The New Orleans Pelicans announced that guard CJ McCollum has been diagnosed with a small collapsed proper lung after present process scientific imaging Sunday morning. McCollum is predicted to undergo further exam within the subsequent 48 hours to determine how the lung is healing.
Per the Pelicans:
“The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that guard CJ McCollum has been diagnosed with small pneumothorax in his right lung after medical imaging was taken this morning. Additional examination will be performed in the next 48 hours to determine the progress of healing. More information will be provided following examination.”
McCollum has performed in all six video games for New Orleans this season, and has gotten out to a robust get started whilst averaging 21.7 issues, 5.7 assists and four.8 rebounds. His sturdy play has helped the Pelicans get started the season 4-2.
It’s unclear how a lot time McCollum will leave out with the prognosis. New Orleans’ subsequent sport is Monday at the street towards the protecting champion Denver Nuggets, adopted through two extra street video games this week towards the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets. Missing McCollum for the ones video games could be a large loss for a New Orleans staff this is already with out a number of key function avid gamers in Jose Alvarado and Trey Murphy III. McCollum is the second-leading scorer for the Pelicans, so dropping his 20+ issues a sport is an important void to fill.Â
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