Dai’Ron Sharpe receives positive injury report after hamstring scare

The Brooklyn Nets avoided significant injury to a key participant. Dai’Ron Sharpe left Sunday’s loss to the New York Knicks with what was reported as left hamstring tightness. However, after evaluation, the team concluded that the injury was a left gluteal contusion.

Sharp has been ruled out for Tuesday’s home game with the Toronto Raptors, but is considered day-to-day.

“No hamstring. It’s a glute strain, and he’s day-to-day. We’re not worried,” head coach Jordi Fernandez said. “And we want to make sure he’s feeling good and mentally in a good position to be ready to play. So that’s all good news, and it’s an opportunity for the next man up.”

Sharpe missed 21 games to start last season with a strained left hamstring. However, he bounced back and became one of the NBA’s best supporting centers, averaging 7.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists on 52/24/76 shooting in 18.1 minutes per game. The Nets re-signed the fifth-year big man to a two-year, $12 million deal this summer.

Nets center Dai’Ron Sharpe avoids hamstring injury scare

Sharp continued to produce this season, averaging 6.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists on 64.9 percent shooting in 15.9 minutes per game. However, his production hasn’t led the team to success with a revamped second unit in Brooklyn. The 24-year-old posted a net rating change of -9.5 (team points scored minus team points allowed per 100 possessions), the worst mark among Nets players who played at least 50 minutes, per CleaningTheGlass .

With Sharpe aside, Giants rookie Danny Wolf could play his first significant NBA minutes during the next games.

“I’m not going to tell you who’s going to play, but obviously Danny’s here, Ben (Saraf) is here. So I’m excited for all these guys whether they play or not,” Fernandez said. “They all know that the next-man-up mentality is always important, and just go out there and play as hard as you can.”

Wolf posted back-to-back double-doubles during a pair of G League appearances last week. Former Michigan star scored 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting with 13 rebounds, two assists and three turnovers in Sunday’s 112-105 loss to the Capital City Go-Gos.

Noah Clowney could also see minutes at center in Sharpe’s absence.