Injury after injury: Merkel Poltz finished the season

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How unlucky. One of the most beautiful and moving stories of the 2020/21 season ends with a punch in the stomach for anyone who loves the orange ball. During Orlando’s game against Cleveland tonight (Wednesday through Thursday), Merkel Poltz injured his knee and it was soon learned that he was suffering from a tear in the cruciate ligament that would not allow him to return to the pitches this season.

Poltz, who was first selected in the 2017 draft by Philadelphia, waited together with all the fans of the industry for a year in which he would break out and justify the enthusiasm around him from his days in high school and college. After a long rehabilitation this year has finally arrived, but it too was interrupted already in its eighth game.

The 22-year-old guard suffered a shoulder injury early in his career in the best basketball league in the world, which led to him playing just 33 games in his first two seasons in the league. Last year he partnered in 69 games (including playoffs) in the Orlando uniform and this season, after signing a $ 50 million three-year contract, the leap came. Poltz averaged 14.3 points per game alongside 6.1 assists, leading the Magic to a great balance that now stands at 2: 6.

“God has a plan for me and I know I will come out stronger,” he said Pulz At the end of the game. “I believe in my brothers for this team and we have so much more to prove.” Remember, Jonathan Isaac from Orlando also suffers from the same injury that strikes him this season as well. The star of the team Nikola Wojciech He added: “It’s a big blow. It was supposed to be a big year for him, but if there is one player who can deal with such an injury – it is Merkel.”

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