AHHH! Derrick White Sprains His Ankle (Update: Pop: "I don't expect him back this season." Devin Vassell to start.)

[D WHITE]

https://twitter.com/losluchabros/status/1386839941238476801

My boy... That'd don't look good.

[DAF86]

Remember when folks used to say Manu was injury prone? This is what injury prone really looks like, tbh.

[slick'81]

Remember when folks used to say Manu was injury prone? This is what injury prone really looks like, tbh.


Yea dude is a walking red cross

[Blackhaus]

It’s them feet of his, need to wrappem in bubble wrap. He’s got weird running and foot action to begin with.

[GAustex]

Not positive but i think Murray has missed more time to injury than White. That Murray made of glass.

[Dejounte]

Turrible. Simply turrible.

[slick'81]

Not positive but i think Murray has missed more time to injury than White. That Murray made of glass.


Thatll happen when you miss an entire season after an acl tear,tbh

[Dejounte]

Derrick White got Zaza'd

[slick'81]

Hopefully it is just a sprain,tbh

[Dejounte]

Maybe Spurs are not "crowded" in the backcourt after all. Keep everybody and draft another combo guard.

[slick'81]

Maybe Spurs are not "crowded" in the backcourt after all. Keep everybody and draft another combo guard.


Shhhit ,Why not

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

https://media1.tenor.com/images/fcf1db3d59322eecb716a2cc8dee1f46/tenor.gif

[BlackAndWhite]

Derrick has just been unlucky this season

[SAGirl]

Saw a replay on it. It looks like a sprain. It does suck for him and the team.
He was playing so well... More Vassell time I imagine.

[Mr. Body]

White has the weakest stems in the league.

[Fusternino]

It's still time to move DDR to the 2, KJ to the 3, and stop playing all of the nonsense four perimeter player lineups.

[Spurs Homer]

Porcelain

was just a matter of time...

[NASpurs]

If White is out for an indefinite amount of time, maybe Vassell can start in his place.

:rollin that makes too much sense, I forget the senile old man will try and get cute.

[timtonymanu]

If White is out for an indefinite amount of time, maybe Vassell can start in his place.

:rollin that makes too much sense, I forget the senile old man will try and get cute.

:pop: Vassell is not ready.

*proceeds to let Mills stink it up because “culture”

[Darius Bieber]

Maybe Spurs are not "crowded" in the backcourt after all. Keep everybody and draft another combo guard.

Gotta bump that “Should have taken Haliburton tbh” thread tbh

[BillMc]

White is out and its not like Lonnie is just begging to be in the SL with his play. Start Devin at the 2 while White is out. Won't happen but we can dream.

[Darius Bieber]

How much you wanna bet the senile man trots out Mills in the starting lineup for 40+ mins a game while White is out? :lmao :lmao :lmao

[tmtcsc]

White is out and its not like Lonnie is just begging to be in the SL with his play. Start Devin at the 2 while White is out. Won't happen but we can dream.

Lonnie is the biggest "tease" to ever suit up for the Spurs. One night he's giving you 31, the next he has a sprained wrist and misses several games. One night he's aggressive on offense, the next, he looks like he's just spectating. Coaching staff must be thrilled.

[timvp]

Man, just bad luck on the landing. Sucks :td

[DAF86]

Pop needs to get his head out of his ass and start Vassell now that White is out. It is awful enough that Devin is currently getting DNP's.

[timvp]

Pop needs to get his head out of his ass and start Vassell now that White is out. It is awful enough that Devin is currently getting DNP's.

To be fair, Vassell played tonight.

[timtonymanu]

To be fair, Vassell played tonight.

:lol

[PhantomDashCam]

https://twitter.com/JeffGSpursZone/status/1386878574993543170?s=20

Get well soon D Dub.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I hope it wasn’t as bad as it appeared. Bummer.

[Fireball]

two weeks out i guess ... that did not look good

[Larry O]

Just from the looks of it, that appeared to be a high ankle sprain, which could mean that he may be out four to six weeks before he's back on the court. (insert praying dog here!!!) :) But hopefully with this injury, even if it's 3 or 4 games, if Derrick is out, hopefully this will create a good opportunity for either Lonnie or Devin to grow, shine and earn the coaching staff and the team's trust, to play more meaningful, productive minutes, either in the starting lineup or coming off the bench! DO IT POP! GSG!!!

[cd021]

Not positive but i think Murray has missed more time to injury than White. That Murray made of glass.
He's generally been pretty durable minus the ACL injury, White has has a bunch of foot issues.

[Arcadian]

Well at least his leg didn't snap in half like Chris Weidman's.

