The Brooklyn Nets suffered a devastating blow to their roster on Monday night when Caris LeVert went down with a gruesome-looking leg injury. LeVert was drafted in 2016 despite several injury issues in college, and worked hard to become a key player for the Nets.
This year, the culmination of LeVert's work began to shine through as he matured into a pivotal role. On Monday, the Nets visited the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the finals seconds of the first half, LeVert jumped up for a block but landed awkwardly and fell to the floor in pain. A replay of the fall shows LeVert landing and bending his lower leg, but the extent of his injury has yet to be discerned.
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Trainers immediately surrounded LeVert, inspecting him as he grimaced. Eventually, a stretcher was called to carry him to the locker room before LeVert was taken to a local hospital in Minnesota. “He’s the heart and soul of our program, so really tough blow,” head coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters. “I feel for him. He’s had a fantastic start to the season, has obviously made a huge jump. I just know Caris. If anybody’s coming back from this, the human, the character, the person, the player, he’ll come back from this.”
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