Egor Demin left Tuesday's game at Boston with a right leg injury and will not return, and the injury report now lists him as day-to-day. The Nets, already 0-3, finish the game without their young guard, and the report gives Oct. 30 as his expected return.
What happened
Egor Demin will not return to Tuesday's game against Boston because of a leg injury, C.J. Holmes of the New York Daily News reported. The injury report, updated at 9:21 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 27, lists the 20-year-old guard as day-to-day with a right leg injury. He was already day-to-day earlier Tuesday, but that listing did not name the injury. Before he left, Demin played 10 minutes. He had two points on 1-of-3 shooting, 0 of 2 from 3, plus one rebound, two assists and one steal.
What it means for the Nets
Brooklyn played at Boston on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET, and Demin did not finish the game. The Nets came in 0-3, the 14th seed, on a three-game losing streak. Demin has played in all three games, averaging 9.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 25.7 minutes. Brooklyn has not played a game without him, so there is no record without him to compare. Julius Randle leads the rotation at 32.4 minutes and 22.0 points, and Michael Porter Jr. adds 29.3 minutes and 21.3 points. Keon Ellis averages 26.4 minutes and Mikel Brown Jr. 19.9. Tyler Bilodeau is also out with a right shoulder injury.
What to watch
The injury report lists Oct. 30 as Demin's expected return. No other timeline has been announced. The next report will show whether he is still day-to-day or his status changes. If he misses time, his 25.7 minutes a night would be covered by the rotation behind him, with Ellis and Brown already averaging steady minutes. Bilodeau remains out, so Brooklyn has less depth to absorb an absence while it looks for its first win.
Is Egor Demin playing vs Celtics?
He started Tuesday's game at Boston but left after 10 minutes. He will not return because of a right leg injury, C.J. Holmes of the New York Daily News reported. He is listed as day-to-day.
When will Egor Demin be back?
The injury report lists Oct. 30 as his expected return. He is day-to-day with a right leg injury. No other timeline has been announced.