De'Aaron Fox would undoubtedly have preferred to start the season at 100% capacity. Unfortunately for him, the Kings leader has an injury to the little finger of his left hand, contracted during training camp. The pain takes a little time to pass even if the x-rays revealed nothing serious. But above all, the All-Star point guard is forced to play with his little and ring fingers strapped to prevent it from getting worse.
“It’s probably a ligament”he still slipped, ensuring that the situation had not deteriorated since the resumption of the regular season.
The case of De'Aaron Fox had remained internal until now, until Saturday night's game in Toronto where the Kings not only lost, but where the leader especially stood out for his clumsiness at 3-points, with a horrible 0/11 no stranger to the narrow defeat on the Raptors floor after overtime (131-128).
An airball on a marked shot…
Five seconds from the end, he received the ball at the head of the racket to try to equalize, almost in an armchair. But his shot didn't even hit the circle! Despite this big failure, the left-hander did not look for excuses behind his injury.
“I won’t change my shot selection in any way, especially the last one,” he told the Sacramento Bee. “I had an open shot, but the ball didn't go well…I can't say the injury is the reason. I had matches where I shot well, and others not. I just have to get used to it.”
His 3-point skill percentage in any case fell to 27% after this match, and could encourage opposing defenses to limit his drives as long as he does not find more distance skill. Business to follow, particularly on the next meetings, starting with the trip to Miami this Monday.
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
