The Portland Trail Blazers will be without center Jusuf Nurkic for at least two weeks after it was discovered he has a non-displaced fibular fracture in his right leg, the team announced Friday.
An MRI confirmed the fracture, Blazers president of basketball operations Neil Olshey said. It was unclear when the injury occurred.
Nurkic played 32 minutes in Thursday night's 117-107 victory over the Houston Rockets, recording 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Since being traded to Portland in February, he is averaging 15.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks in 20 games.
The Blazers are 14-6 with Nurkic and currently hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. They have a two-game lead over the Denver Nuggets, who lost to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.
