Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton will miss at least four weeks with a left calf strain, the team said Wednesday. Ayton, who is averaging 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds in 40 starts this season, had an MRI after suffering the injury during Monday's loss to the Denver Nuggets. He was replaced by Donovan Clingan, who scored a career-high 21 points in 21 minutes. Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson will miss Wednesday's rematch against the Nuggets with an ankle sprain. He is averaging 12.4 points and 5.3 assists in 47 games this season.
Glad it wasn't an Achilles, but calves are not an injury to mess with. He should take his time, maybe even the rest of the season.
Ironic that a player, Clingan, that some feel conditioning is his weakness, had a career night here last game. Interesting to see how tonight turns out. I have a feeling Jabari gets more minutes than him.
