Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks has surgery to repair fractured leg and dislocated ankle

Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks underwent successful surgery on Wednesday to repair a fractured right fibula and dislocated ankle.

Hendricks suffered season-ending injury midway through third quarter of a 110-102 loss to Dallas on October 28th when he lost his footing while running down court and landed awkwardly. n-contact injury occurred away from ball. Hendricks was wheeled off floor on a stretcher.

“A bunch of us were visibly rattled. It was really hard to see,” Utah coach Will Hardy told reporters day after game . “Everybody processes those things differently. Everybody needs to pick each or up at different moments.”

second year forward started in three games for Jazz this season, averaging 4.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in 25.0 minutes per contest. Hendricks was drafted by Utah ninth overall in 2023 NBA draft and appeared in 40 games as a rookie, making 23 starts and averaging 7.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.

Hendricks’ surgery was performed at University of Utah Orthopedic Center in Salt Lake City.