Spurs' Bassey to miss rest of season after tearing ACL in G League game

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 01: Charles Bassey #28 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts against the New Orleans Pelicans during a game at the Smoothie King Center on December 01, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey has a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the rest of the season.

Bassey was on an NBA G League assignment when he hurt his left knee Sunday in the Austin Spurs’ game with the Texas Legends in Dallas. The Spurs announced the severity of Bassey’s injury on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old Bassey played 19 games with San Antonio this season and was averaging 3.3 points, four rebounds, 1.1 assists and 10.8 minutes. He averaged 5.7 points and 5.5 rebounds in 35 games with San Antonio last season.

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