If it's not, coach Gregg Popovich will be stretching his rotation awfully thin to begin the season. He also had to be constantly looking behind him to see if Kawhi Leonard would be returning and limiting his role, so Gay is looking forward to a year when he knew what role he would fill.įor the sake of the whole Spurs organization, hopefully this is just a minor issue for Gay. Rudy Gay’s injury impacts potential first round date with Spurs By staffreports - Ma0 According to, Rudy Gay is out for the season: Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a left shoulder subluxation, as recommended by team physician Dr. Last year, Gay played 57 games and finished with averages of just over 11 points per game and five rebounds. Adding Gay, the team's starting small forward, to the list of guys missing the opener will leave All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge with little help.
The past two weeks, the Spurs lost starting point guard Murray for the season and young backups Walker and White for 6-8 weeks each. I just can’t take a chance on getting someone else hurt.”- Jeff McDonald October 12, 2018 Pop on Rudy Gay sitting tonight with a sore bursa in his right heel: “I’m just not going to take any chances with those other three guys being out.