San Antonio Opers The security guard -Dylan Harper left the door open on Monday in the pre -season period after surgery at the hospital on September 6.
Harper received a partial rupture of the collateral ligament in his left thumb during the training in San Antonio at the beginning of this month. He explained that he was not sure how the injury occurred, but he knew that something was wrong after he later felt his thumb.
Disputes initially hoped that Harper would be ready for a novice of a regular season on October 22 against Dallas MaveriksHe progresses in his rehabilitation by the field and can perform work on the court, but it has not yet been cleaned for contact in practice.
“I think I’m just listening to medical staff and coaches, and I’ll just get their advice, but I feel good,” I feel good. ” Harper saidThe field “I think that rehabilitation was very good. I just tried to stay in her day after day. “
The injury occurred after the Harper was limited by two performances with the “spurs” in the NBA Summer League from a minor trauma of the groin. It was expected that he would be ready by the beginning of the training camp this week before his last failure on the site.
The total choice No. 2 in the NBA draft of 2025 scored an average of 16 points, four selection, two gear and one theft during shooting 35.7% from the field with the team in Las -Vegas. He scored 16 points in each appearance, recording 44 only a minute of action.
It is assumed that Harper will become the cornerstone of the franchise for Spurs and play an important role for the coach Mitch Johnson. After Harper is considered, Harper will strive to contribute to any role that was asked for him.
“I think that the biggest thing is just to control the fact that I can control, being the best every day, regardless of the circumstances,” Harper said. “This is NBA; You will have many good days, but you will also have many bad days. Therefore, (I) I am simply trying to maintain this level of mind and the same space as and when everything goes well. ”
