In his first game since becoming a surgeon to extinguish a cancerous tumor in his month of January, Caris LeVert made his debut with the Indiana Pacers scoring 13 points in six rebounds in 27 minutes in the victory over Saturday in Phoenix. Suns from 122-111.
LeVert admitió sentir “las piernas pesadas” means luchaba to recover the air and the condition, but he said he was satisfied with the results.
“I’m about two months old, I’m sure to know if I’ve been on the list to play it all at any time, so I’ve definitely going to like it and be happy to be inside a canteen,” LeVert said.
The Pacers’ organization made sure that LeVert felt comfortable, especially in the emotional aspect.
I have not played in an NBA contest since January 12 as a member of the Brooklyn Nets, before moving to Indiana. The small tumor in its area was discovered during a physical and medical examination of the team before the end of the exchange.
With LeVert’s debut in Phoenix, the Pacers will launch a series of consecutive derrotas into a series of six derrotas in their games. El dos is an All-Star Domantas Sabon registration and has a triple point with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 aspects.
The Indiana Coach, Nate Bjorkgren, dijo felt that LeVert’s presence was an impetus for the team. Through the party, when the base enters the locker room, its companions celebrate their recovery with applause and support.
“Absolutely, energizes our team, and his level of character is very high”, says Bjorkgren. “He’s a good person. He has a great teammate during this time that has been around, as well as many of us who have many regrets in the game”.
Bjorkgren hopes for “much more” from LeVert in the future while continuing to adapt to the team.
For its part, LeVert says that this is the second time that it has participated in a game of 5 against 5 of its terrible health experience.
“We have a resistant group. We have large teams in the team and all of them will be in my game during all the high games, including the same”, says LeVert. “We can increase the sufficiency of these many. The rest of the season will be special. We will have a big game with the team”, concluded.