first-rounder John Jenkins has played 79 games in his disappointing career.
Kyle Korver and Bazemore will undoubtedly be pushing the edge of their minutes limit Saturday, barring an early blowout of the lowly Philadelphia Sixers. Jenkins will go from borderline irrelevanc ...
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Thabo Sefolosha Injury: Updates on Hawks Forward’s Calf and Return
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