Friday’s Summer League matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets featured the debut of No. 3 overall draft pick Scoot Henderson, who impressed early on in the game. However, he was forced to prematurely exit the game with an unfortunate injury.
Henderson had a difficult matchup with No. 4 overall pick Amen Thompson on the other side. However, it clearly didn’t bother him much early on in this contest.
The G League Ignite product showed off nearly every aspect of his offensive game, finishing the first half with 13 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists.
Rookie PG duel alert 🚨
Scoot: 13 PTS, 5-7 FGM
Amen: 9 PTS, 4-6 FGMWhat a first quarter of #NBA2KSummerLeague action between the No. 3 and No. 4 picks on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/c84YIELDmU
— NBA Draft (@NBADraft) July 7, 2023
Things couldn’t have been much better for Henderson in the first half, but unfortunately things did not go to plan for him in the second half of the game.
He would leave the game with a right shoulder injury in the third quarter, quickly being ruled out for the rest of the game.
Scoot Henderson exited tonight's Summer League game (right shoulder injury) and will not return. pic.twitter.com/ka2GO5MPmk
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 8, 2023
It’s unclear exactly when or how the injury took place for Henderson. Fans are hoping that this is simply a precautionary decision by the Trail Blazers not to bring him back into the game.
BREAKING‼️
Scoot Henderson will NOT return tonight after suffering a right shoulder injury
Hopefully he gets better 🙏 pic.twitter.com/TE6AEpdySb
— Blazer Enthusiast (@BlazeEnthusiast) July 8, 2023
Scoot Henderson in his NBA Summer league debut:
15 PTS
5 REB
6 ASTOnly played 21 minutes. Will be out for the rest of the game with a shoulder injury. pic.twitter.com/osVnhJBFYS
— NBA World (@NBAW0RLD24) July 8, 2023
“Scoot Henderson will not return cause of a shoulder injury” pic.twitter.com/CYJGfQ5KGd
— 🅱️rady (@bfitzgerald_12) July 8, 2023
Scoot Henderson and Amen Thompson both put on an absolute show tonight and both left the game due to injury … Amen Thompson’s ankle injury actually looked relatively bad . Hate seeing that pic.twitter.com/SWFvc9HnCJ
— Brett Hollywood’s show (@BrettHollywood3) July 8, 2023
Scoot Henderson has a right shoulder injury and will not return.
We don't have PTSD, not in the slightest.
— Brenna Greene (@BrennaGreene_) July 8, 2023
TNT’s Chris Haynes offered an update on Henderson’s injury, detailing that he will undergo an MRI on his right shoulder and that there “is optimism that it isn’t a dislocation”.
Portland Trail Blazers No. 3 pick Scoot Henderson will undergo an MRI on his right shoulder after sustaining the injury today against the Houston Rockets, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport. There’s optimism it’s not a dislocation.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 8, 2023
It’s obviously disappointing to see Henderson get hurt in his first game. However, he showed some very promising skills in his debut, and it should still be looked at as a success as long as the injury he sustained isn’t significant.
