New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (32) will be leaving the team for a while.
New Orleans announced on the 6th (Korean time) that a small pneumothorax was discovered in McCollum's right lung in the MRL video.
McCollum is scheduled to undergo further testing within the next 48 hours to determine a course of treatment. However, McCollum appeared resolute after receiving the diagnosis. He responded to a photo of him resting on his right breast posted on his personal SNS
This is the second time McCollum has been diagnosed with pneumothorax. The first time it occurred was in the fourth quarter of a game against the Boston Celtics in December 2021, when he was playing for the Portland Blazers. McCollum missed 18 games over six weeks before returning to the Portland roster on January 18 of the following year.
It is not known exactly when McCollum's second injury occurred. mlb 무료시청 Previously, he played for 33 minutes in New Orleans' 123-105 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on the 4th.
McCollum, who has appeared in all of New here Orleans' first six games, is leading the team with averages of 21.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and a 38% 3-point percentage in 34.3 minutes per game.
Meanwhile, New Orleans' backcourt left Jose Alvarado in the opening game of this season to treat an ankle sprain. Additionally, the fact that McCollum will not return for the time being means that Dyson Daniels will move up to the starting role and Kira Lewis Jr. will get playing time.
Currently, New Orleans has 4 wins in 6 games. They will play a three-game road game against the defending champion Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on the 7th without McCollum.