Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain that could end his debut season with the team. The 27-year-old has been the team’s top scorer this year, averaging 24.2 points per game.
Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. may have played his final game of the season after team doctors diagnosed him with a left hamstring strain on Thursday.
The 27-year-old athlete has been Brooklyn’s top offensive performer this year, putting up career-best numbers with 24.2 points per game and grabbing 7.1 rebounds while connecting on 36.3% of his three-point attempts across 52 games as a starter. Porter ties with teammate Nic Claxton for the team lead in rebounds and is scheduled for medical reassessment in two to three weeks.
Given Brooklyn’s position among the NBA’s poorest-performing teams this season, team management will likely choose to keep Porter sidelined for the remainder of the campaign rather than risk further injury for minimal game time.
The injury comes after Porter had already been absent from the previous three contests due to a right ankle injury. Wednesday’s MRI revealed the hamstring problem that has now sidelined the forward. The Nets have struggled significantly without their leading scorer, posting a dismal 3-17 record when Porter doesn’t play.
Brooklyn obtained Porter during the previous summer’s trade period, receiving him and a 2032 first-round draft selection from Denver in return for Cam Johnson.
Originally selected by Denver in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft, Porter has compiled career averages of 17.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.6 assists across seven professional seasons split between the Nuggets (2019-25) and Nets. He sits just three appearances away from reaching 400 career games, having started 343 contests.
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