Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin exits opener with right knee injury

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Brookyln Nets may have lost much more than a game to open the 2017-18 season on Wednesday as their guard Jeremy Lin exited Brooklyn's season opener against the Indiana Pacers with an apparent right knee injury.

Lin landed awkwardly on a drive to the basket in the fourth quarter of the Nets' 140-131 loss to the Pacers on Wednesday night, and his immediate emotional reaction seemed to indicate he feared a serious injury.

Lin was helped to the locker room but eventually limped off the floor under his own power.

Lin scored 18 points, and the Nets' starting shooting guard D'Angelo Russell had 30.

If Lin is lost for a significant period of time, Russell would move into the starting point guard role and Allen Crabbe would possibly become the Nets' starting shooting guard.

Lin will undergo evaluation in New York on Thursday.