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What happened to Dylan Harper? Why Spurs rookie guard is out of game with injury

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This came a bit out of nowhere.

What happened to Dylan Harper? Why Spurs rookie guard is out of game with injury originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .

Dylan Harper has emerged into a star late in his rookie season. He's looked like a long-term standout for the San Antonio Spurs during their playoff run, including a Game 1 win in Oklahoma City against the Thunder . But in Game 2, Harper headed to the locker room during the third quarter.

There was reason for concern as the Thunder tried to even the series up at a game apiece. MORE: Bronny James' golf swing makes his dad look bad What happened to Dylan Harper? Initially, it wasn't clear what might be going on.

Harper was shown on the NBC broadcast heading back to the locker room. Later, they showed him jogging to come back out, reaching the floor, then being stopped to head back underneath the arena again. Harper held his jersey over his head as he went back down the tunnel again.