The Oklahoma City Thunder announced on Thursday that point guard Cameron Payne has an acute fracture in his right foot, which he suffered earlier this week during a team scrimmage. A timetable for Payne’s return is currently unknown.
Payne had surgery in late July on his right foot to repair a stress fracture. While the injury from Tuesday is on the same bone, the team said the two injuries are unrelated. This one is an impact fracture.
According to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman, Payne suffered the injury on a drive to the basket when his foot hit the floor.
Didn’t see the initial play Cameron Payne was injured on last night, but this was the after in the 2nd q: pic.twitter.com/BewcLADfgW
— Erik Horne (@ErikHorneOK) September 28, 2016
A first-round pick of the Thunder in 2015, Payne was expecting to see an increase in minutes backing up All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook this season. With Payne likely missing some time, veteran Ronnie Price, who the Thunder acquired during the offseason, will fill take over that role.
