Report: Utah Jazz Guard Mike Conley Avoids Serious Knee Injury
Nov 20, 2022, 3:32 PM | Updated: 7:24 pm
Utah Jazz Mike Conley (11) gestures while he carries the ball down the court while playing the Memphis Grizzlies in an NBA game in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. The Jazz won 121-105. (Courtesy of Deseret News)
(Courtesy of Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY – Jazz guard Mike Conley avoided a serious knee injury after he was ruled out from returning during the second half of Utah’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
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The Blazers hosted the Jazz at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, November 19.
Utah defeated Portland despite playing without Conley for most the second half. The Jazz guard underwent an MRI after the game.
According to the NBA insider, Conley will miss some time, but didn’t suffer a significant injury.
”Sources: Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. avoided major injury or ligament damage on the non-contact left knee injury suffered Saturday night. He has a knee strain and is expected to miss at least two weeks,” Charania tweeted.
Sources: Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. avoided major injury or ligament damage on the non-contact left knee injury suffered Saturday night. He has a knee strain and is expected to miss at least two weeks.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 20, 2022
With 10:22 left in the third quarter and Utah owning a 63-56 lead, Conley suffered an injury to his left knee.
Scary moment for Mike Conley who went down with an apparent hyperextension in his left knee. #TakeNote
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) November 20, 2022
Mike Conley has went to the locker room following an injury to his left knee.
Hoping it’s not too serious 🙏 pic.twitter.com/GwEtuuUiqe
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) November 20, 2022
Later in the quarter, the Jazz announced that Conley would not return to action against Portland.
Mike Conley will not return to tonight's game with a left knee injury. #TakeNote | @utahjazz
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) November 20, 2022
Before leaving the game, Conley had one rebound, three assists, and a steal in nine minutes on the court.
The Jazz held on for a 118-113 win.
This season, Conley is averaging 10.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 0.3 blocks, and 1.2 steals in 29.2 minutes per game.
Jazz beat Blazers
With the win, the Jazz leaped Portland for the top spot in the Western Conference with a 12-6 record after falling to the fourth seed a week ago.
Malik Beasley scored a season-high 28 points while Jordan Clarkson’s late rally carried the Jazz to the victory.
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Utah’s next game is on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, November 21. The game will tip-off at 8:30 p.m. (MDT) on AT&T SportsNet, NBA League Pass, and KSL Sports Zone.
The Jazz beat the Clippers, 110-102, in Los Angeles on November 6. Clarkson led the Jazz with 23 points and Collin Sexton added 22 off the bench. Conley had 17 points, seven rebounds, and four assists in Utah’s win.
