The Los Angeles Clippers, ranked 13th in the Western Conference with 7 wins and 21 losses, will leave the main center.
Citing sources, “ESPN” reported on the 22nd (Korea time) that Clippers center Ivica Zubaci (28) was diagnosed with a ligament sprain in the second stage of his left ankle.
NBA reporter Chris Haines said Zubac will leave for three weeks.
사진 확대 Clippers center Ivica Zubaci was injured. Photo = Kirby Lee-Imagn Images= Courtesy of Yonhap News
Zubac was injured during the first quarter of the home game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Intuit Dome the previous day. The team won 103-88, but he did not return.
Zubac, a Bosnian Herzegovina native, transferred from the Lakers to the Clippers through a trade in February 2019.
Since then, he has become the starting center of the Clippers. In his eight seasons with the Clippers, he averaged 11.4 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in 498 games.
In the 2024-25 season, he ranked sixth in the defensive player of the year vote and was named to the all – defensive new team.
The Clippers had measles this season when they released Chris Paul mid-season. In the process, discord within the team was known through local media reports.
My grades aren’t coming out either. He’s out of a five-game losing streak by winning the last game against the Lakers, but he’s still not out of the bottom half.
[KIM JAE HO, MK Sports Reporter]