Overview
- Kessler returned to Salt Lake City for evaluation of his left shoulder and will miss the final four games of Utah’s five-game trip.
- The development was reported by the Salt Lake Tribune’s Andy Larson and relayed by Hoops Rumors, with local media citing a team statement about his return for testing.
- He dealt with left-shoulder bursitis in the preseason but appeared in the first five games of the regular season.
- Through those games he averaged 14.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 blocks while adding more three-point attempts than in prior seasons.
- Jusuf Nurkic is expected to start at center during Kessler’s absence, beginning with Charlotte and continuing against Boston, Detroit and Minnesota.