CJ McCollum is diagnosed with lung injury and has no return date

New Orleans Pelicans player is diagnosed with an injury called spontaneous pneumothorax, has no set date to return to the court and will undergo additional tests to determine next steps to heal

Bad news hit the cast of New Orleans Pelicans. According to information from the basketball franchise itself, the point guard CJ McCollum He was diagnosed this Sunday, the 5th, with a lesion in his right lung called spontaneous pneumothorax. The 32-year-old player will undergo additional tests in the coming hours to determine the next steps to take in the healing process.

This is the second time in two years that the point guard has been diagnosed with a lung injury. The first took place in December 2021, when he was still working for Portland Trail Blazers. At the time, the player was left out for 18 matches in six weeks. It is still unclear how the injury happened. CJ played 33 minutes in the Pelicans’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks last Saturday, 4. With the athlete’s absence, it is likely that Dyson Daniels assume ownership and Kira Lewis Jr. have more minutes on the court.

CJ McCollum started all six regular season games as the team’s starter. The point guard leads the New Orleans Pelicans in minutes, with 34.3 per game, assists, with 5.7, and is the franchise’s second scorer, with 21.7 points per game, in addition to having the best three-point ball usage per game. confrontation, totaling 38%.


Source: sportbuzz

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