The preseason is a necessary evil. You need it so that teams can work out the kinks, but of course there’s always the risk of injury. The latter was the case for New Orleans rookie Austin Rivers who left yesterday’s preseason game with a sprained ankle. The same ankle he has surgery on a few months ago.
New Orleans guard Austin Rivers said he expects to be ready for the start of the regular season after the Hornets rookie sprained his right ankle in a preseason game Monday night.
Rivers did not return after he landed awkwardly on a layup attempt in the second quarter of the Hornets’ 87-74 loss to Dallas. The Duke product, the 10th overall pick in this past summer’s draft, had X-rays on his ankle and those came back negative.
New Orleans coach Monty Williams said Rivers will undergo an MRI on Tuesday. Rivers had surgery on the same ankle in June to remove bone spurs.
H/T usatoday
