Paul Pierce Exits Game With Apparent Knee Injury
By Hayden Kane
Paul Pierce was forced to exit the Washington Wizards’ preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night with an apparent knee injury.
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The goal of any NBA team, as it is in any other professional sport, is to make it through the preseason healthy. That is especially true with veteran players who have minimal use for the preseason to begin with.
Paul Pierce is trying to get acclimated with his new team, the Washington Wizards, in advance of the start of the 2014-2015 regular season. The 37-year-old had dropped seven points in 13 minutes of work before he was forced to exit his team’s preseason game on Friday night.
Pierece had to head to the locker room with an apparent injury to his right knee. According to Ben Standig of CSN Washington:
Hold your breath: Paul Pierce needed a moment to get off the court. Now limping off the court and walking to locker room. RIght knee.
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) October 18, 2014
Trainer and team doc followed Pierce into the locker room.
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) October 18, 2014
After all this injury carnage, no way Ray Allen shows up here.
The Wizards are coming off a 2013-2014 season that showed a lot of promise. Looking to build on that success with an even deeper run in the playoffs this season, the Wizards added a veteran with the most proven track record in Pierce. Playing for the Nets last season, Pierce averaged 13.5 PPG in 75 games.
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