Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum isn’t a doctor, but he’s been through what Kevin Durant will be facing. During his senior year at Lehigh, McCollum suffered a Jones fracture.
McCollum had surgery, but re-fractured the same foot during training camp last season, which caused him to miss over 40 games last season.
Reports says Kevin Durant is expected to be out 6-8 weeks. McCollum thinks otherwise, however.
“I feel bad for him, honestly,” McCollum said. “It’s something I’ve been through twice. You never wish injuries on any player, but if anybody can get through it, I’m sure he can. They’ve got a great medical staff out there. It seems like he caught it early enough to where it hasn’t become too severe….
“There are methods you can do besides getting surgery, but it’s his first break, so I’m sure they’ll probably recommend surgery,” McCollum said. “Either way, it’s a tough injury to recover from, depending on if it’s broken through all the way, the placement of the screw. There’s a lot of things that go into it, but if they say four to six (weeks), it’s probably more like eight to 10.”
All we can do is wish Durant a speedy recovery.