The 20-year-old guard went down during the Boomers’ 66-51 win over Slovenia in Ljubljana on Wednesday morning, their fourth and final tour game.
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Dante Exum, playing for Australia in an exhibition against Slovenia, suffered a bad-looking injury.
The injury happened without contact, and Dante Exum screamed out in pain.
As the video shows, Exum was attempting a jump stop in the lane when his left knee buckled.
It has been reported that Exum has torn his ACL, with the up-and-coming prospect returning to Utah for further evaluation on the injury.
In Gobert’s case, he used a strong 2014 summer league showing and an even stronger performance for France in last year’s European championships to catapult him into training camp with solid experiences and extra confidence. He also missed an worldwide game for Australia due to his ankle.
The Jazz probably aren’t pleased that their future franchise player won’t be in commission next season. Though he was oft-lauded for better than expected defense, the 6-foot-6 guard averaged only 4.8 points (on 34.9 percent shooting) with 2.4 assists and 1.6 rebounds.
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With uncertainty over Exum’s appearance against the Tall Blacks, Lemanis and his coaching staff will make necessary adjustments to the team’s playing rotations, reports Basketball Australia.
