The Utah Jazz’s disastrous season continues to get worse! The 7th-year guard, Collin Sexton, remained as the only guiding light in the team’s journey while the others struggled with injury, especially Lauri Markkanen. However, tonight, in the regular season match-up against the Indiana Pacers, the 26-year-old point guard sustained a painful ankle injury and exited the court only three minutes after the tip-off.
During the 9th-minute mark in the first quarter, heavily guarded by two Pacers defenders, Sexton muscled his way into the paint. The star attempted a layup through which he scored a bucket ago, but before that, he severely strongly rolled his ankle. Following the unfortunate occurrence, the baller checked out of the game and sophomore guard Keyonte George replaced him on the court.
Moments later, the team announced that Collin Sexton wouldn’t return for the rest of the game. Above all, the severity of the injury would reveal how long the guard would be away from the game. Right from the tip-off, Sexton showed that he was the primary offensive unit on the team. He was literally everywhere on the floor during these three minutes. He dropped 2 points in 3 shot attempts, collected a rebound and importantly, he even conceded a turnover, losing the ball to the Pacers’ Andrew Nembhard.
Status alert: Collin Sexton (ankle) won’t return Monday.
— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) February 4, 2025
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