Vit Krejci Fractures Ankle (Or Leg) In Vague, Brutal Injury Update
Nori: Vit Krejci suffered fracture in ankle or leg. (via @Chold)
The Portland just dropped an injury update that reads like a multiple-choice question. According to reports, guard Vit Krejci has suffered a fracture in either his ankle or his leg.
That is a terrifying level of medical uncertainty. Telling a professional athlete they broke their ankle or their leg is like telling a pilot the plane is missing either a tire or the entire left wing. Both are bad, but the details feel pretty important when you are trying to map out a recovery plan.
The timing is brutal for Krejci, who was just starting to carve out a reliable role. He logged 24 minutes in a recent 112-90 victory, putting up five points and four rebounds while looking like a functional piece of the rotation.
Now he adds another massive setback to a resume that already looks like a medical textbook. Over the last few years, Krejci has missed time with calf, back, thigh, shoulder, and knee issues. He just got over a calf contusion that cost him 11 games, only to immediately suffer a structural break.
For anyone holding Portland futures or trying to map out daily fantasy lineups, this throws a wrench into the backcourt rotation. The will have to redistribute his 20-plus minutes, which means a lot of unpredictable usage rates for the rest of the bench guards.
We will have to wait for the medical staff to actually figure out which bone snapped before we get a real recovery timeline. Until then, expect Krejci to be parked on the bench in a walking boot for the foreseeable future while Portland scrambles to fill the gap.