Portuguese Neemias Queta has injured his right foot and will miss the remaining games of the North American Basketball League Summer League, the Sacramento Kings announced Tuesday.
“Sacramento Kings center Neemias Queta left the second half of Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers with a right foot injury. The X-ray carried out after the game did not show any fractures,” read a club statement.
However, an MRI performed on Tuesday revealed a stress fracture and a metatarsal capsule sprain.
UPDATE ON INJURIES vs. Los Angeles Clippers 7/10
Nehemías Queta (pain in the right foot) – He will not return
-Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) July 11, 2023
“Queta will miss the remainder of the NBA Summer League. More details will be released when appropriate,” the Sacramento Kings said.
The 23-year-old central defender, the first Portuguese player in the NBA, has already received a qualified offer from the Kings, which makes him a restricted free agent, with which the team is guaranteed to have a say in the future of Queta. being able to match any offer that the athlete receives.
Neemias, who went through Barreirense and Benfica in his formation, had renewed with the Sacramento Kings for 2022/23, with a new two-way contract, which allowed him to play in the first team and also in the secondary, the Stockton Kings, in the G League, something I couldn’t do anymore this season.
The 2.13-meter pole was the first Portuguese to join an NBA team, after being chosen by the Sacramento Kings in 39th place in the 2021 draft, held on July 29, in New York.
In the rookie season (2021/22), Neemias played 15 games with the Kings, in which he added 45 points (3.0 average), 31 rebounds (2.1), eight shooting tackles (0.5) and six assists (0.4), in 119.34 minutes (8.0).
In 2022/23, the Portuguese international played just five games in the NBA, adding 12 points, 11 rebounds, one assist and two tackles, in 25 minutes, for the Kings, a team that secured playoff qualification for the first time since the 2005/06 season.
Source: TSF
