Sixers rookie McCain diagnosed with a lung contusion after a hard fall originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Jared McCain is back home and having a diagnosis after his fall in question Wednesday night.
A Sixers official said McCain was diagnosed with a lung contusion and did not show symptoms consistent with a concussion. According to the Cleveland Clinica pulmonary contusion is “a bruise on your lungs from a chest injury.”
The rookie guard will be out for the Sixers’ preseason finale Friday night against the Magic and will be evaluated daily. The team will begin its regular season next Wednesday against the Bucks.
McCain fell hard on his back in the fourth quarter of the The Sixers’ preseason win over the Nets. He was down for several minutes before being helped off the court and evaluated at a local hospital overnight.
“Obviously, he had some trouble breathing there,” Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said Wednesday. “I thought maybe he knocked the wind out of him. I’m not quite sure what happened there. I’ve never seen anything like this before, so let’s hope he’s OK and we’ll see what the hospital report is.”
Nick Nurse says Jared McCain is on his way to the hospital after taking a hard fall in the 4th quarter of the Sixers’ preseason game on Tuesday night. pic.twitter.com/ed45nVPIMz
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Drafted 16th overall this summer by the SixersMcCain averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in his first NBA preseason. The former Duke shooter went 11 for 29 (37.9 percent) from three-point range.
“A lot of it is just getting comfortable,” he said last week of his initial goals. “I’m talking to (Tyrese) Maxey: When did he start to feel comfortable? How did he get comfortable so quickly? A lot of it I just want to find myself out there on the court, find joy, because I feel like that’s when I play my best. And all the rest will come with hard work.”
