Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert will miss four to six weeks as he recuperates from surgery to repair ligament damage, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The surgery, conducted earlier today by Dr. Michelle Carlson, was successful, and will keep the Ohio native out of action until sometime between the second week of next month and Christmas Day if projections for the Michigan product’s recovery hold up.
The team has been proactive since becoming aware of the injury (first thought to be a sprain), signing free agent wing Iman Shumpert with a 16th roster slot opened up by forward Wilson Chandler’s 25-game suspension.
Timeline on a Caris LeVert return to Nets after today’s surgery to repair ligaments in thumb: Four to six weeks, per sources.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 14, 2019
With Kyrie Irving potentially missing time Thursday in Brooklyn’s match against the Denver Nuggets and both Chandler and star forward Kevin Durant still out, Shumpert’s signing should provide much-needed depth, at least until Chandler returns from his league-mandated break.