Reports: Moe Harkless suffered concussion, OUT Thursday vs. Warriors
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Portland Trail Blazers forward Maurice “Moe” Harkless missed the team’s preseason game on Thursday against the Golden State Warriors with a concussion, according to multiple reports.
.@moe_harkless not playing tonight vs. the @warriors. Suffered a concussion yesterday in practice. @trailblazers#RipCity
— Jay Allen (@PDXjay) October 9, 2015
Harkless reportedly suffered the concussion in practice on Wednesday.
Harkless had 14 points and six rebounds in the preseason opener against the Sacramento Kings on Monday.
Harkless is enjoying an expanded role with the Blazers compared to the role he had with the Magic last season.
Harkless came to the Blazers via trade in July.
Erik Gundersen
Erik Gundersen is the Trail Blazers beat reporter for The Columbian. He's a graduate of the Allen School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon in addition earning a degree in Spanish. He's covered the NBA for four seasons. You can also occasionally find his work on ESPN.com's NBA section for their TrueCities series. He also fist-bumped with Kanye West once. Follow @BlazerBanter on twitter for more Blazers and NBA news.