Luka had injured this hamstring earlier in the season, …
Pandya: “Grade 2 is a blanket term for a partial tear. But there are a lot of degrees of severity in that. A partial tear that occurs lower down in the leg may not involve much of the muscle and doesn’t have as much inflammation.
So best-case scenario could be this is like Aaron Gordon’s injury last year [played in Game 7 in second round vs Oklahoma City after suffering Grade 2 left hamstring strain in Game 6]. But a Grade 2 strain that is higher up near the pelvis, that has a lot more inflammation and involves more muscles. There, you’re potentially looking at a six-week injury.
Luka had injured this hamstring earlier in the season, and that’s another concern. We did a study looking at this that said that 80% of players that have a hamstring injury get another injury at some point. So maybe he comes back from his hamstring injury, but does he hurt his calf or hurt his knee?
essentiallysports. com This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Luka had injured this hamstring earlier in the season, …