MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — One of the bright spots this season for the Miami Heat is going to miss some time.
Derrick Jones Jr. will be out for at least six weeks with a pair of bone bruises in his right knee.
The bruising is significant, but given the way he got hurt the injury could have been worse. Jones was injured Sunday in Miami’s win over New York.
He was driving toward the basket when his knee buckled. He left the court in obvious pain, and was unable to put any weight on the leg.
But tests performed in Miami on Monday showed no structural damage, only the bone bruising.