Barbosa Sidelined up to Three Weeks
March 19, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Basketball
After injuring his left knee on Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenix Suns is expected to miss between one and three weeks of action. The injury happened in the third quarter of the game when his knee awkwardly bent inward. The official diagnosis is a bone contusion.
Leandro Barbosa Injury - Source: Newscom
On the season, Barbosa’s numbers are down across the board. The former Sixth Man of the Year is averaging 14.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 24.7 minutes per game.
The Barbosa injury is yet another blow to Phoenix’s chances of making the playoffs. Currently, the Suns are the ninth seed in the Western Conference. To make the playoffs, they would most likely have to catch the Dallas Mavericks. Currently, the Mavs lead the Suns by four games in the standings.
Barbosa will join All-Star Amare Stoudemire on the sidelines. Stoudemire suffered an eye injury that required surgery and forced him to miss the rest of the 2008-09 NBA season.
