Video: CJ McCollum Goes Down with Scary Lower Leg Injury
By Bobby Burack
Tonight, Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum went down with a lower leg injury. McCollum was visibly in pain immediately after going down:
CJ McCollum goes down with an apparent leg injury. Prayers up ?? pic.twitter.com/YhLnahDsQ5
— Basketball Forever (@Bballforeverfb) March 17, 2019
Promises to be concern for Blazers guard @CJMcCollum, who landed hard and clutched lower left leg in pain on floor in San Antonio. Teammates helped him to the locker room.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 17, 2019
The Trail Blazers have been going mostly unnoticed this season despite currently sitting with the 4th seed in the Western Conference. Even as history screams that the playoffs will not be kind to them, having two explosive guards on the floor with McCollum and Damian Lillard gives the team a puncher’s chance nightly. If McCollum is forced to miss any time in the playoffs due to this injury, all of sudden the same cannot be said in regards to Portland’s arsenal.
As for the rest of the regular season, missed time for McCollum could result in a damaging slide down the standings. The eighth-place Clippers are only three games behind the Trail Blazers.
UPDATE: ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski added that McCollum is set to undergo an MRI on his knee tomorrow.
Portland guard @CJMcCollum will undergo an MRI on his left knee on Sunday, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 17, 2019
Hoping for the best here.