Report: Spurs' De'Aaron Fox to Have Season-Ending Surgery on Finger Injury

The San Antonio Spurs' injury woes have continued, and guard De'Aaron Fox will reportedly miss the rest of the 2024-25 campaign.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported Thursday that Fox will undergo surgery for tendon damage in his left pinkie on Tuesday and miss the rest of this season.

San Antonio is already without star big man Victor Wembanyama because of deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. Wembanyama is also expected to miss the rest of the season.

The Spurs made a big splash ahead of the February trade deadline when they landed Fox in a deal with the Sacramento Kings. It seemed to put them in position to challenge for a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament with an elite one-two punch.

Instead, both stars will be sidelined until 2025-26.

Fox has appeared in 17 games for San Antonio since the deal and averaged 19.7 points, 6.8 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals while shooting 44.6 percent from the field and 27.4 percent from deep.

The numbers aren't as impressive as when he averaged 25.0 points and 6.1 assists in his first 45 games of the campaign for the Kings, but he was also growing accustomed to playing on a new team with new teammates.

Fox's future with the Spurs will also be a talking point considering the 2025-26 season is the final one on his current deal. This injury surely won't prevent the front office from signing him to an extension, but it is notable that the next time he will be on the floor could be in the final year of his contract.

As for this season's Spurs, they are 4.5 games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the final spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament. The Phoenix Suns are also two games ahead of San Antonio.

Being without Fox and Wembanyama for the rest of the season means San Antonio will likely have to wait for next season to have a realistic chance at postseason play.