Nets' Harris to undergo season-ending ankle surgery
Brooklyn Nets sharpshooter Joe Harris will undergo season-ending ankle surgery, general manager Sean Marks said Thursday.
Harris was originally expected to miss four-to-eight weeks when he underwent a procedure in November. However, complications from that surgery kept him out of the lineup.
"Joe has done everything he possibly could up to this point to avoid having surgery, and (he) wanted to be back out with his teammates," Marks said.
The 30-year-old Harris, who led the NBA in 3-point percentage last season, was expected to play a major role for the star-studded Nets this campaign. He made 46.6% of his 3-pointers on over six attempts per game across 14 contests in 2021-22.
In addition to Harris' injury concerns, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have played in just 51 of a potential 126 combined games this season. Brooklyn also shipped off James Harden for Ben Simmons, who's yet to play for the Nets.
The 32-31 Nets currently sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.