{"id":1315,"date":"2021-01-10T23:54:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T23:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2021-01-15T05:30:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T05:30:50","slug":"thomas-bryants-career-season-ends-with-acl-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/10\/thomas-bryants-career-season-ends-with-acl-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Bryant\u2019s career season ends with ACL injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Washington Wizards are trying to claw their way out of a 2-8 start but that just got harder with the news that center Thomas Bryant is out for the season with an ACL injury. Bryant suffered the injury as a result of incidental contact with two Miami players during the first quarter of the team\u2019s game vs. the Heat on Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, Bryant has been diagnosed with a partially torn&nbsp;anterior cruciate ligament&nbsp;in his left knee. The injury was revealed following examination and MRI testing by Wizards Orthopedist Dr. William Postma of MedStar Health in conjunction with&nbsp;Monumental Basketball Chief of Athlete Care &amp; Performance Dr. Daniel Medina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the injury, Thomas Bryant was having a career season averaging 14.3 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting .648 from the floor and .429 from three-point range in 10 games this season. He was also receiving accolades from Coach Brooks and Bradley Beal regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2021\/01\/05\/thomas-bryant-breakout-season\/\">tremendous growth<\/a> he has was showing in his third year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The theme from Coach Brooks and Bradley Beal on Thomas Bryant is that he is growing and channeling his energy in more productive ways that help the team. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WizNets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WizNets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DCAboveAll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DCAboveAll<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Carita Parks (@CaritaCParks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaritaCParks\/status\/1345919272397234177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Further updates on surgery details and Bryant\u2019s recovery timeline will be provided as they become available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, this makes way for center Robin Lopez to move into the starting lineup and also presents an opportunity for power forward\/center Moe Wagner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A rough beginning to the season just got rougher. 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