Spurs' Dylan Harper Suffers Right Hamstring Injury, Set for MRI After Game 2 Loss
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Updated · ESPN · May 21
Spurs' Dylan Harper Suffers Right Hamstring Injury, Set for MRI After Game 2 Loss
7 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 21
Dylan Harper exited with 5:25 left in the third quarter of San Antonio's 122-113 Game 2 loss after grabbing his right leg on a blocked layup drive; sources said he will get an MRI on Thursday.
San Antonio has no timetable for Friday's Game 3, and Harper's injury further thins a backcourt already missing De'Aaron Fox, who has sat out two straight games with a right high ankle sprain.
Stephon Castle has been pushed into a heavier lead-guard role, handling 97 primary ball-handler plays in the series while committing 20 turnovers — the most in a two-game playoff span since tracking began in 1977.
Those ball-handling issues have fueled Oklahoma City's edge: the Spurs have 44 turnovers through two games, leading to 55 Thunder points, even with the series tied 1-1 heading back to San Antonio.
Harper, 20, had just made the All-Rookie first team and starred in Game 1 with 24 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and a franchise playoff-record 7 steals, making his status a major swing factor for the West finals.
With his two primary guards sidelined, can Victor Wembanyama now carry the Spurs past the powerful Thunder team?
After a historic playoff debut, has a hamstring injury just ended the Spurs' surprising championship run?