Mavericks' Chandler Parsons out for remainder of season
Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons is out for the remainder of the season, the team announced on Wednesday.
Parsons has been dealing with a recurring right knee injury and sat out of Tuesday's Game 2 loss to the Houston Rockets. He was re-evaluated on Wednesday, after which the team made the decision. Dallas said Parsons is "currently exploring surgical options to address his right knee injury."
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Parsons' knee problems forced him to miss the team’s final six regular season games, but he did play in Game 1 of the series, scoring 10 points in 37 minutes.
The Mavericks are down 0-2 as the series shifts to Dallas for Game 3 on Friday.
Parsons, 26, averaged 15.7 points, 2.4 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game this season for the Mavericks.
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