Spurs' Leonard, Hawks' Antic might each miss a month | Inquirer Sports

Spurs’ Leonard, Hawks’ Antic might each miss a month

/ 07:26 AM January 24, 2014

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and Kawhi Leonard (2). (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard and Atlanta Hawks forward Pedro Antic could each be sidelined for up to a month after injuries announced by their respective NBA clubs Thursday.

Leonard will miss three to four weeks with a broken right finger suffered in the first half of the Spurs’ 111-105 loss Wednesday to Oklahoma City.

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The Spurs, second to Oklahoma City in the Western Conference at 32-10, are also without injured center Tiago Splitter and guard Danny Green.

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Splitter is expected to be sidelined until February with a sprained right shoulder while Green broke his left index finger earlier this month and will be sidelined until mid-February.

Leonard has started 40 games for the Southwest Division-leading Spurs, averaging 11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds.

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Antic suffered a stress fracture in his right ankle and will miss two to four weeks, the Hawks said after a Thursday MRI revealed the break.

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Antic suffered a mild right ankle sprain in Atlanta’s loss to Brooklyn in London last week but played in the next two games after X-rays taken following the game showed no fracture.

A protective boot will help the healing process for Antic, who is averaging 5.8 points and 3.4 rebounds this season.

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