Breakers Jackson-Cartwright out for season
Breakers point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright will miss the rest of NBL27 because of a lower leg injury.
With the support of medical staff, Jackson-Cartwright has been managing the injury but experienced increased symptoms on the road trip last week, and further scans revealed a stress fracture in his tibia that now requires immediate rest and rehabilitation.
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Breakers President of Basketball Dillon Boucher is feeling for Jackson-Cartwright, with thoughts firmly on helping one of the club’s leaders on and off the floor through a challenging time.
“This is devastating for the club, but first and foremost it is devastating for Parker. He lives and breathes the BNZ Breakers, he loves the club, the city, the country, and our fans.
“The decision is taken with his welfare top of mind, to allow him to rest, heal and return better than ever in 2027.”
With the news only being confirmed on Monday night New Zealand time, Boucher’s focus is very much on Jackson-Cartwright and the team as they look to climb out of a difficult recent run of results but did commit to the club searching for a suitable replacement.
“This has happened over the past 24 hours and is still very new, our focus is on Parker and preparing the team for our game against Brisbane on Friday night. I will be talking to Marc (club owner Marc Mitchell) and Gordie and looking at our options moving forward and putting together a plan for the rest of the season, but for now no decisions have been made, this is still very new for everyone.”
Boucher said it will otherwise be business as usual for the team this week as they prepare for a double header of games, against Brisbane at Spark Arena on Friday night, before taking on the defending champion Sydney Kings in Sydney on Sunday, with the team continuing to have a ‘next man up’ mentality.
In positive news following the team’s return home, Charles Bediako scan on his lower back has come back clear showing no fracture. He will continue to be assessed during the week and will be a game day decision against the Bullets. Bediako was injured in a heavy fall in the first quarter against Tasmania.
