Fultz's Terrible Start & Injury Updates

[Donoghus]

If he's got shoulder bursitis, it's odd that he's playing. The main treatment for this condition is rest...

Also, it's October.    The entire season is ahead of you.  I can possibly see a guy trying to grind it out in April while trying to get a playoff berth or during the playoffs.  But at the start of the season?  Just insane to me. 

[kozlodoev]

If he's got shoulder bursitis, it's odd that he's playing. The main treatment for this condition is rest...

Also, it's October.    The entire season is ahead of you.  I can possibly see a guy trying to grind it out in April while trying to get a playoff berth or during the playoffs.  But at the start of the season?  Just insane to me.

If you remember, Pierce routinely played with elbow bursitis that required regular drainage. However, unlike Fultz, this didn't seem to affect his production. Fultz should feel a lot better with ~1 month rest, I have no idea why the 76ers are messing with him.

[jpotter33]

Good Lord Philly is a dumpster fire. I just cannot wrap my head around this. Why in the world would you continue to play him?

[blink]

Why....the....heck....was....he....playing?

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21141852/philadelphia-76ers-rookie-markelle-fultz-had-fluid-drained-shoulder

"Markelle had a shoulder injury and fluid drained out of the back of his shoulder," agent Raymond Brothers told ESPN. "He literally cannot raise up his arms to shoot the basketball. He decided to try and fight through the pain to help the team. He has a great attitude. We are committed to finding a solution to get Markelle back to 100 percent."

oh man...why didn't they pull him the minute they found out?  What reason could they possibly have for playing him when he is injured, especially at the start of the season?

he had it drained before the start of the season as well.  is this just all on the insane philly management/coaches/trainers?

[Roy H.]

Why....the....heck....was....he....playing?

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21141852/philadelphia-76ers-rookie-markelle-fultz-had-fluid-drained-shoulder

"Markelle had a shoulder injury and fluid drained out of the back of his shoulder," agent Raymond Brothers told ESPN. "He literally cannot raise up his arms to shoot the basketball. He decided to try and fight through the pain to help the team. He has a great attitude. We are committed to finding a solution to get Markelle back to 100 percent."

The best part:

No decision has been made for Fultz to miss games, league sources said.

That can’t be real, right? The guy can’t raise his shoulder, and they’re not sure if they’re going to shut him down?

[SHAQATTACK]

Give him time ....Thats a long jumper ...there is risk

he has to work up to those hero shots


 




Time to shut him down for the season .   Let the tanking begin.

[RJ87]

Why....the....heck....was....he....playing?

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21141852/philadelphia-76ers-rookie-markelle-fultz-had-fluid-drained-shoulder

"Markelle had a shoulder injury and fluid drained out of the back of his shoulder," agent Raymond Brothers told ESPN. "He literally cannot raise up his arms to shoot the basketball. He decided to try and fight through the pain to help the team. He has a great attitude. We are committed to finding a solution to get Markelle back to 100 percent."

I guess if playing wasn't supposed to exacerbate the injury and they wanted to get him early reps...nope, it still makes no sense. Didn't they royally screw up Embiid's diagnosis and let him play another game with a torn meniscus?

I just hope it doesn't give him a mental (or physical) block going forward. As much as we want to crow about making the right decision with that deal, I hate to see a young talented guy not fulfill his potential because he listened to team doctors.

If the kid has to change his entire shot to deal with the pain, he should be shut down. There's zero logic in him playing through this.

[celticsclay]

Why....the....heck....was....he....playing?

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21141852/philadelphia-76ers-rookie-markelle-fultz-had-fluid-drained-shoulder

"Markelle had a shoulder injury and fluid drained out of the back of his shoulder," agent Raymond Brothers told ESPN. "He literally cannot raise up his arms to shoot the basketball. He decided to try and fight through the pain to help the team. He has a great attitude. We are committed to finding a solution to get Markelle back to 100 percent."

this is the type of thing where you fire the entire coaching staff. There was a link posted where the head coach said he Thinks the injury was why he shot bad. He knew and still played him. Fire him.

I agree. Staff should be fired for this. Ridiculous

[kozlodoev]

Time to shut him down for the season .   Let the tanking begin.

I don't know... is there a lottery talent this year that projects to miss a season with a debilitating injury?

[jbp126]

Philly has had no problem in recent years shutting down players who have had injury concerns. I believe there's an injury but I don't think that's the only reason Fultz changed his motion. This seems like an attempt to excuse a horribly ill-advised decision on Fultz's part to reconstruct his FT stroke.

[tazzmaniac]

Philly has had no problem in recent years shutting down players who have had injury concerns. I believe there's an injury but I don't think that's the only reason Fultz changed his motion. This seems like an attempt to excuse a horribly ill-advised decision on Fultz's part to reconstruct his FT stroke.

Exactly.  Anything an agent says should be taken with a truckload of salt. 

[Phantom255x]

This is literally just setting up for Simmons and/or Embiid to get injured before the end of this month, and then back to tanking in Philly!

[Fan from VT]

Philly has had no problem in recent years shutting down players who have had injury concerns. I believe there's an injury but I don't think that's the only reason Fultz changed his motion. This seems like an attempt to excuse a horribly ill-advised decision on Fultz's part to reconstruct his FT stroke.

Exactly.  Anything an agent says should be taken with a truckload of salt.

Yeah, this is super weird in this day and age. Professional sports are 365 day leagues; was Fultz really on his own changing his shot just because? Was he not getting coaching? Was he changing his shot because of an injury? Did the team know about the injury? After Embiid and Simmons, suddenly they have a rookie playing through shoulder injuries in his shooting arm? Ruining his shooting motion or making up a compensatory shooting motion on his own? This sounds like either Philly doing an awful job protecting and developing their investment, and/or Fultz being bizarrely secretive and independent.

[Erik]

How can anyone still be foolish to believe anything from the sixers organization? Do you really believe  the organization would let him play a basketball game if he can't raise his arm? This isn't game 7 of the finals and he's not Michael Jordan.

You don't even have to believe it. Here's the picture:


The kid is a bust and this is damage control so they can sell their jerseys before shutting him down for the year to get another lotto pick. Enough already. League has to start intervening in this nonsense.

[RockinRyA]

Philly has had no problem in recent years shutting down players who have had injury concerns. I believe there's an injury but I don't think that's the only reason Fultz changed his motion. This seems like an attempt to excuse a horribly ill-advised decision on Fultz's part to reconstruct his FT stroke.

Actually no, they had a player who they mismanaged an injury by playing him. I forgot who, will ask my friend.

CB is really getting worst. If you want gratification on picking Tatum, just watch him, he's a stud. No need to continuously put down another for that. This is very disappointing. Now news report come out saying you are wrong and you try save your pride by refysing to accept the reports? Keep digging your own graves.