Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker suffered a torn ACL in Wednesday night's game against the Heat, the team announced:
Bucks forward Jabari Parker suffered a left knee injury during the third quarter of last night’s game vs. Miami at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. This morning, Parker underwent an MRI that revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee. Parker will undergo surgery to repair the injury and will miss the remainder of the 2016-17 season. The recovery and rehabilitation period is estimated at 12 months.
Parker suffered the same injury to the same leg during his rookie year in the 2014-15 season. He suffered the injury on this play:
Bucks’ Jabari Parker helped off the floor after going down with non-contact knee injury pic.twitter.com/5qPs74fIFq
— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) February 9, 2017
He missed 11 months in his rookie year with the injury. One of the most promising young players in the league and Milwaukee's second-best player behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, Parker averaged 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 51 games this season, including 50 starts.
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