[BackHome]

Yeah that was nasty those low kicks ain’t no joke

[R. DeMurre]

Ouch, looked painful. Those type of sprains always make me cringe, but than I rewatch the video three times :lol.... remember that horrifying Shaun Livingston injury? It literally made me queasy, but I rewatched it like a dozen times. I even remember remember my girlfriend at the time saying, "Oh god, are watching that horrible leg snap injury again??"

[Slippy]

If it was the toe would of been concerned. Instead it was the most common injury in basketball . As long as xrays clear him, would expect him back 1week,maybe 2 week max and to regain that top form he's been showing

[rjv]

it really just comes down the grade and whether it's high or low.

[SAGirl]

Checking in to see if there’s any news on him... only saw pictures/videos of the injury, but nothing new... I suppose he’s getting X-rayed, scanned, MRI, medical consults, etc.

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In the zoomed-in picture, it looks like something is out of place... I am thinking it’s more serious than the initial impression of a sprain I got.

[Fireball]

really depends on how flexible his ligaments are ... but that truly looks like he will be out for the stretch run

[rjv]

Checking in to see if there’s any news on him... only saw pictures/videos of the injury, but nothing new... I suppose he’s getting X-rayed, scanned, MRI, medical consults, etc.

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In the zoomed-in picture, it looks like something is out of place... I am thinking it’s more serious than the initial impression of a sprain I got.

if it's a dislocated ankle, that would be 6-8 weeks which is about the same as a severe sprain of the high ankle. usually, x-rays can be done that night so if he had fractured a bone, i would think that we would know that by now. of course, with the spurs one can never really know what's going on.

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/bouncepassos/status/1387106079155359746?s=19

Expecting the worst with this injury... Wish we'd hear about the diagnosis right now.

[J_Paco]

https://twitter.com/bouncepassos/status/1387106079155359746?s=19

Expecting the worst with this injury... Wish we'd hear about the diagnosis right now.

Of course the team loses Derrick right when he was playing his best stretch of the season. Gotta hope Devin & Lonnie can step up and take on his minutes/role.

Otherwise, we'll be seeing more stupidity like Patty guarding Bradley Beal last night. That should never, ever happen but Pop "relies" on that move time and time again.

[Dex]

At this point, his ability to stay healthy is a legitimate concern. Derrick has never played more than 70 games in a season (and is now on pace to play 41 games per 82 this season).

I know the injury from last night could be considered a "fluke" because he landed on Jakob's foot, but a lot of guys jump around all the time in the NBA and manage not to get hurt so often.

Recently, I've also noticed that White has a tendency to jump extremely close to his opponent's space...which sometimes leads to good defense, but also leads to a lot of bump or tripping fouls. He doesn't seem to have a good grasp of his own landing zone, which means he is either getting under someone or landing on someone.

We'll see what the MRI shows, but a high ankle sprain pretty much puts him on IR for the rest of the season and probably the play-in.

[poopbox]

Meh just unlucky to come down on Poeltl foot...

If he plays again this season I would be surprised...

Patty Mills 32 + minutes a game incoming in 5...4...3...2

[MannyIsGod]

At this point, his ability to stay healthy is a legitimate concern. Derrick has never played more than 70 games in a season (and is now on pace to play 41 games per 82 this season).

I know the injury from last night could be considered a "fluke" because he landed on Jakob's foot, but a lot of guys jump around all the time in the NBA and manage not to get hurt so often.

Recently, I've also noticed that White has a tendency to jump extremely close to his opponent's space...which sometimes leads to good defense, but also leads to a lot of bump or tripping fouls. He doesn't seem to have a good grasp of his own landing zone, which means he is either getting under someone or landing on someone.

We'll see what the MRI shows, but a high ankle sprain pretty much puts him on IR for the rest of the season and probably the play-in.

I mean 2 of his 3 seasons that he's played have only had 71 and 72 games, so playing 70 games is a high fucking mark. How many players hit 70 the past 2 seasons? He hit 68 last year.

[Dejounte]

At this point, his ability to stay healthy is a legitimate concern. Derrick has never played more than 70 games in a season (and is now on pace to play 41 games per 82 this season).

I know the injury from last night could be considered a "fluke" because he landed on Jakob's foot, but a lot of guys jump around all the time in the NBA and manage not to get hurt so often.

Recently, I've also noticed that White has a tendency to jump extremely close to his opponent's space...which sometimes leads to good defense, but also leads to a lot of bump or tripping fouls. He doesn't seem to have a good grasp of his own landing zone, which means he is either getting under someone or landing on someone.

We'll see what the MRI shows, but a high ankle sprain pretty much puts him on IR for the rest of the season and probably the play-in.

