Portland Trail Blazers forward Nassir Little underwent successful surgery yesterday to repair a core muscle injury, according to a release from the team.
According to the release, the injury won’t affect Little’s return to play timeline related to his Feb. 1 left shoulder surgery.
Little’s 2021-22 season ended on Jan. 25 when he suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder against the Minnesota Timberwolves, resulting in the February surgery. The team announced after the shoulder surgery Little was expected to make a full recovery prior to training camp ahead of the 2022-23 season.