CJ McCollum has played the last three games with a back injury, a fractured vertebra that has not kept him out of action, but may be hampering his play. -- Trail Blazers veteran Carmelo Anthony Damian Lillard seconded that thought from Melo from his home in Portland. Watching him dance knowing he murders people on the court! The 17-year veteran was quick to answer – “you don’t have to ask that question. Celtics earn wire-to-wire Game 1 victory over Raps Running diary from Celtics Game 1 win over Raptors https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA_Global_CMS_image_storage/a4/c3/gil_1otiazib746yg1xyqqyeknf7ks.jpg?t=1378244441&w=500https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA_Global_CMS_image_storage/e6/54/nick-nurse-nbae-gettyimages_wk3o21i02bmk1jbsnd19esr5e.jpg?t=1098470260&w=500https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA_Global_CMS_image_storage/3a/be/kawhi-pg-082820-ftr-getty_epinr8l0banm1v05qpvqt2vbh.jpg?t=1009455716&w=500https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA_Global_CMS_image_storage/74/f4/raptorspodtable_1t52okolqnu9z16ech05lic514.png?t=447291633&w=500https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA_Global_CMS_image_storage/ae/7f/tatum_1nx8qm8euywqs17trwrgnml0hp.jpg?t=1161122068&w=500https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA_Global_CMS_image_storage/5e/7/lowry-080820-ftr-gettyjpg_1hxbczrouj4j21oqsgz0ut0cja.jpg?t=-745812477&w=500https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA_Global_CMS_image_storage/33/96/tatum-lowry-ftrjpg_21l8vb3wt77s19f9mw29phyc6.jpg?t=1156666196&w=500 After the hotel change, the Blazers finished their season with four straight losses. But his veteran leadership, timely buckets and stops along with his ‘vintage Melo’ play in the bubble has had many in the NBA world stop and think about what this season has meant for the Blazers and for Melo. I was fortunate enough to have an injury I can play through, and our training staff has done a great job of monitoring it," McCollumMcCollum averaged 23.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the series, numbers that were right in line with his regular-season stats. Dr. Michael S. George, a sports orthopedic surgeon with the KSF Orthopaedic Center in Houston, provides insight on the specifics of McCollum's fractured back including how it happens and his outlook moving forward.This hustle play would result in him suffering a non-displaced L3 transverse process fracture in his back, an injury Over the next seven games, McCollum struggled from the field at times but posted averages of 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.1 assists to close the season. "The Portland Trail Blazers continue their series with the Los Angeles Lakers with a 1-0 lead. Raps Podcast: Raps drop Game 1, but is there more to it? We came to the bubble, said we wanted to have a chance to make the playoffs – we made the playoffs. He was a second-round pick (36th overall) by the Trail Blazers in 1989 and spent the first eight years of his career in Portland.
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How effective can McCollum be in the Blazers' first-round series against the "According to reports, Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum suffered a non-displaced L3 transverse process (TP) fracture during the seeding games in the NBA bubble in Orlando. Dwight Jaynes of … This hustle play would result in him suffering a non-displaced L3 transverse process fracture in his back, an injury first reported by Dwight Jaynes of NBC Sports Northwest.. Over the next seven games, McCollum struggled from the field at times but posted … Just two players, McCollum and Hassan Whiteside, who started the season opener, started in the season finale. McCollum not only shared that he won’t need surgery, he explained that his rehab would consist of 6-8 weeks of rest. Continued high-level athletic activity should not result in delayed healing but one can imagine that playing NBA basketball would be very painful. Each vertebral body has two TPs - one on each side - that project laterally and serve as the attachment of the psoas muscle and the quadratus lumborum. Contractions of the muscles that attach to the TP cause repeated traction on the fracture and continued pain. Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has been playing the last three games with a lower back fracture. After only a few weeks in a Trail Blazers uniform, the ten-time NBA All-Star earned a Western Conference Player of the Week honor and Portland guaranteed his contract.Anthony was initially asked after Saturday’s Game 5 loss if he even expects to play next season. ""TP fractures do not typically cause neurological issues, but they do cause pain. I continue to stay positive. Postgame, Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts shared his feelings on how he has cherished the opportunity to coach Melo. All in all, I think we fought.