Overview
- The team and Tate mutually agreed to the assignment to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to help him find a rhythm.
- Despite injuries to Dorian Finney-Smith and Tari Eason, he was a healthy scratch in two of the past three games and logged two minutes in the other.
- Tate has totaled 41 minutes across eight appearances this season, including a DNP-CD on Friday and 32 minutes played this month.
- He missed the season opener and began on a minutes restriction after offseason ankle surgery, and he re-signed in the summer on a one-year minimum deal.
- Yahoo Sports reports he is set for Vipers games against Austin on Sunday and Monday, with an evaluation expected mid-week; it is uncommon for a healthy veteran to accept such a stint.