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Friday, March 23, 2001
Leg is same one Martin broke last year
Associated Press
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Kenyon Martin, the No. 1 pick in
last year's NBA Draft, fractured his right leg in the New Jersey
Nets' loss to Boston on Thursday night.
|  | | Kenyon Martin's rookie season is cut short by the same injury that ended his collegiate career. |
The right leg is the same one Martin broke around this time last
year while playing for the University of Cincinnati.
"Kenyon has a non-displaced fracture of the right fibula,"
Nets spokesman Aaron Harris said about an hour after the Nets
113-98 loss. "It's a completely different injury than last year."
The bone is the same, but the location of this injury is
different, Harris said. The break Martin sustained in last year's
Conference USA tournament was near his knee.
This injury will not require surgery, Harris said, noting it was
the same type of break that Nets forward Keith Van Horn suffered in
training camp, forcing him to miss 32 games.
"We're so disappointed for Kenyon," Nets president Rod Thorn
said in a statement. "He is definitely the Rookie of the Year and
proved it night in and night out. Kenyon will come back strong, you
can be sure of that. The Nets are proud of his performance this
year."
Martin's injury happened when Boston guard Milt Palacio collided
with the back of his leg midway through the third quarter.
Martin didn't want to leave the court but was eventually taken
to the locker room by trainer Tim Walsh.
"I've never seen anything like this," Nets All Star guard
Stephon Marbury said. "It's amazing. It really is."
Martin had 22 points on 10-of-16 shooting in 28 minutes.
One of the leading contenders for the Rookie of the Year award,
Martin is second in scoring and rebounds among rookies and first in
blocks.
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