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Kanter Suffers Separated Shoulder in Win

The unbelievable victory by the Portland Trail Blazers over the Oklahoma City Thunder is marred by a huge loss.

Center Enes Kanter suffered a separated shoulder on a hard hit under the basket by Thunder center Steven Adams. He showed up to the post-game press conference with a giant sling.

Kanter just told us he separated his shoulder and he had an injection at halftime. pic.twitter.com/ns9h8h98FP

— E. García Gundersen (@Erik_Gundersen) April 24, 2019

His arm was in a sling during the post-game press conference, in which he stated his intention to play through the pain:

Kanter had 13 points and 13 rebounds at halftime, while also struggling with a leg injury.