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Lakers' Darius Bazley leaves summer league game in wheelchair after scary injury
Lakers forward Darius Bazley saw his summer league season likely come to an end with a scary injury on Thursday.
Bazley drove right with the ball against the Celtics, before he collapsed to the floor, writhing in pain during the 87-78 loss.
The young forward left the court in a wheelchair after being examined by trainers and there is no further update on his injury status.
3 Darius Bazley goes down screaming in a scary injury scene during the NBA Summer League.
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Bazley, 25, drafted in the first round in 2019 by the Utah Jazz before having his rights traded multiple times and eventually landing with the Thunder, had been having a breakout summer league thus far after playing a combined 16 NBA games since 2023.
He had looked excellent in five NBA summer league games, putting up 11.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.8 blocks, and 0.6 steals per game.
That included a dazzling performance against the Spurs on July 8, when he put up 27 points and 13 rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting.
3 Bazley's right leg gave out as he went down with a nasty leg injury.
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3 The wheelchair had to come out for Darius Bazley on Thursday after he suffered a scary injury.
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The injury, though, will put his immediate NBA future in doubt even if it's not as bad as it is feared to be.
Lower leg injuries have been a problem in the NBA in recent years. The Celtics' Jayson Tatum and Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton, who went down screaming in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, both suffered torn Achilles in the postseason.
