{"id":29257,"date":"2020-03-04T09:01:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T14:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=29257"},"modified":"2020-03-04T09:01:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T14:01:01","slug":"kelly-oubre-out-four-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/03\/04\/kelly-oubre-out-four-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Oubre of the Phoenix Suns Injured; Out at Least Four Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/phoenix-suns\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> have learned that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/oubreke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelly Oubre<\/a><\/strong> will be out for at least four weeks. He is currently out with a torn meniscus in his right knee. He underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday according to <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonasports.com\/story\/2276200\/suns-oubre-jr-has-successful-knee-surgery-to-be-re-evaluated-in-4-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Sports<\/a>. The Phoenix Suns will re-evaluate Oubre after four weeks, giving fans hope that he can return this season. However, it is also possible that he may not appear again this NBA season as it ends on April 15<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kelly Oubre Out For at Least Four Weeks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chris Haynes initially broke the Oubre news via Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An initial exam reveals Phoenix Suns swigman Kelly Oubre Jr. has suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisBHaynes\/status\/1233109399461224450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Current head coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willimo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Monty Williams<\/strong><\/a> revealed last year that Oubre playing on the Suns was a big factor in him coaching with the team. This is according to Paul John of <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/suns-news-monty-williams-says-kelly-oubre-jr-was-one-of-the-reasons-why-he-was-excited-about-phoenix-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clutch Points<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was one of the reasons why I was excited about the job,\u201d Williams said, via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ginamizell\/status\/1151227806778449920\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gina Mizell of The Athletic<\/a>. \u201cI loved his versatility from afar, being in Philly and San Antonio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oubre is an integral part of the Phoenix Suns team as he is averaging 18.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. His most notable game was November 14<sup>th<\/sup>, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?source=hp&amp;ei=v15fXr32LoOSsAXN-r-ADQ&amp;q=Phoenix+Suns+november+14th&amp;oq=Phoenix+Suns+november+14th&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i160.97.4040..4254...0.0..0.162.2605.17j9......0....1..gws-wiz.......0j0i131j0i131i70i253j0i22i30.Av5kQpoCgOA&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj90Ybcq4DoAhUDCawKHU39D9AQ4dUDCAc&amp;uact=5#sie=m;\/g\/11h53mlqcs;3;\/m\/05jvx;tb2;fp;1;;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he had<\/a> 30 points, seven rebounds, and three assists against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/atlanta-hawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a>. He might have a chance to play for this season, if not it might not make a difference. The Suns are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ei=xV5fXrfQHIKsswWGj4e4Ag&amp;q=nba+western+conference&amp;oq=nba+western+conference&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i67j0l6j0i67j0l2.73248.76732..76869...3.2..0.165.2583.9j14......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i131i273j0i273j0i131i67j0i10.wa9wJpaQaiE&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj3xuLeq4DoAhUC1qwKHYbHAScQ4dUDCAo&amp;uact=5#sie=lg;\/g\/11h0yj414v;3;\/m\/05jvx;st;fp;1;;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">close to the bottom of the Western Conference<\/a> and many games behind the eighth-place <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/memphis-grizzlies\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Next Four Games for the Phoenix Suns<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Phoenix Suns are currently 13<sup>th<\/sup> in the Western Conference with a record of 24 wins and 38 losses. They have also lost four games in a row. It is not likely that they will be in the NBA playoffs this year. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?source=hp&amp;ei=kV9fXpH6EpKIsQWq6IHYBQ&amp;q=Phoenix+Suns+&amp;oq=Phoenix+Suns+&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i131l5j0j0i131j0j0i131l2.56.1727..2406...0.0..1.366.1682.6j4j1j1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i131i70i253.FYLmb5LC7Ek&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjRhvy_rIDoAhUSRKwKHSp0AFsQ4dUDCAc&amp;uact=5#sie=t;\/m\/0jml5;3;\/m\/05jvx;mt;fp;1;;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">next four games<\/a> will start against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/portland-trail-blazers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> at Talking Stick Resort Arena at Phoenix on Friday, March. 6<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>They will also host the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/milwaukee-bucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> on Sunday, March. 8<sup>th<\/sup>. The two games after that will be on the road. They will face the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center on Tuesday, March 10<sup>th<\/sup>. They will then face the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/dallas-mavericks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> on Saturday, March. 14<sup>th<\/sup> at American Airlines Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"_0TA1hzlQepcOHH26sWmOA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1084388446\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'_0TA1hzlQepcOHH26sWmOA',sig:'08-W7_QfdhaShs79lGl-7NTEQpYIgh-dXi3DGa_PdBM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1084388446',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Phoenix Suns have learned that Kelly Oubre will be out for at least four weeks. He is currently out with a torn meniscus in his right knee. He underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday according to Arizona Sports. The Phoenix Suns will re-evaluate Oubre after four weeks, giving fans hope that he can return [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":29276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,62],"tags":[3070,2624,1765],"class_list":["post-29257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-suns","category-nba","tag-chris-haynes","tag-kelly-oubre","tag-monty-williams"],"modified_by":"Tyler Marling","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}