Victim of a rupture of the meniscus of the right knee, Kelly Oubre Jr. underwent surgery on March 4. He had to be re-evaluated 4 weeks later and at the time we thought that his season was perhaps not over. With the suspension and the resumption announced for July 31, there was no longer any doubt that he would be in uniform. However 3 weeks ago Shams reported that the winger was not planning to play.
But yesterday at a press conference GM James Jones opened the door to a return
“Kelly is there, he is doing his rehabilitation, and my expectations for him are the same as for the other players, to come here every day, to train with the team, to work, and to get in a position to play, and I hope so, before it’s over in Orlando. ” James jones
His presence would be good news for the Suns, who could badly need him given their difficult situation. They are 6 games behind Memphis and 2.5 games from 9th place. It is this 9th place that they would like to hang in order to be able to compete in a jump-off.
The winger had his best season with 18.7 points at 45.2% including 35.2% at 3-pts, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 interceptions in 34.5 minutes over 56 games.
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