Vassell returns to the Spurs lineup seven months after suffering a broken foot against the Jazz

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell made his season debut Saturday against the Utah Jazz after missing seven months with a stress fracture in his right foot.

Vassell last played at home against the New York Knicks on March 29, when he scored 23 points in 45 minutes in a 130-126 overtime win.

Acting San Antonio head coach Mitch Johnson said Vassell will not start and will be on a minutes restriction.

“It will be conservative, I’m sure,” Johnson said of the limited protocols.

Vassell underwent surgery on June 26 to repair the head of the third metatarsal after being unable to rehabilitate the injury.

Vassell, a fifth-year guard, was San Antonio’s second-leading scorer last season with a career-high 19.5 points.

The Spurs are still without Jeremy Sochan (left thumb surgery) and Tre Jones (sprained right ankle). San Antonio will also be without head coach Gregg Popovich, who suffered an undisclosed medical incident before the team’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 2nd.

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