The Blazers’ guard left Tuesday’s win over the Suns after playing only eight minutes.
Since Sharpe has right adductor pain, he cannot play for the Blazers.
Tuesday against the Suns had been dicey for him; in 8:13 of first-half play, he was limited to one field goal attempt. For the remainder of the game, the Blazers decided to sit him.
Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 16.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game this season, but following a wild run, he has clearly deteriorated recently. Sharpe averaged just 23 minutes per game while scoring 5.8 points on 23 percent shooting from the field in the Blazers’ final four games.
Luckily, the Blazers are in better shape than they have been since opening night—well, except for Sharpe. Malcolm Brogdon, Scoot Henderson, and Anfernee Simons, the guards, are all back in action after missing time with different injuries.
If Sharpe needs to miss more than Thursday’s game to heal, the team will be without him. Anfernee Simons is playing the “closer” position for the Blazers, but Sharpe has also demonstrated the capacity to dominate games in the second half. However, he isn’t helping the club or himself by playing in this restricted capacity; the team needs a scoring punch.
The Blazers are 7-19 on the season, but they just had their finest victory of the year, defeating the Phoenix Suns 108-104 and ruining Jusuf Nurkic, Drew Eubanks, and Nassir Little’s homecoming.
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