Already dealing with the injury problem of Kawhi Leonard, the San Antonio Spurs may have lost another player for some time during their loss against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, as LaMarcus Aldridge left the game early with an injury.

Aldridge left the Spurs 116-106 defeat to the Wizards last night during the second quarter with a bruised knee, putting the rest of his season in doubt. If he misses any time, it would be a huge blow for San Antonio, as he is the main reason why the team is still in the playoff hunt despite the absence of Leonard.

Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said to ESPN that Aldridge would get an MRI on the injury on Wednesday morning. He had a game-high of 13 points when he limped off. He has been the Spurs' most productive player this season, as he is averaging 23.2 points and 8.4 rebounds.

After the game, Manu Ginobili expressed how important Aldridge has been to San Antonio this season, as he states if the 32-year-old misses any games, they are in trouble as they have many difficult games ahead.

He said: "We are at a point if LaMarcus gets a cough, a cold, we are in deep trouble. So hopefully it's just a one-half thing because if not it's really going to get tough to score down the stretch. We've got tough opponents. We're playing against teams that need wins. Hopefully it's nothing."

The Spurs have a couple of tough games between now and the end of the season, as they host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday and the Houston Rockets on Sunday before visiting Los Angeles to play against the Clippers on Tuesday.

San Antonio are only in sixth in the Western Conference, with the Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves, Clippers and Denver Nuggets breathing down their necks. They're 2.5 games ahead of ninth, so a few slip-ups in these remaining games and they could find themselves out of the playoff spots.

Tony Parker said after the game about Aldridge: "He's been playing with that bad knee for a while now, so hopefully it's not too bad. We're going to need him vs. OKC."

If Aldridge was to miss any time and the Spurs' season was to collapse in these final remaining regular season games as a result, it would be the first time they miss out on the playoffs since the 1996-97 season.

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