Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie suffered a partially torn ACL in his right knee, as The Athletic reported.
Dinwiddie injured himself during Sunday’s game in the third quarter while driving to the hoop against Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo and planting his right leg awkwardly.
Spencer Dinwiddie suffered a partially torn ACL, per @ShamsCharania. He has a $12.3 million player option next season. Caris LeVert, who has played the “Manu Ginobili” role off the bench according to Steve Nash, is a candidate to replace Dinwiddie as a starter for the Nets. pic.twitter.com/wYghkzevCY
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) December 28, 2020
Initially, the Nets ruled him out for the game with a right knee strain before further testing on Monday revealed the partially torn ACL.
With Dinwiddie set for surgery next week, HoopsHype polled five executives for their thoughts on what his injury means for Brooklyn’s chances to compete for a title and what he’ll do with his $12.3 million player option.