Portland Trail Blazers wing Gary Payton II will miss the start of the 2022-23 regular season as he continues to recover from a core muscle injury. The Trail Blazers sent out a press release this afternoon updating Payton’s status. They indicated that he would be reevaluated in two weeks.
Two weeks from today would be October 27th. Before then, the Blazers will face the Sacramento Kings on October 19th, the Phoenix Suns on the 21st, the Los Angeles Lakers on the 23rd, the Denver Nuggets on the 24th and the Miami Heat on October 26th.