Get well soon Jabari
It might still be early into the season, but the Milwaukee Bucks are being considered a sleeper team in the Eastern Conference and can very much well make the playoffs if they keep at it. Unfortunately, temporarily, they will be without their No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft.
Jabari Parker suffered a left knee sprain in Monday night’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns, when he collided P.J. Tucker on a drive to the basket. Parker immediately clutched his leg and stayed down until he was carried off the floor. The Bucks made the announcement that he did suffer a left knee sprain, but have not given an estimated timetable for his return.
Jabari Parker has sprained left knee and will not return. #MILvPHX
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) December 16, 2014
The game actually ended in a nail-biter, as the two teams went back and forth with lead changes in the last minute of the game. The Bucks ended up winning off a Khris Middleton 3-pointer with time expiring after a friendly roll off the basket.
Check out the last 47 seconds of the wild finish below.
UPDATE: Word out of the Bucks locker room is that Jabari Parker will be out for the rest of the season, with a torn ACL.
Story going online now: ESPN sources say Bucks' Jabari Parker expected to miss rest of his rookie season with a suspected torn ACL
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) December 17, 2014
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