Jazz's Taylor Hendricks suffers gruesome leg injury vs Mavericks: 'Super unfortunate'

Utah Jazz guardant Taylor Hendricks suffered a gruesome wounded successful Monday night’s nonaccomplishment to nan Dallas Mavericks.

Hendricks was moving down nan tribunal midway done nan 3rd 4th looking for nan shot erstwhile he slipped and fell. Hendricks right limb twisted around successful a measurement that nary 1 – hoops subordinate aliases not – should person to woody with.

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Utah Jazz guardant Taylor Hendricks, #0, is wheeled disconnected by paramedics aft sustaining an wounded successful nan 2nd half during an NBA hoops crippled against nan Dallas Mavericks connected Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 successful Dallas. (AP Photo/Albert Pena)

Hendricks was stretchered disconnected nan floor. The Jazz said he suffered a fractured fibula and a dislocated ankle.

"He’s a awesome kid, and truthful we’re really conscionable trying to attraction connected him — his health, keeping his spirits up, arsenic he originates nan roadworthy of his recovery," Jazz caput coach Will Hardy said aft nan game. "But these are nan moments successful sports that suck."

He had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists successful 21 minutes. It was nan 3rd crippled he appeared successful this play – nan 2nd play of his NBA career.

Utah Jazz guardant Taylor Hendricks, #0, suffered a gruesome limb wounded successful nan 2nd half during an NBA hoops crippled against nan Dallas Mavericks connected Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 successful Dallas. (AP Photo/Albert Pena)

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"Super unfortunate," Jazz guardant Lauri Markkanen said. "We’re each present for him. It sucks that we lost, but he’s much important than that. We cognize really difficult he worked nan full summertime to beryllium fresh for this opportunity, truthful it judge feels reliable for him. We’re going to enactment present for him and support him.

"We talk astir fighting done adversity, immoderate it is. Tonight it happened to beryllium that. Nobody tin do it alone, truthful it’s staying together and trying to activity done it and not giving up."

Utah Jazz guardant Lauri Markkanen, #23, is defended by Dallas Mavericks defender Spencer Dinwiddie, #26, successful nan first half of an NBA hoops crippled connected Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 successful Dallas. (AP Photo/Albert Pena)

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The Mavericks won nan crippled 110-102.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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