Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe has been sidelined for six games with a calf strain.
Now he's facing an extended absence and potentially the remainder of the season. The Trail Blazers announced Tuesday that new imaging has revealed that Sharpe also has a stress reaction in his fibula.
He'll be re-evaluated for the injury in 4-6 weeks, putting the remainder of his 2025-26 regular season in doubt. Portland's last game this season is scheduled for April 12 against the Sacramento Kings, less than two weeks out from the back end of the 4-6 week timeline.
As of Monday, the Trail Blazers were in ninth place in the West at 28-30, putting them in position to make the play-in.
Sharpe is Portland's second-leading scorer with averages of 21.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals. Portland's leading scorer, Deni Avdija (24.4 ppg, 7 rbp, 6.6 apg), meanwhile, is dealing with a lingering lower-back injury that's sidelined him for multiple games. He's listed as out for Tuesday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Trail Blazers have a six-game cushion over the 11th-place Memphis Grizzlies (21-35), who would be first team in the West out of the play-in based on Tuesday's standings. But the injuries to key players have put Portland's play-in hopes at risk.
The Trail Blazers are seeking their first playoff appearance since 2020-21 with Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum and a veteran Carmelo Anthony coming off the bench. But with little hope of advancing out of the first round if they get there, there may not be much motivation for Portland to push their young stars back from injury.
Avdija's already experienced a setback after returning to game play from his back injury. He played just one minute in Sunday's win over the Phoenix Suns after deciding late to play. He was listed as questionable before the game and was ruled out of Tuesday's game a day in advance.