Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis will be out at least three months after severely spraining his ankle during an offseason workout.
Ellis, who got a six-year contract extension worth $66 million from the Warriors this summer, sprained his ankle and tore a deltoid ligament while working out at his home in Jackson, Miss., Warriors spokesman Raymond Ridder said Wednesday.
Ellis underwent surgery Wednesday to repair the ligament. Ellis’ ankle will be immobilized for six weeks, followed by at least six weeks of off-court rehab before the guard can return to basketball workouts.
… Guard Kyle Weaver, a second-round draft pick, signed a multiyear contract Wednesday with Oklahoma City. Weaver averaged 12.2 points last season as a senior at Washington State.
… Oregon officials say an autopsy shows former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth died when his enlarged heart failed. Duckworth died Monday at 44 on the Oregon coast, where he was on a goodwill tour for the team.
A police statement released Wednesday said the heart disease had combined with high blood pressure to result in “marked enlargement of his heart which had been failing for some time.”
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