Overview
- The team said an MRI confirmed a left hamstring strain after Porter felt discomfort during a Wednesday workout while progressing from a recent right ankle sprain.
- Porter will be sidelined and re-evaluated in two to three weeks, a window that falls just before the regular season ends.
- Brooklyn’s leading scorer has delivered a breakout first year with the Nets, averaging roughly 24.2 points and 7.1 rebounds across 52 starts.
- The Nets have struggled badly without him, including posting the league’s worst offensive numbers over their last four games as injuries to Egor Demin and Day’Ron Sharpe further thin the rotation.
- Porter was acquired from Denver in the offseason and has $40.8 million guaranteed next season, leaving the front office to weigh an extension or potential trade this summer as reported.