Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter is having a hard time changing his shirt and eating food because of the left shoulder injury he's dealing with.
Kanter played through a separated shoulder during Tuesday's Game 5 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He received a pain injection at halftime.
The Blazers will take on the San Antonio Spurs or Denver Nuggets in the second round of the playoffs. The Nuggets and Spurs will play Game 7 of their series on Saturday.
Kanter is unsure if he's going to be ready for Game 1 of the second round.
“I think the Blazers are doing a very good job taking care of it. But, I mean obviously, I'm not going to lie, it hurts pretty bad,” Kanter said, via USA TODAY Sports. “I mean I'm having a hard time changing my shirt or eating food. So it's a process. We're just taking it day by day, see how it feels.”
Enes Kanter averaged 13.2 points and 10.2 rebounds against the Thunder in the first round while shooting 57.4 percent from the field. The big man was the third best player for the Blazers behind Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum.
With Jusuf Nurkic out for the season, Kanter has been a godsend for the Blazers. Hopefully, the 26-year-old is able to play in the second round.
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