Former Kentucky Guard Shaedon Sharpe Suffers Injury In Summer League

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Shaedon Sharpe played the Summer League debut with the Portland Trail Blazers.

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He was afflicted with an injury to his shoulder after only two minutes of activity.

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Sharpe Sharpe, who was the number. 7 overall selection in the draft of this year,

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failed to score on two field goals before scoring his very first NBA bucket.

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Just a few minutes after Sharpe scored, cutting the deficit to just three points,

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Yahoo Sports insider Chris Haynes later reported that Sharpe suffered a shoulder injury to his left shoulder.

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It's not clear if Sharpe will play another game during Sharpe's absence in the Summer League.

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