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What Happened to Cam Thomas? Scary Injury Update for Nets as 20YO Starlet’s Blistering Form Tests Floor vs Clippers

Published 11/08/2023, 11:15 PM EST

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Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas has been a surprise this year. The 6’3 shooting guard has made the most of the boost in minutes, coming up as a rising star for the Nets. However, in their current game against the Los Angeles Clippers, why was Thomas wobbling away from the court?

Cam Thomas has suddenly become an integral part of the Brooklyn Nets system. However, a scary injury update may keep Thomas from having another wild outing as the 20-year-old starlet’s blistering form tests the floor in their most recent matchup.

What happened to Cam Thomas?

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Cam Thomas was fresh off a season-high performance in his last game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Thomas scored 45 points in a loss and seemed ready to make up for it in this game. Unfortunately, he had to be carried off the court as the 20-year-old guard ended up spraining his ankle during the early minutes of the third quarter.

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The video clearly shows how Thomas twisted his ankle and has been ruled out for the remainder of the game. During the eight-minute mark of the third quarter, Thomas drove to the rim, while attempting a euro step.

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To beat PJ Tucker, Thomas went wide but missed his footing and stepped on Tucker’s foot. Unfortunately, Thomas ended up rolling his ankle and needed to be helped off the court as he walked to the locker room.

He played 20 minutes in the game before he had to be walked off the court. Thomas scored 14 points and had 2 rebounds in the limited minutes that he played. Yet, the Nets turned out to be quite a problem for the Los Angeles Clippers.

A short-handed Nets ran away with the game

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The Brooklyn Nets came into the game quite short-handed. And the injury to Cam Thomas certainly did not increase their odds to win the game. Not to mention James Harden being added to the Clippers’ roster.

But no one out of all the four stars was able to lock in and have a huge game. Out of all the four Clippers’ All-Stars, Paul George led the team with a 24-point performance. Yet that wasn’t enough to take down the Nets.

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A shorthanded Nets still ran away with the game, finishing the four quarters with a final score of 100-93. Though the Nets came away with the win, let’s hope Cam Thomas did not suffer anything serious and will be back in the lineup soon.

Will Cam Thomas make it back in time for the Nets’ next game? Or will this injury cause problems for Brooklyn?

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