The Brooklyn Nets will be without their top scorer for the foreseeable future.
Forward Michael Porter Jr. is expected to miss multiple weeks due to a left hamstring strain, the team announced on Thursday.
An MRI confirmed the diagnosis, and he’ll be re-evaluated in two to three weeks.
Porter last played on March 10, logging just 22 minutes in a loss against the Detroit Pistons. He finished the game with 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting.
He’d since missed four consecutive games leading into Thursday’s news, although Porter had previously been listed as day-to-day with an ankle injury during that span.
The 27-year-old was traded to Brooklyn from the Denver Nuggets last off-season in exchange for Cameron Johnson. He’s made the most of the heightened role with the Nets, averaging a career-best 24.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.1 steals through 52 appearances.
He ranks 14th in the NBA for scoring, and he is seventh in average three-point makes (3.4), hitting triples on a 36.3 per cent clip.
Porter’s individual success hasn’t translated to the Nets, however, as they sit 13th in the Eastern Conference with a 17-52 record entering Thursday.
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