Injury disrupts UNC basketball product’s career-best season.
Day’Ron Sharpe, a former UNC basketball one-and-done, is out indefinitely with a knee injury for the Nets.
Day’Ron Sharpe is one of only two players on the Brooklyn Nets (16-21) who have appeared in all 37 games this season. However, the 2020-21 UNC basketball center will not accompany the club to Paris, where Brooklyn will face the Cleveland Cavaliers (21-15) in Accor Arena at 2 p.m. ET Thursday.
Sharpe, 22, is in his third season with the Nets after being picked 29th overall in 2021 following his one-and-done Tar Heel season. He hyperextended his left knee during Sunday’s home loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
On Monday, Brian Lewis of the New York Post wrote that “it’s unclear how long [Sharpe] will be out.” However, it appears that the Greenville, N.C. native will be out for at least two weeks, as that is when the team intends to reevaluate the status of his injury:
As previously said, Sharpe, the Nets’ primary backup center, has proven to be a dependable and promising member of the team’s rotation this season. In 16.0 minutes off the bench, he averages 7.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 0.9 blocks, all of which are career highs.
Cam Johnson, Brooklyn’s other UNC basketball player, has played 29 games this season and averages 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.5 assists.
If the regular season ended today, the Nets, ranked 10th in the Eastern Conference, would qualify for the NBA Play-In Tournament.
