Oklahoma City • Dante Exum had been ramping up his workouts at Zions Bank Basketball Campus. He was even a partial participant in Wednesday’s first practice back from the All-Star break.
There was growing optimism that a sprained ankle which had kept him out since early January would soon be in the rearview.
Then, on Thursday, he was ruled out from playing in Friday’s game against the Thunder. And on Friday came worse news still — a bone bruise had developed as a natural byproduct of the sprain, and he will miss at least two more weeks.