It looked nasty when it happened.
Midway through the second quarter of Game 2 Wednesday, Portland’s Maurice Harkless went up to contest a Nikola Jokic shot and when he came down he rolled his ankle.
Maurice Harkless injures right ankle, is questionable to return #ripcity pic.twitter.com/ZyGeMpaKkm
— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) May 2, 2019
He left the game and did not return.
Harkless had an MRI which confirmed it was a right ankle sprain, and he is questionable for Game 3 Friday.
MRI confirms Moe Harkless has a right ankle sprain and is listed as questionable for Friday’s Game 3 vs. Denver.
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) May 2, 2019
Harkless is a solid starter for the Trail Blazers, who averaged 7.7 points per game in the regular season and provides some athleticism and length. He struggled in Game 1 against Denver — like everyone in a Portland uniform seemed to — but started off hitting 2-of-3 and was +9 in Game 2 before the injury.
Expect Jake Layman Evan Turner to get more minutes with Harkless out.
