WASHINGTON \u2014 Washington Wizards point guard Trae Young might not play again this season.<\/p>\n
In an update released Saturday, Wizards officials said Young is suffering from two injuries: \u201clower back irritation\u201d and a right quadriceps contusion. Wizards officials said Young reinjured the quadriceps five days earlier, during the third quarter of a loss to the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n
\u201cRelated imaging, due to ongoing back pain, confirmed lower back irritation,\u201d Wizards officials said in their injury update. \u201cBoth injuries are being treated conservatively and will not require surgery at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Young\u2019s injuries come during what has become an epic tanking race<\/a> to the bottom of the league standings involving a larger-than-usual number of teams, including the Indiana Pacers, Wizards, Brooklyn Nets, Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz.<\/p>\n Indiana entered Saturday with the league\u2019s worst record, 15-55. Washington held the second-worst record at 16-53. Brooklyn (17-53), Sacramento (18-53) and Utah (21-49) round out the bottom of the standings.<\/p>\n Indiana has lost its last 15 games. Washington has lost its last 14 games.<\/p>\n Many of those teams\u2019 key players will miss the rest of the season or are likely to miss the remainder of the season following injuries and\/or surgeries. Some of those players are Indiana\u2019s Ivica Zubac (fractured rib)<\/a>, Brooklyn\u2019s Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring strain)<\/a>, Sacramento\u2019s Domantas Sabonis (left meniscus surgery)<\/a> and Zach LaVine (right hand surgery)<\/a> and Utah\u2019s Jaren Jackson Jr. (surgery to remove a growth in his left knee)<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Wizards traded for Young in January after he had missed much of the early portion of the Atlanta Hawks\u2019 season because of an MCL sprain in his right knee and, later, a right quadriceps contusion.<\/p>\n Young sat out 25 games for the Wizards before he made his team debut on March 5<\/a>. He has appeared in five games for Washington, playing under a minutes restriction. In 20.8 minutes per game with the Wizards, he has averaged 15.2 points and 6.2 assists per game.<\/p>\n