Hoard had a double-digit PIR in 22 of his 23 appearances this season.
Maccabi loses Jaylen Hoard to hamstring injury
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv will be without its most productive player as Jaylen Hoard has suffered a torn hamstring, the club announced Wednesday. Hoard suffered the injury in a domestic league game over the weekend, and an MRI scan revealed the extent of the injury, which is expected to force Hoard to miss 2-4 four weeks.
Hoard has started 21 games in this, his first Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, and is Maccabi’s top scorer (15.0 ppg.) and rebounder (5.1 rpg.)- He also leads the team in steals (1.3 spg.). Hoard ranks fourth in the league in steals this season and his average PIR of 18.1 is good for 11th place after 23 rounds.
Maccabi will face ALBA Berlin on Thursday without Hoard and will be without him when it visits FC Barcelona and Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz next week before the February international break.