Markelle Fultz is out indefinitely with an injury to his troublesome right shoulder, according to reports.
Fultz, the No. 1 pick of the 2017 draft, is suffering from thoracic outlet syndrome.
Sources: 76ers‘ Markelle Fultz will be out indefinitely with thoracic outlet syndrome, starting physical therapy immediately. Likely weeks.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 4, 2018
Fultz had visited several specialists in the past week and his attorney/agent tells ESPN that this TOS syndrome has been a finding on his neck and shooting shoulder. https://t.co/kQkabp6IIt
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 4, 2018
The 20-year-old Fultz is averaging 8.2 points, 3.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds and shooting 42 percent from the field.
Meantime, ESPN’s Doris Burke said that if Fultz were her son she would want him in a “different organization” to give him a “fresh start.”
The great @heydb says if she were Markelle Fultz’s mom she would want him in a ‘different organization’ to give him a ‘fresh start’ pic.twitter.com/Apn4vTVBqq
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) December 5, 2018
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