Breakers shooting guard CJ Bruton's knee injury will keep him
out of action for at least two weeks,
Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis said today scans on Bruton's
knees, which have been troubling him for some time, had
revealed a patella tear. The initial diagnosis had been
tendonitis.
"It's just an injury that requires him to rest. We've been
told right now that it's two weeks,'' Lemanis said.
Bruton is likely to miss four matches in that time, starting
with tomorrow night's game against the Melbourne Tigers at
the North Shore Events Centre, the Breakers' 100th at the
venue.
He is also likely to miss the home game against the Gold
Coast Blaze next Thursday, the away game against the Adelaide
36ers on December 11 and the home match against the Cairns
Taipans on December 16.
Bruton's lay-off brings to an end a run of 83 consecutive
ANBL games for the player dating back to January 2009. He has
missed only two games since joining the Breakers in 2008 _
and the club lost both.
Lemanis said he was confident Bruton would return after his
lay-off.
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