Nets G-Leaguer ‘healing’ after being shot outside Philly bar

Long Island Nets guard Terry Roberts was shot in the upper chest Sunday morning in Philadelphia, but survived and is expected to recover.

The 23-year-old was hit by a stray bullet after a gunfight broke out outside a Philadelphia bar, according to both the Long Island Nets and local police.

“Terry Roberts was the victim of a crime on Sunday morning in Philadelphia, and we are in the process of gathering more information about the incident,” the

G-League team said in a statement. “He is currently in stable condition, and he is expected to make a full recovery. Our thoughts are with him and family at this time. Due to the ongoing law enforcement investigation, we will have no further comment.”

After getting shot, Roberts was found on the sidewalk at around 12:45 a.m. outside the 5th Street Lounge on North Fifth Street, per authorities. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center in critical condition.

Roberts has since been taken off a ventilator and spoke with his parents on Monday.

“He’s healing,” Roberts’ mother told ABC-7. “He’s doing well. He is in a state of shock. This is a traumatic situation that’s happened.”

The shooting remains under investigation, but Philadelphia police confirmed that Roberts wasn’t involved in the altercation.

Cam Thomas had an MRI exam on his right foot, with the results revealing a right ankle/midfoot sprain.

Brooklyn’s young guard will miss Thursday’s home game against Atlanta, and will be day-to-day after that.

Thomas suffered the injury coming down on teammate Day’Ron Sharpe’s foot with 7:23 left in Monday’s victory in Memphis. He underwent X-rays that night at FedEx Forum, which were negative. But more concerning was being sent for an MRI the next morning in Orlando, the results of which came back the next day.

This isn’t the first time this season that Thomas has sprained his ankle. He missed nine games with a sprained left ankle suffered Nov. 9, not returning for three weeks. But he has said this one felt less severe.

What’s unclear is how the midfoot sprain turned up by the MRI will change his timeline. Even mild midfoot sprains have been known to take one-to-three weeks to heal, with Thomas being viewed as day-to-day.

“That’s the way it feels, less severe [than November]. I should be fine,” Thomas said. “Yeah, I mean I’m able to walk on it, so it’s not bad. We’ll take it day by day. But it’s not as bad as last time.”