New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson left Saturday's game against the Miami Heat after suffering a sprained right knee early in the second quarter.
The 6-foot-10 Anderson was vying for offensive rebounding position after a missed shot by teammate Dante Cunningham when Heat guard Mario Chalmers came down hard on the floor-spacing big man's lower right leg:
Anderson instantly began favoring his right knee, falling to the floor and crawling to the baseline in evident pain. He was helped off the court by Pelicans personnel and brought back to the locker room for evaluation, which resulted in him being pulled from the remainder of the game:
Update: Ryan Anderson (right knee sprain) will not return tonight vs. Miami.
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 22, 2015 Anderson had scored four points on 2-for-3 shooting with one rebound in seven minutes before sustaining the injury. The 26-year-old Cal product, an integral floor-spacer off the bench for Monty Williams' club, is averaging 14.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in 29 minutes per game this season for the Pelicans, who entered Saturday's play at 27-27, two games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoff chase.
Anderson's injury came shortly after his teammate, All-Star power forward Anthony Davis, left the game following a collision that reaggravated the right shoulder injury that kept him sidelined for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. Davis, too, was ruled out for the balance of Saturday's game against Miami.
Video via Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated.
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