76ers' Jared McCain out indefinitely with knee injury amid Rookie of the Year start
The Philadelphia 76ers' rotten 2024 season got even worse on Saturday with news that rookie sensation Jared McCain will be out indefinitely with an injury.
ESPN's Shams Charania confirmed that McCain will undergo surgery on his left knee due to a torn lateral meniscus and that he's out for the foreseeable future.
A bright spot in a difficult season for Philly, the former Duke star is the NBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner as a sixth man for the 76ers averaging 15.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 40 percent from the field in nearly 25 minutes per game.
BetMGM gave McCain -200 odds to take home the award before his unfortunate injury.
His absence will sink a season already taking lots of water even further. NBA fans were in disbelief at this absolutely brutal luck for Philadelphia.
This decade-long prank of “The Sixers” keeps getting more and more elaborate… https://t.co/tT9dodv8VJ
— connor lagore (@ConnorLagore) December 14, 2024
It is legitimately in the Sixers’ best interest to tank and hold on to their top 6 protected pick at this point. https://t.co/9KgTmFKRas
— Greg Frank (@g_frank6) December 14, 2024
this season has been downright cinematic. https://t.co/ttPijCWcgL
— Matt Butler (@AllegedButler) December 14, 2024
Pretty cool! https://t.co/CK11M9A3dm
— Mike Mulhern (@MikeyMuls) December 14, 2024
This Sixers season is a truly generational run of “WTF” https://t.co/oSwRBs8Set
— Grace Del Pizzo (@GraceDelPizzo) December 14, 2024
https://t.co/mmhysIGzuv pic.twitter.com/9JvyNcpeJZ
— NBA 305 (@NBA_305) December 14, 2024
https://t.co/c5xQfnE8o0 pic.twitter.com/7a1n4ev1sJ
— Jacob (@Jacoblocks_) December 14, 2024
Praying for a full recovery for McCain.
I wonder which of the 2 star Rutgers players will be the next Sixer 🤔 https://t.co/bvNGoPDap3— Charles “Chux” Maranan (@ChuxMaranan) December 14, 2024
Man, if you have loved ones who are Philly fans, give them extra holiday presents for them and extra space for yourself, cause those cats are cursed something fierce right now. https://t.co/1sO7dXc1Qg
— Matt Petersen (@TheMattPetersen) December 14, 2024
End the season https://t.co/YLGrwthpGt
— Evan Thorpé (@EThorpe_) December 14, 2024
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