Simons lights it up before injury, Blazers fall to Jazz in Summer League 97-93

Anfernee Simons put up 35 points Tuesday in Vegas, but it wasn’t enough for the Trail Blazers in a 97-93 loss to the Utah Jazz.

Portland falls to 1-2 at Summer League, and will face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night in their final play-in game before the tournament.

Simons scoring output was a Vegas Summer League high, but in the final minute he suffered a grade 1 right ankle sprain and left the court.

X-rays came back negative, but the team has already ruled Simons out for the remainder of summer league.

Simons big night was highlighted by his 6-for-7 shooting performance from the three-point line.  Over the three games he played in Summer League, Simons shot an incredible 65 per cent from deep.  He totaled 66 points on 56% shooting from the field as well, and got rave reviews from his teammates.

Young 🐕 https://t.co/SSV6eXOrNe

— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) July 9, 2019

Ant for game

— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 9, 2019

Though the summer ends abruptly for Ant, he has left Rip City with plenty to be excited about for the future.  Expect him to make a big leap in his second year as the true backup to Damian Lillard at point guard.

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