It was December 9 when Rondae Hollis-Jefferson went under the knife at the Hospital for Special Surgery. His broken ankle was not a minor event.. Dr. Martin O'Malley, who's reconstructed the feet of Brook Lopez and Kevin Durant, needed two screws to repair the break.
But O'Malley and by extension the Nets were optimistic that 1) RHJ would have a complete recovery and 2) he'd be back in eight to ten weeks. That was 13 weeks ago ... and counting.
Tony Brown said Monday that he wouldn't put a timetable on Hollis-Jefferson's return but said that he had participated in "every facet" of practice, including contact and scrimmaging, and added that he had so during team practices on the road last week.