Chris Douglas-Roberts Out With Achilles Injury

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Updated: November 17, 2014

Charlotte Bobcats’ Chris Douglas-Roberts (55) drives to the basket as Miami Heat’s James Jones, right, defends during the second half in Game 1 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series, Sunday, April 20, 2014, in Miami. The Heat defeated the Bobcats 99-88. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Chris Douglas-Roberts of the Los Angeles Clippers has an Achillies injury and could be out for 1-2 weeks according to Arash Markazi of ESPN.com

Chris Douglas-Roberts will be out a week or two with a strained right Achilles while Matt Barnes returns to the starting lineup tonight.

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) November 16, 2014

Douglas-Roberts took to Twitter himself to discuss the matter:

I’ve been silently trying to fight through & play with this injured achilles since training camp. Unfortunately it hasn’t gotten any better.

— CDR (@RockstarCDR) November 15, 2014

He went on to say:

We’ve come to the conclusion that playing through the pain at this point in the season isn’t helping the team nor myself.

— CDR (@RockstarCDR) November 15, 2014

Douglas-Roberts spent time in the D-league last season before finding a roster spot on the Charlotte Hornets. He played in 49 games last season, starting in 8 games.

Douglas-Roberts as signed to the Clippers in early September in the hope to bring some added depth to the wing position. The former Memphis Tiger has only played in 4 games this season and is averaging two points per game.

Doc Rivers told ESPN.com this about the situation:

He has had the problem and didn’t really express it to the trainers from what I understand,” Rivers said. “It probably has affected him, but he’s new and he wanted to play and was going through that and didn’t want to say anything and it got to a point where it really started affected him and he really had to say something.”

Clipper Nation wisher CDR a speedy recovery. We all know how much help we need at the wing position.

The Clippers will take on the Bulls tonight in Staples Center for their next game.

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