Having lost six of their last eight games the beleaguered New Jersey Nets suffered another major blow as Devin Harris, the guard who has been leading the team with 18.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 6.8 assist this season, injured his left knee midway through
the third quarter of the Nets' 111-100 loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, rendering him out of action for at least one game.
Harris will now undergo an MRI on Wednesday morning to evaluate if he tore a meniscus in his left knee. What is certain at this time is that he is enduring a sprain at a minimum and will definitely miss Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunders.
After trying to block Wilson Chandler's fast-break lay-up shot with 6:20 left on the clock in the third period, Harris lost his balance landing awkwardly on the back of his leg. To make the matters worse team-mate Kris Humphries followed him landing right
on his leg.
Harris stayed down on the court for a few minutes and then limped slowly out of the court, helped by trainer Tim Walsh and did not return for the rest of the game.
He sounded optimistic though about his injury after the match. “It’s just a little bit stiff right now, a little bit swollen. But all in all it's not too bad."
The Nets were all set to trade Devin Harris in September to get Carmelo Anthony but with the exhilarating performances he has pulled off this season, including a season-high 31 points and 9 dimes at Cleveland, they don’t want to think about life without
Harris.
A worried Nets coach, Avery Johnson, already having much on his mind this season ruled Harris out of the home game against the Oklahoma City as he certainly doesn’t want to take chances with his main weapon.
"The swelling is not that bad right now. But the area where he is injured, you know, we're just hoping and praying for good news," the coach said.
"On a lot of nights, Devin has been one of our top two players. It was tough to overcome it.”
Harris injury though, may be a blessing in disguise for Jordan Farmar. The guard who is averaging 8.1 points and 4.4 assists per game thus far in the season is the most likely to start in Harris’s place against the Thunders.
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