Dennis Smith Jr. tears ACL, out 6-9 months
Posted Aug 10, 2015
The No. 1 point guard in the elite high school class of 2016 is going to be on the shelves for a while. Dennis Smith Jr. had successful surgery Friday to repair a torn left ACL, according to Smith's father, Dennis Smith Sr. Smith injured the knee while driving to the basket in the semifinals of the Adidas Nations event on Aug. 2. An MRI later revealed he needed surgery.
(CBS Sports)
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