He air-balled a three-pointer and recorded an assist before leaving for good with 5:08 left in the third quarter. "I felt something pop when I was working out before the (Nets) game," Evan Turner said after the Blazers win over the Sixers. Prep football: How doctors’ injury concerns played out this spring in the Bay Area A Cal recruit was among the highest-profile players to suffer a forewarned injury but was hardly alone Evan Turner, who has been a huge spark for Boston all season, suffered a left eye injury in the closing seconds of Boston’s 107-100 win over the Los … A 10-year NBA veteran, Turner had two of his best seasons with the Celtics in 2014-16 and made lots of good relationships during his stay. Evan Turner Injury: Latest on Portland Guard vs. Thunder. One of the Boston Celtics most exciting offseason signings won’t even suit up for the team this season (or, at least we’re pretty sure he won’t); fan favorite wing Evan Turner is returning to the team in a new role: assistant coach. Turner attempted to stay in the game despite the injury. Evan Turner will join Boston's coaching staff, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Evan Turner day-to-day following late-game eye injury Over the past eight games, No. Evan Turner joined Celtics for a 'super-duper internship' in coaching. Source: Shams Charania on Twitter. Evan Turner injury update: Left eye issue expected to force Boston Celtics wing to miss New Orleans Pelicans game Updated Mar 24, 2019; Posted Apr 05, 2016 Facebook Share The Boston Celtics' Evan Turner missed his first game in two seasons on Wednesday after suffering an eye injury at the end of Sunday's game. Evan Turner couldn't even open his left eye in the Boston Celtics locker room Sunday night after a late-game collision with Los Angeles Lakers big man Julius Randle. Turner will focus on player development in Boston, Charania adds. Kevin Chouinard: Lloyd Pierce said that Evan Turner’s injury had not necessarily worsened but because it was Achilles pain, the team would be ultra careful because of the location of the pain. PHILADELPHIA – Trail Blazers wing Evan Turner was out of the lineup on Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers because of left knee soreness. 11 is averaging 15.4 points with 5.4 rebounds Turner's injury … Turner played just eight minutes in Thursday’s win over the Brooklyn Nets. Getty Evan Turner #1 of the Portland Trail Blazers backs down Kyle Kover #26 of the Utah Jazz. He was scoreless on 0-for-5 shooting from the field, but nobody knew, at the time, that Turner had tweaked his knee before the game.