The horizon darkens above phoenix. Without Jae Crowder, pushed out and now apart from the group, the Suns are going to have to do without for a while Cameron Johnsontheir starting strong winger and Jae Crowder’s replacement in Monty Williams’ five…
Indeed, the 26-year-old injured his right knee Friday night, in the first leg of the double confrontation against Portland, and the Suns have just announced that he will be undergoing surgery for a torn a meniscus.
It’s a huge loss for Phoenix, because the absence of Cameron Johnson (13.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals average this season) would be counted in months, not just weeks. Everything will depend on the option chosen at the time of the operation. Either we cut the torn part, and it can come back in a few weeks, or we suture the torn part, and it will take longer.
The first option allows a faster return but leads to more long-term complications, including osteoarthritis. Note that Cam Johnson has already suffered a meniscus tear in the NCAA, but it was in the left knee.
The Phoenix Suns fear forward Cam Johnson has suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee, sources tell me and @sam_amick. Testing so far indicates the meniscus injury, and Johnson is receiving further evaluations and imaging.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 5, 2022
| Cameron Johnson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 57 | 22 | 43.5 | 39.0 | 80.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 60 | 24 | 42.0 | 34.9 | 84.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 66 | 26 | 46.0 | 42.5 | 86.0 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.5 |
| 2022-23 | PHX | 7 | 28 | 45.7 | 44.0 | 72.7 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 14.9 |
| Total | 190 | 24 | 44.1 | 39.2 | 83.8 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10.5 | |
