Eric Bledsoe sprains left knee against 76ers, does not return
Dec 26, 2015, 8:07 PM | Updated: 10:14 pm
Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe (2) is helped off the court in the second quarter during an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
The Phoenix Suns are having their worst month of the season and it might be getting worse.
Leading scorer Eric Bledsoe was helped off the floor Saturday in a home game against the Philadelphia 76ers after he sprained his left knee. He did not return to the game and will be getting an MRI.
Head coach Jeff Hornacek said after the game that he doesn’t think it’s a torn ACL.
Hornacek doesn't think it's a torn ACL for Bledsoe. Still going for MRI
— EmpireOfTheSuns (@EmpireOfTheSuns) December 27, 2015
.@Suns Injury Update: Eric Bledsoe (sprained left knee; MRI to evaluate) will not return #SunsVs76ers
— Phoenix Suns Stats (@SunsBballComm) December 27, 2015
Attempting to go through a screen on defense in the early second quarter, Bledsoe took a bump to the right side of his body and went down to the floor.
The Suns ran their next possession on offense without Bledsoe as he stayed sitting down on the floor. There was then an intentional foul by the Suns to not play defense down a man.
Bledsoe was helped off the floor by two members of the Suns staff and did not put any weight on his left leg.
Yikes…Bledsoe can’t even put any weight on left knee. Had to be helped off the court.
— EmpireOfTheSuns (@EmpireOfTheSuns) December 27, 2015
In his first season with the Suns in 2013, Bledsoe dealt with a right meniscus injury that required surgery.
Bledsoe is having a career year in 2015, averaging a career-high 20.9 points per game.
