By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2024-12-18 13:42:20
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2024年11月21日星期四，在圣安东尼奥举行的一场NBA篮球比赛的上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)（33号）带球突破犹他爵士队后卫以赛亚·科利尔(Isaiah Collier)（13号）的防守。(美联社照片/Eric Gay)
鉴于本赛季特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)因两次不同的伤病缺席了职业生涯最高的18场比赛，他并不反对记者提出的一个说法：可能有个施虐者在用巫毒娃娃扎他。
“我知道，”这位马刺替补控球后卫周三说道。“我觉得我正在接受考验。但没关系。从现在开始我们会好起来的。敲敲木头。”
在球队发言人训练后表示，琼斯已被允许上场后，琼斯最新的保持健康尝试预计将于周四晚上在主场对阵亚特兰大的比赛中开始。此前，他在12月1日战胜萨克拉门托的比赛中左肩扭伤，缺席了最近的六场比赛。
在马刺的26场比赛中，琼斯只打了8场。在赛季揭幕战输给达拉斯的比赛中，他因右脚踝扭伤缺席了12场比赛。
“我以前从来没有在一个赛季中缺席过这么多比赛，所以这肯定很艰难，”琼斯说道，他于2020年从杜克大学毕业后在第二轮被马刺选中。“但是队友们一直在鼓舞我的士气。在家里的家人也一直在鼓舞我的士气。”
马刺(13胜13负)在周三比赛开始前排在西部联盟第11位，24岁的琼斯渴望回到赛场，希望能帮助马刺结束球队历史上最糟糕的连续五年无缘季后赛的困境。
“我们感觉我们现在处于一个很好的位置，”琼斯在谈到过去两个赛季都只赢了22场比赛的球队时说道。
“今年我们也还没有完全健康，所以希望我们能继续保持健康，继续进步。我们一直在尝试很多不同的阵容，当球员们知道他们的名字会被叫到时，这可以成为你们的优势。但是，与此同时，我们也希望能够稳定下来，找到我们在赛季开始时所期望的角色，并且保持健康。”
扎克·科林斯(Zach Collins)（腰部挫伤）和凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)（左小腿拉伤）的状态仍然不确定。这两名替补球员缺席了过去两场比赛。
但是马刺会在这个赛季里抓住一切可以抓住的机会，在这个赛季里只有三名球员每场比赛都保持活跃：哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)，朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)和克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)。
“特雷给了我们控球后卫位置上的深度，”巴恩斯说。“他经历了几次艰难的时刻，但他一直在非常努力地工作，所以很高兴他能回来。”
保罗为HBCU经典赛赢得重要赞助商
克里斯·保罗家庭基金会和奈史密斯篮球名人堂周三宣布，沃尔玛将成为丰田克里斯·保罗HBCU经典赛的冠名赞助商，该赛事将于周四至周五在康涅狄格州安卡斯维尔的莫希干太阳体育馆举行。
根据一份新闻稿，这项赛事“旨在表彰和突出历史上黑人学院和大学学生运动员的丰富遗产”。
“HBCU体育运动持续蓬勃发展，我很高兴看到篮球运动通过我们的HBCU经典赛而发展，”保罗说道。
参加本次比赛的学校包括本尼迪克特学院、林肯大学、温斯顿塞勒姆州立大学、肯塔基州立大学、诺福克州立大学、阿拉巴马州立大学、特拉华州立大学和格兰布林州立大学。
SALT LAKE CITY , UT - NOVEMBER 26: Keyonte George #3 of the Utah Jazz chases Tre Jones #33 of the San Antonio Spurs during the first half of their Emirates NBA Cup game at the Delta Center on November 26, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
San Antonio Spurs’ Tre Jones (33) passes as he is defended by Los Angeles Lakers’ Rui Hachimura (28) and Dalton Knecht during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 27: Tre Jones #33 of the San Antonio Spurs takes a shot against Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers /d2 at Frost Bank Center on November 27, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones (33) drives past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) during the first half of the San Antonio Spurs NBA game at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio.
San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones (33) shoots a jump shot during the first half of their NBA game with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Frost Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in San Antonio. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 110-104.
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Spurs set to welcome back Jones on Thursday against Hawks
San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones (33) drives to the basket against Utah Jazz guard Isaiah Collier (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Given he’s missed a career-high 18 games this season due to two separate injuries, Tre Jones didn’t dispute a reporter’s theory that there could be a tormentor out there poking a voodoo doll in his likeness.
“I know,” the backup Spurs point guard said Wednesday. “I feel like I’m being tested. But it’s all right. We’ll be good from here on out. Knock on something.”
Jones’ latest stab at staying healthy is expected to begin Thursday night at home against Atlanta after a team spokesman said after practice he has been cleared to play after missing the last six games with a sprained left shoulder sustained in a win over Sacramento Dec. 1.
Jones has played in just eight of the Spurs’ 26 games. He missed 12 after suffering a sprained right ankle in the season-opening loss at Dallas.
“I’ve never sat out this much in this season before, so it’s definitely been tough,” said Jones, who the Spurs drafted in the second round out of Duke in 2020. “But the guys have kept my spirits up. My family at home have kept my spirits up.”
With the Spurs (13-13) sitting in 11th place in the Western Conference entering play Wednesday, Jones, 24, is eager to return to the fray in the hopes of helping the Spurs end a franchise-worst five-year playoff drought.
“We feel like we’re in a great position right now,” Jones said of a club that won 22 games in each of the last two seasons.
“We haven’t been necessarily healthy this year either yet, so hopefully we can maintain our health moving forward and we can continue to build. We’ve been throwing out a lot of different lineups and that can work to your advantage when guys are knowing that their name is going to be called. But, at the same time, we want to be able to kind of settle into our roles and what we expected coming into the season and be healthy.”
The status of Zach Collins (bruised lower back) and Keldon Johnson (left calf strain) remains uncertain. The two reserves sat out the last two games.
But the Spurs will take what they can get in a season in which just three players have been active every game: Harrison Barnes, Julian Champagnie and Chris Paul.
“Tre gives us a lot depth at the point guard position,” Barnes said. “He’s had a couple of tough breaks, but he’s been working extremely hard, so it’s good to have him back.”
Paul lands major sponsor for HBCU Classic
The Chris Paul Family Foundation and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that Walmart will serve as the presenting sponsor for the Toyota Chris Paul HBCU Classic set for Thursday through Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The tournament “honors and highlights the rich heritage” of students athletes from historically black colleges and universities, according to a press release.
“HBCU Sports continue to thrive and I’m excited about the growth of the game of basketball through our HBCU Classic,” Paul said.
The schools participating in the tournament include Benedict College, Lincoln, Penn., Winston Salem State, Kentucky State, Norfolk State, Alabama State, Delaware State and Grambling.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News