Milwaukee Bucks’ Jabari Parker suffers torn ACL, will miss rest of season

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Bucks forward Jabari Parker suffered a left knee injury during the third quarter of Monday night’s game in Phoenix. He returned to Milwaukee Tuesday afternoon to undergo an MRI that revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee.

Parker will undergo surgery to repair the injury and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2014-15 season.

In 25 games this season, Parker averaged 12.3 points (2nd among rookies) and 5.5 rebounds (3rd) in 29.5 minutes per game (3rd) while helping the Bucks to a 13-12 record. He scored in double figures 17 times, including a career-best 23 points at Brooklyn on Nov. 19 that stands as the highest-scoring game by a Bucks teenager in franchise history.

The Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in October/November, Parker began his career by posting double-doubles in two of his first three games (11 points and 10 rebounds on Oct. 31 vs. Philadelphia, and 13 points and 11 rebounds on Nov. 1 at Washington). In doing so, he became just the 14th player in the last 30 seasons to record multiple double-doubles within his first three career games, and the only teenager to accomplish the feat.