Kevin Martin never planned on being out this long.
When the Kings' shooting guard went down with a left ankle injury on Nov. 10, his eyes were moist with tears moments after. He would later admit that it was an emotional reaction driven by fear, with the fifth-year player convinced that he had broken his ankle at that time.
But while he hadn't broken the ankle, he had injured it severely enough that he would eventually miss 22 games. The ankle was dubbed "sprained" during his 12-game absence, but the pain remained long after the sprain was gone. After Martin's two-game return in early December led to a combined eight of 27 shooting performance against Utah and Denver and a second absence, it was described as a "sore" left ankle while he missed 10 more games.
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When the Kings' shooting guard went down with a left ankle injury on Nov. 10, his eyes were moist with tears moments after. He would later admit that it was an emotional reaction driven by fear, with the fifth-year player convinced that he had broken his ankle at that time.
But while he hadn't broken the ankle, he had injured it severely enough that he would eventually miss 22 games. The ankle was dubbed "sprained" during his 12-game absence, but the pain remained long after the sprain was gone. After Martin's two-game return in early December led to a combined eight of 27 shooting performance against Utah and Denver and a second absence, it was described as a "sore" left ankle while he missed 10 more games.
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