The Cleveland Cavaliers introduced on Tuesday that guard Max Strus underwent surgical procedure on his left foot and will miss three to 4 months, which is able to sideline him for a portion of the 2025-26 common season.
Strus, 29, suffered a Jones fracture throughout a current exercise and underwent surgical procedure at Forte Sports activities Medication and Orthopedics in Indianapolis. A Jones fracture is a break of the bone linking the pinkie toe to the foot’s base.
The prolific distance shooter additionally missed the primary two months final season after struggling a sprained proper ankle throughout pre-season exercises.
He returned in late December and performed in 50 common season contests, averaging 9.4 factors, 4.3 rebounds and three.2 assists. Strus shot 38.6 % from 3-point vary, changing 2.3 treys per outing. In 9 playoff video games, he averaged 11.7 factors, together with two video games with 20 or extra factors within the East semifinals vs. Indiana.
After one season in Chicago and three in Miami, the DePaul product joined Cleveland on a four-year, $63 million sign-and-trade deal. In his first season with the Cavs, he averaged a career-high 12.2 factors per recreation.
Strus averages 10.4 factors throughout 309 profession contests, together with 156 begins. — Discipline Degree Media/Reuters
