LOS ANGELES—Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum suffered a separated left shoulder and ligament damage according to multiple reports Saturday and could miss the entire upcoming season.
The 22-year-old Australian, selected fifth overall in the 2015 NBA Draft, was hurt driving to the basket in the first half of Utah’s 112-102 pre-season victory Friday over the Phoenix Suns.
An MRI revealed details of the injury, leaving team officials and doctors considering recovery timetables and rehabilitation options Saturday.
ESPN reported the injury was severe enough to jeopardize the Aussie’s entire season.
Exum averaged 4.8 points and 2.4 assists in his rookie NBA campaign for Utah but missed the entire 2015-2016 season after suffering a left knee injury in August 2015 while playing for Australia’s national team.
Meanwhile, Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry, the younger brother of NBA champion Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, will be sidelined indefinitely with a left leg injury, the Mavericks announced Saturday.
The expected Mavericks backcourt starter has suffered a left tibia stress reaction and will be re-evaluated in a week, the club holding out hope he can be ready when the new season opens in just under two weeks.
Curry, 27, is the son of former NBA sharpshooter Dell Curry. He enters the final season of a two-year deal worth $6 million after averaging 12.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists a game last season for Dallas, all career highs.
He connected on 48.1 percent of his shots from the court, 42.5 percent from 3-point range, as the Mavericks went 33-49, finishing eight games out of a Western Conference playoff berth.
Seth Curry had prior NBA stops with the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings before joining the Mavericks.