Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Markelle Fultz is out indefinitely with shoulder issues and will be re-evaluated in three weeks, the team announced Sunday:
Following consultation with several shoulder specialists, including a visit with Dr. Ben Kibler, Medical Director of the Shoulder Center of Kentucky at the Lexington Clinic earlier Sunday, 76ers guard Markelle Fultz will be out indefinitely with soreness and scapular muscle imbalance in his right shoulder.
The visit further confirmed that there is no structural impairment to the shoulder, and he will continue his physiotherapy treatment.
Fultz will be reevaluated by Dr. Kibler in approximately three weeks.
Fultz’s camp and the Sixers have offered conflicting stories as to what exactly has caused this shoulder injury that’s apparently forcing Fultz to shoot with an extremely uncomfortable-looking form.
Regardless of what caused it, the fact of the matter is that Fultz’s shot is weird. And bad. And if it is caused by injury, which certainly seems to be the case, WHY WAS FULTZ PLAYING?! Sure, he probably didn’t want to let down the team that drafted him first overall. Sure, the Sixers probably don’t like the idea of a third injured young player. But the player’s health always takes priority over all that other stuff.
