Tag: Scoot Henderson

Scoot Henderson Cleared for Season Debut After Hamstring Tear

Scoot Henderson
January 2026

Scoot Henderson is set to make his season debut for the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday at home against the Memphis Grizzlies after recovering from a torn left hamstring. Interim coach Tiago Splitter says the guard will be available. Henderson tore the hamstring during an offseason workout in September and has been rehabbing since. Portland plans to reintegrate him in game action now that he has cleared return-to-play steps, giving the 22-year-old his first minutes of the campaign.

Blazers lock in core; name opening-night starters

Portland Trail Blazers
October 2025

Portland exercised options on Scoot Henderson, Kris Murray, Donovan Clingan and recently extended Shaedon Sharpe ($90m) and Toumani Camara ($82m). Chauncey Billups set a Sharpe–Camara–Clingan–Jrue Holiday–Deni Avdija starting five with Scoot out (hamstring). Extensions reduce contract anxiety and preserve upside with two-way wings plus a rim-protecting five. With Scoot sidelined, Billups leans defence, size, and secondary playmaking, aiming to keep pace while protecting Clingan’s development arc and spacing principles.

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