Source: Suns' Johnson (knee) out 1-2 months

Phoenix Suns guardant Cameron Johnson had country Tuesday that removed portion of the meniscus successful his close knee, a process that should let him to instrumentality successful 1 to 2 months, sources told ESPN.

It was unclear until the cognition whether Johnson would request a much extended repair that could've ended his season. Johnson had a akin country successful his near genu during his elder play astatine North Carolina successful 2017 and returned successful 5 weeks.

Johnson suffered the wounded past week successful a crippled against the Portland Trail Blazers, disrupting a beardown commencement to the season. He was averaging a career-best 13 points per crippled and shooting a career-high 43% connected 3-pointers aft entering the starting lineup this year.

The timeline is not invited quality for the Suns, who are bladed astatine guardant with seasoned Jae Crowder distant from the squad until a commercialized tin beryllium worked out.

Despite Johnson's injury, determination is nary alteration to the concern with Crowder, and determination are nary existent plans for him to instrumentality to the team, sources said.

Johnson, a antiaircraft and shooting specialist, and the Suns were incapable to travel to presumption connected a declaration hold past month, and helium volition go a restricted escaped cause adjacent summer.