The Brooklyn Nets didn’t just lose their season opener Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers, they lost one of the few players on the roster capable of scoring 30-plus points on a given night.
Veteran guard Jeremy Lin will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a ruptured patella tendon late in the fourth quarter of the team’s season opener.
The Nets themselves announced the injury Thursday morning.
“Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin has been diagnosed with a ruptured patella tendon of the right knee,” the team announced, via its official website. “The injury occurred during the fourth quarter of last night’s game at Indiana. Lin is expected to miss the entire 2017-18 season.”
Lin started the game at point guard and finished with 18 points and four assists. The veteran guard averaged 14.5 points and 5.1 assists while shooting at a 36 percent clip from distance last season.
With him sidelined recent acquisitions D’Angelo Russell and Allen Crabbe will be asked to take on even larger roles this season.