Long Island Nets guard Terry Roberts was shot in the upper chest Sunday morning in Philadelphia, but is expected to survive and recover.
The 23-year-old was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout outside a Philadelphia bar, according to the Long Island Nets and local police.
“Terry Roberts was the victim of a crime Sunday morning in Philadelphia. We are currently gathering additional information regarding this incident,” the G League team said in a statement. “His condition is currently stable and he is expected to make a full recovery. Our thoughts are with him and his family at this time. Due to the ongoing law enforcement investigation, we will not be commenting further.” .”
Roberts was found on the sidewalk outside the Fifth Avenue Lounge on North Fifth Avenue around 12:45 a.m. after being shot, authorities said.
He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center in critical condition.
Roberts was later taken off the ventilator and spoke to his parents on Monday.
“He’s getting better.” Roberts’ mother told ABC 7.. “He’s fine. He’s in shock. This is a traumatic situation that happened.”
The shooting remains under investigation, but Philadelphia police confirmed Roberts was not involved in the altercation.
“Preliminary investigation indicates that multiple suspects exited a silver Nissan Altima, fired indiscriminately at patrons outside the lounge, and then fled the scene,” Philadelphia police said in a statement. It has been suggested that.” “In response, armed private security personnel who arrived at the venue fired back, but it remains unclear whether the violator was shot.”
Cam Thomas underwent an MRI on his right foot, which revealed a right ankle/midfoot sprain.
Brooklyn’s young guard will miss Thursday’s home game against Atlanta and will play every day after that.
Thomas injured teammate Dayron Sharpe’s leg with 7 minutes, 23 seconds left in Monday’s win at Memphis.
That night, he underwent an X-ray at FedEx Forum, but the results were negative. But even more concerning was the fact that he was sent for an MRI scan the next morning in Orlando, and the results were returned the next day.
This isn’t the first time Thomas has sprained his ankle this season.
He sprained his left ankle on November 9, missed nine games, and was unable to return for three weeks. However, he said the symptoms this time were not as serious.
What’s unclear is how the midfoot sprain revealed by the MRI will change his timeline. Even mild midfoot sprains are known to take one to three weeks to heal, and Thomas’ case was considered a day case treatment.
“It’s like that, it’s not that serious.” [than November]. You should be fine,” Thomas said. “Yes, I can walk now so it’s not a problem. I’ll take it day by day. But it’s not as bad as last time, so I’m not too worried.”
Brooklyn assistant GM Jeff Peterson is considered the favorite to replace Mitch Kupchak in Charlotte.
He’s competing against former Nets assistant GM Trajan Langdon, but the organization is reportedly taking steps to keep him.
According to Marc Stein, the Nets have “strong interest” in keeping Peterson behind general manager Sean Marks, potentially giving him a new title and a raise. That would likely mean promoting him to GM and Marks to president of basketball operations, a position the Nets haven’t had since Rod Thorn.
Nick Claxton has been less productive lately.
The Nets’ starting center has averaged just nine points, seven rebounds and one block over the last six games.
He had 13.3 points, 10.8 boards and 2.5 rejections in the previous 12 games.
“Everybody’s offense is different now, the flow is different,” Claxton said. “We’re not running the exact same sets we’ve always done, which means there’s an adjustment period for everyone, myself included. Learn as quickly as possible and get a lot of information at once. need to do it.”
Claxton is an unrestricted free agent and is expected to earn at least $90 million and possibly $100 million this summer. His decline in productivity predates Kevin O’Ree replacing the fired Jacque Vaughn, but the interim coach is focused on finding a place for the athletic young center in the offensive line. He said he was keeping it there.
“I just want Nick to get some attention,” Olly said. “If you’re trying to get him to dive, you’ll see him around the basket. Try to get him in an elbow position where he can make plays. I’m going to give Nick the ball in transition when he has a chance. Gives you the freedom to push.
“I’m just going to try to get him to look a little bit more and I’m just going to continue to work on myself and see how things are going and transition things that I can do to move him forward. Our players are turning the corner. We’re looking for him on sprint dives and things like that. He’s grown off of that and just getting him to offensive rebounds is going to be good for us.”
Ben Simmons was taken off injured reserve on Tuesday after sitting out the second night of a back-to-back. Darik Whitehead, Noah Clowney, Keon Johnson and Jalen Martin are out.