Kawhi Leonard first four seasons: 64, 58, 66, 64

Also, weird to use "pace to play 41 games" when over 40% players have missed substantial time due to COVID and the games being so compressed (11 games in 8 games) which "on pace" doesn't account for.

[Dex]

I mean 2 of his 3 seasons that he's played have only had 71 and 72 games, so playing 70 games is a high fucking mark. How many players hit 70 the past 2 seasons? He hit 68 last year.

Last year seems to be the anomaly.

He had a fractured wrist in his rookie year, which only gave Pop more of an excuse to give him the rookie treatment.

He had a left plantar fascia tear his second year which cost him the first month of the season, and played 81% of games that season.

Last year was his best year health wise when played 68 of the 71 games so kudos for that...though he did also get a 3 month layoff imbetween the season getting postponed and the bubble.

This season he is looking at 50% of games this season, first with the toe issues and now the ankle sprain.

Maybe he really is just snakebit and its not truly a concern going forward, but his overall history doesn't really reflect well.

[SAGirl]

Saw a really iffy tweet that it’s a grade 2 sprain. Out 4-6 weeks. Unreliable IMO.

the reputable sources are waiting for an official report from the team.

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1387105764217696265?s=21 (https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1387105764217696265?s=21)

[Dejounte]

Saw a really iffy tweet that it’s a grade 2 sprain. Out 4-6 weeks. Unreliable IMO.

the reputable sources are waiting for an official report from the team.

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1387105764217696265?s=21 (https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1387105764217696265?s=21)

https://twitter.com/KSATRJ/status/1387129477952647168?s=19

Calling it an "ankle sprain" for now...

[SAGirl]

Yeah just saw that. Out as would be expected. No timetable for return, no details. Kind of expecting him out the rest of the season since it’s so condensed.

[timvp]

That'd be BS if the Spurs don't give a timetable. Do they realize they have fans, tbh? No need for CIA tactics when the goal is the seventh seed and a first round exit or whatever.

[Dejounte]

That'd be BS if the Spurs don't give a timetable. Do they realize they have fans, tbh? No need for CIA tactics when the goal is the seventh seed and a first round exit or whatever.

Nah, I just remembered that they usually reveal it during one of the pre-game interviews. So I expect to hear about it an hour before the Heat game tomorrow at the latest.

[Dirks_Finale]

Ouch. Looks like he will miss 2-3 weeks with that unless he has rubber ankles.

[KobesAchilles]

Our scrub center didn't even try to contest the shot and wound up injuring our best player (in April). Get him off the team already

[Robz4000]

He won't play again this season imo.

[Mugen]

That'd be BS if the Spurs don't give a timetable. Do they realize they have fans, tbh? No need for CIA tactics when the goal is the seventh seed and a first round exit or whatever.

Five rings, maggot. :pop:

[Joseph Kony]

Wonder who the Spurs will start in his place. Vassell makes too much sense that the old man probably wont do it

[Larry O]

So, with that said, I can see Lonnie in the starting lineup, & Devin will see more minutes coming off the bench for sure now, which is a good thing! :) Well... unless Pop pulls a surprise on us, & it better NOT be MILLS IN THE STARTING LINEUP! :( GSG!!!

[EasyMoney]

Wonder who the Spurs will start in his place. Vassell makes too much sense that the old man probably wont do it


This is Lonnies opportunity to step up. No more passive-ness. He has to be aggressive. This also opens the door for vassell and or samanic to get minutes permanently to end the season.

Murray/mills
Walker/vassell
Johnson/gay
Derozan/samanic?
Poeltl/Eubanks

[MultiTroll]

^ if Pock puts them in.

Could also be instead more Patty n Gay. :rolleyes

[Degoat]

The fact that nothing has been announced leads me to believe it’s not that serious tbh, if the was something that kept him out 4-6 weeks they would have announced it

[exstatic]

The fact that nothing has been announced leads me to believe it’s not that serious tbh, if the was something that kept him out 4-6 weeks they would have announced it

Someone pointed out that they usually announce the degree of injuries the next pre game media session. Stay tuned tomorrow.

[Larry O]

Let's see if the Spurs' training staff can work some magic/miracles with Derrick's ankle! If they can get him back in 4 games (highly unlikely due to injury precautions protocols & all?), but if it's a grade one sprain, which it sure did not look like it on Monday night, it could be possible that he could be day to day. Hopefully, CIA Pop will address this matter in his pregame presser, but if it's a grade 2 sprain, well, stick a fork in him cause he's done for the regular season. And it's no telling how the Spurs will fair in the standings & with the in-game playoff scenario, but he may not be available until the 2nd round, if the Spurs get that far. Okay Lonnie, & Devin, it's your time to shine now & impact this team when given the opportunity! GSG!!!

