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Blazers' Skal Labissiere has left knee injury, will be re-evaluated in 4 weeks

A second MRI confirmed that Labissiere, the team's backup center and power forward, has a left knee articular cartilage lesion.

Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer, AP

Portland Trail Blazers forward Skal Labissiere, center, dribbles around Toronto Raptors forward Chris Boucher, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers announced Wednesday that Skal Labissiere has a left knee injury and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.

A second MRI confirmed that Labissiere, the team's backup center and power forward, has a left knee articular cartilage lesion.

Labissiere injured his knee during the Blazers' game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 28, 2019. He is averaging 5.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game this season.

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