In a back-to-back series of tweets, Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski paint a bleak picture of Caris LeVert’s thumb injury. The Nets guard has been diagnosed with ligament damage and the team has signed Iman Shumpert to the open replacement player slot. Although neither initially said Shumpert’s addition presages a lengthy absence for LeVert, the suggestion is clear.
First came Shams on LeVert...
The Brooklyn Nets fear guard Caris LeVert has ligament damage in his right thumb and he is visiting specialists for further evaluation, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.