Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul may face most of the remaining playoff race without one of its key contributors this season as Dyshawn Pierre will miss three or four weeks with a calf injury, the club announced on Sunday. He suffered the injury during Fenerbahce's home win against FC Barcelona on Friday, when he was limited to under 12 minutes of action.
A heralded defender, Pierre averaged 6.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game this season, but more than doubled his scoring to 13.6 points as Fenerbahce won four of its last five games to solidify fifth place with a record of 16-10. He made a career-high 5 three-pointers twice in that stretch. If he comes back by the beginning of the recuperation estimate, Pierre might see action before the regular season ends on April 14. If not, Fenerbahce will hope to have him in the playoffs, should the team reach them.