Portland Trail Blazers forward Vít Krejčí had surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured left ankle and will be re-evaluated in eight weeks, the Trail Blazers announced.
Dr. Ken Jung performed the procedure at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedics in Los Angeles. Krejčí was hurt during Portland’s 132-119 win over the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 4 and will begin his recovery immediately, the team said.
Krejčí, 26, had appeared in all seven of Portland’s games this season, all off the bench. He was averaging 2.7 points in 10.3 minutes and had made 3 of 15 three-point attempts.
His role was larger last season after Portland acquired him from the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 1. He averaged 7.2 points in 19.2 minutes over 19 games with the Trail Blazers and played in four playoff games. In 46 games with Atlanta before the trade, he shot 42.3% from three-point range.
The Washington Wizards drafted Krejčí 37th overall in 2020, and his rights were traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He has shot 38.9% from three-point range over 210 regular-season games with Oklahoma City, Atlanta, and Portland.
The Trail Blazers were already without Ja Morant and Shaedon Sharpe. Morant, acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies on June 29, was listed out for Tuesday’s game with a left hamstring strain after averaging 15.8 points and 5.5 assists in four games. Sharpe was listed out with a right meniscus injury.
Portland lost its next two games after the win in Phoenix, 124-118 at the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 6 and 125-103 at home to the San Antonio Spurs on Nov. 7. The Trail Blazers beat Oklahoma City 123-103 on Tuesday.
Sidy Cissoko made his first start of the season in that game, replacing Scoot Henderson, who had started the previous five. Chris Youngblood, who is on a two-way contract, is averaging 6.0 points in 13.3 minutes over six games.
Portland (7-3) hosts the Thunder again Wednesday at 9 p.m. CT at Moda Center, then plays at the Sacramento Kings on Friday.
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