During shootaround today, Keon Johnson, a young guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, incurred a broken finger, adding to the team’s already long injury list. Unfortunately, this injury will keep him out of tonight’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Johnson is in his second year with the team.
It is currently unclear to what extent the injury has affected 21-year-old Keon Johnson. He now joins a long list of injured Portland Trail Blazers players, including Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant, Jusuf Nurkic, Justise Winslow, and Badji, while Cam Reddish and Trendon Watford’s availability remain uncertain.
Earlier today, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Blazers signed former Atlanta Hawks guard Skylar Mays, likely due to injury hardship rules. Currently, the team has Ryan Arcidiacono, Shaedon Sharpe, Matisse Thybulle, Nassir Little, Drew Eubanks, Kevin Knox II, Jabari Walker, and John Butler Jr. available, with the status of Reddish and Watford yet to be announced.
Portland is currently ranked 13th in the Western Conference with a record of 32-43. They will face the third-ranked Kings tonight, with a rematch scheduled for Friday night.