Huerter to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, per agent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Kevin Huerter‘s 2023-24 NBA season has come to an end.
Huerter is undergoing season-ending left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Friday, citing the guard’s agent Mark Bartelstein.
Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter will undergo season-ending left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. Huerter is expected to be fully recovered for the start of the 2024-2025 season. pic.twitter.com/coLqxvIHhR
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 29, 2024
Huerter sustained the injury during the first quarter of Sacramento’s 121-111 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on March 18.
The loss of Huerter is a massive blow to a Kings team fighting for every possible advantage in a tightly packed Western Conference playoff picture where only 2.5 games separate Sacramento at the No. 8 seed and the New Orleans Pelicans at the No. 5 seed.
The 25-year-old appeared in 64 games — with 59 starts — for the Kings during the 2023-24 season, averaging 10.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 24.4 minutes per game.
