Nets Cam Johnson injures ankle on final play but appears to avoid worst-case scenario

MILWAUKEE — Cam Johnson, the Nets’ most consistent player all season, got hurt on the second-to-last play of their 113-110 win in Milwaukee.The forward turned his ankle and had X-rays Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.Johnson told the Post the imaging came up negative, so he and the Nets avoided the potential worst-case scenario.Still, Johnson was on crutches after the victory and in clear discomfort.It was hard to put a downer on a road win at a solid Bucks team — whose draft pick the Nets happen to own — but this was it.The Nets had allowed a 20-2 Milwaukee run, but held on in the final seconds.Damian Lillard missed a potential tying 3-pointer with 4.1 ticks left in regulation.

Johnson and Ziaire Williams both went for the defensive rebound, and it appeared Johnson came down on the latter’s foot, causing him to lose the ball out of bounds.Johnson hopped off the floor with a tweaked ankle, and Milwaukee was awarded the ball with six-tenths of a second left, and Lillard missed a 35-foot heave.But now the Nets may be missing their most consistent player.“Yeah, man, I feel real sh–ty about that,” Williams said.“All I know is it was super loud, trying to get the ball, and Cam was behind me.

Yeah, I don’t know (what happened).I have to look back.

But yeah, man, I kind of ruined the night.I hope it’s nothing serious.

I feel really bad right now, I can’t lie to you, man.Yeah, it sucks when you get hurt in a fashion like that.”Johnson had a team-high 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting, and 6-of-12 from behind the arc.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! After Thursday, Johnson is averaging a career-high 19.5 points on white-hot .496/.436/.895 shooting splits.

Now he’s gone down, with no clarity ...