The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Tuesday that forward Thomas Robinson underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.
The Blazers did not give a time frame for when Robinson will be able to return to the court but they said in the release that he is expected to be ready for training camp which starts at the beginning of October.
That gives Robinson roughly 10 full weeks to recover from the procedure before the start of camp. Robinson has said before that this is an important summer for him, and according to coaches and players he has worked hard in the offseason to improve.
The injury and recovery time on his dominant hand is certainly a setback.
Robinson tore the ligament in his right thumb when breaking a fall in Portland’s summer league game against the Atlanta Hawks on July 15 in Las Vegas. The surgery was performed by Dr. Kirk Wong at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington.
