Spurs Coach Mitch Johnson Gives De’Aaron Fox Injury Update for NBA Finals
Summary
San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson gave an update on guard De’Aaron Fox’s injury ahead of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. Fox has played through the injury during the playoffs and showed strong effort, though he is not yet fully healed.Key Facts
- De’Aaron Fox has been dealing with an injury since the postseason started.
- Fox played in the last five games of the Western Conference Finals, including a key Game 7 win over Oklahoma City.
- Coach Mitch Johnson said Fox’s injury is improving but not fully healed yet, hoping rest will help.
- Fox’s presence on the court helped the Spurs by reducing turnovers, even when he wasn’t scoring a lot.
- Fox averaged 31 or more minutes in most games of the OKC series and scored 15 points in Game 7.
- Fox has been in the NBA since 2017 and this is his second playoff run.
- The Spurs have fewer turnovers and perform better when Fox is playing.
- The NBA Finals Game 1 between the Spurs and Knicks will be on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET in San Antonio.
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