Bad news for Phoenix Suns fans: starting guard Eric Bledsoe’s knee injury maybe more severe than originally reported. Bledsoe presumably damaged it during the Suns December 30th game against the team that traded Bledsoe to the Suns, the Los Angeles Clippers. The injury was first reported as a knee sprain but was upgraded to what has been described as a “damaged meniscus”. Specific details about the severity of the injury are not available at this point. We have been told that the specific timetable for Bledsoe to return will not be determined until Bledsoe has his surgery to repair his right knee cartilage.
This is a potentially devastating blow for the currently surging Suns, who have shocked the NBA with their improbable 21-13 start. Gerald Green is starting at the shooting guard position in Bledsoe’s absence. The Suns have gone 2-2 since Bledsoe has been out of the lineup.
Since being traded and named a starter for the Suns, Bledsoe has averaged 18 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.8 assist per game.
