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Milwaukee Bucks point guard Kendall Marshall has a torn right ACL and
will miss the remainder of the 2014-15 NBA season.
The Bucks' official Twitter account posted the ominous update on Marshall's
status on Saturday: http://goo.gl/U5TTba
When he has gotten the opportunity to see significant minutes,
Marshall has made the most of him in his brief NBA career.
The 23-year-old was the 13th overall pick in the 2012 draft,
but he didn't pan out with the Phoenix Suns.
Then Marshall thrived in the up-tempo offense masterminded by Mike D'Antoni
with the Los Angeles Lakers last season, averaging eight points and
8.8 assists per contest in 29 minutes.
Brandon Knight has established himself as the clear starter to run
Milwaukee's offense, but Marshall has flashed at times this season to
suggest he could lead the second unit.
Thus, Marshall's absence could loom larger for the Bucks than meets the eye.
For a squad that's already lost lottery pick rookie Jabari Parker to a
torn ACL and Larry Sanders to at least a 10-game suspension,
the news on Marshall doesn't bode well for Milwaukee as it tries to stay
in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
去年場均29分鐘 有著8分8.8助攻的Marshall，本季在公鹿得到些上場時間。
在Brandon Knight確定為球隊第一號的攻擊發動者後，
Marshall穩定的成績能讓他帶領著第二陣容前進。
但現在經過MRI檢查後，確定是右膝十字韌帶撕裂，剩餘賽季皆無法上場。
因此他的缺陣，可能會對公鹿造成巨大影響。
公鹿先前已經折損他們的Parker，加上因禁藥問題要被禁賽10場的Sanders
他們的東區季後賽保衛戰將更加困難。