[rjv]

big opportunity for lonnie. hopefully, he doesn't shy away from it.

[Chomag]

Patty going 40 minutes for that new fat contract TBH

[DJR210]

So tired of this fucking guy lol

[kht]

So tired of this fucking guy lol

literally a freak accident... chill

[cjw]

literally a freak accident... chill

This. Is he injury prone with his feet? Yes. Does this have anything to do with that? No.

This is like when people called Carson Wentz injury prone because he got concussed by Clowney’s helmet, when his other injuries had nothing to do with that one.

[SAGirl]

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[NASpurs]

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At least our death in the play-in will be short and sweet.

[Dejounte]

Good news is no surgery

[Dejounte]

Have him become our bench PG when he comes back to try to preserve his body

[exstatic]

Have him become our bench PG when he comes back to try to preserve his body

He’ll just step on Eubanks foot, and have KA rant about that.

[exstatic]

People actually cheered the signing when he hasn't proved shit. :lmao

He has the most complete game of any guard on our roster. The cheers were warranted. Over the next dozen or so games, you’re going to see exactly what White means to this team.

[Dejounte]

White on a 24 minute limit a la Ginobili should be the plan going forward

[timtonymanu]

People actually cheered the signing when he hasn't proved shit. :lmao

Just wait until we max Derozan

[timvp]

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:depressed

[mexicanjunior]

The Sean Lee of San Antonio...

[PhantomDashCam]

Really sad news but not unexpected tbh considering the tape on the play.

Some thoughts:

- We are now 4 seasons in and we still don’t have definitive proof that the DJ/DW backcourt can be a force together long term. I’m in the optimist camp but with many mitigating factors in play, what’s the expiration date on this?

- DDR is going to have potentially a really strong end to the season. Think we’re talking similar to how he’s played the last week or so. Could be a contractual nightmare for many reasons in the Off-season.

- Vassell and Lonnie get a chance to show us their skills in must perform to win games. Won’t be able to take games off or accrue DNPs for the remainder of the season if Spurs are going to make the play-in/playoffs. Definite silver lining to this. In fact, probably the only one…

[exstatic]

White on a 24 minute limit a la Ginobili should be the plan going forward

Nah. He had surgical recovery that cost him the beginning of the season, can’t be blamed for catching covid, and is just now actually injured.

[james evans]

Just wait until we max Derozan
it's definitely coming. No team in their right mind would pay Defrozen and popovich loves to give away money to players that can't do shit in games or are washed up.

[playbonner15]

Is the team still planning to make the playoffs without D White? It's still possible but without White, defense is poopoo

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/1387601974921678851?s=19

[RC_Drunkford]

I don’t think White is injury prone. There’s not much he can do when it comes to catching Covid or rolling his ankle. That can happen to anybody. The only concern is the plantar facitis thing. I think the Murray/White combo will look a lot better with DeRozan gone, where they can get more usage. The one thing that White is missing is an elite big man though. He just gets bigs easy shots and buckets and Poeltl ain’t that good of a scorer.

[slick'81]

To be expected. See ya next season d.white!

[timtonymanu]

He has the most complete game of any guard on our roster. The cheers were warranted. Over the next dozen or so games, you’re going to see exactly what White means to this team.

Bumping this for truth.

[objective]

It's absurd that anyone would think it's a bad extension.

They can trade him for a pick and an exception anytime they want this summer. Teams would LOVE to have him.

Lauri Markannen is trash and has a chance to trick a dumb team like San Antonio into a similar sized deal, and he really is injury prone with his syndromes or fatigue, is a terrible defender, and had lost his spot on a lotto team in the East.

[gambit1990]

Remember when folks used to say Manu was injury prone? This is what injury prone really looks like, tbh.

[duncan2k5]

But we have been losing with White... For several seasons... He isn't a savior

[gambit1990]

how many more injuries before you want to trade him? serious question. hopefully he can stay healthy for some very long stretch. but if he doesn't...

[Flawless]

Did we ever get an actual announcement on what the severity of the injury was? I know Pop said he was out for the season, but it seems strange to me that the Spurs did not post any official information on their page.

[kht]

Could he come back in the playoffs? Play-in is in two weeks and some change.

[exstatic]

Could he come back in the playoffs? Play-in is in two weeks and some change.

If it’s a high ankle sprain, well, that Kept LeBron out for like 6 weeks.

[PrimeMinister]

Whites extension hasn’t even kicked in yet but apparently an ankle sprain during a lost season after he looked like our most complete player is cause to trade or cry about 17 million dollars that could have gone to some 10 year veteran taking too many shots off the bench

pathetic