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Tobias Harris injury update: Spurs coach says there is no rush on the calf strain
20 getting close. The $31 million forward sat out the weekend scrimmage and will be checked again once the preseason wraps up. Tobias Harris, 34, strained a left calf muscle in training camp, and the Spurs made the news public Sunday. 20 opener and says a fresh evaluation will come after the preseason. 8 at home against the Atlanta Hawks and runs five games. The 6-foot-8 forward is not an easy piece to replace. Harris spent the past two seasons in Detroit, and last year the Pistons won 60 games and finished first in the East while Harris averaged 13.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists over 63 appearances. Harris also shot 46.9% from the field and 36.8% from three in 27.7 minutes a night. The idea was to add veteran presence and versatility to a team coming off a historic run to the 2026 NBA Finals. Harris was projected as the main frontcourt partner for Wembanyama, and the two-year, $31 million contract makes this more than a depth issue.
San Antonio signed Harris this offseason to share the frontcourt with Victor Wembanyama, and his first camp has been interrupted by a strain with no firm return date.
Coach Mitch Johnson told reporters Sunday that the Spurs will let a left calf strain heal at its own pace, even with the season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Oct. Asked about the opener, Johnson said Harris’ availability is very much in doubt and the team will not push him toward that game. Tobias Harris’ injury update from San Antonio came with no timetable attached. The team lists Harris as questionable for the Oct. Roughly two weeks separate the announcement from opening night. San Antonio has not given a return date or a number of weeks, so the next real update comes when Harris is reevaluated after the preseason, which opens Oct. San Antonio saw a big offseason pickup in those numbers. Harris lists at small forward and power forward, so the injury touches more than one spot in the rotation.