With Lucas Nogueira, the man they call Bebe, there’s always another shoe to drop — one that often involves injury. So far in his NBA career (and tenure with the Raptors), any sustained stretch of decent, good, or even regular play, from the Brazilian big man has been met with a resulting injury. It’s a brutal trend.
In the Raptors’ game against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, Nogueira once again was struck down, this time in the right calf. Unfortunately, as per the official press release, the news isn’t great:
The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that test results confirmed centre Lucas Nogueira sustained a muscle tear in his right calf.