76ers rookie Jared McCain taken to hospital after having trouble breathing following scary fall
Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain took a scary fall on Wednesday night and was taken to the hospital after having difficulty breathing, according to Sixers coach Nick Nurse.
It happened with four minutes remaining in Philly's 117-95 preseason victory over the Brooklyn Nets. McCain, who was taken by the Sixers with the 16th overall pick in June, was attempting to rebound his own miss, but as he was airborne his weight got too far behind him and he went over backward, crashing against the floor in an extremely compromised position.
Another hard fall this game... this time, it's Sixers' rookie Jared McCain, who came down hard on his back.
McCain was able to walk off the court leaning on medical staff but looked extremely uncomfortable doing so. pic.twitter.com/YrEUHQZOei
You can see after the fall that the 20-year-old McCain was in a great deal of discomfort. He was holding his chest as he rolled over and appeared to be struggling to breathe. Here's a closer look at the fall.
Here is the Jared McCain fall for those who didn’t see. I’m praying he’s okay 🙏🏼❤️
pic.twitter.com/EUyY34NAnj
McCain remained down for several minutes before being helped off the floor. After the game, the Sixers said he was being evaluated by the team's medical staff, including for a concussion.
"It was rough," Nurse said. "He's going to the hospital to get checked out. Obviously he was having some trouble breathing, thought maybe he got the wind knocked out of him. But not sure there. [I've] never quite seen [a fall] like that one before, so let's hope he's okay, and we'll see what the report is from the hospital."
Any time anyone sees a player go down like this and then start to have trouble breathing, some pretty scary images are going to flash before your eyes. McCain's situation certainly doesn't appear to be life-threatening, and we'll hope that the trip to the hospital is more of a precautionary measure.
Until then, we'll all be hoping for the best for McCain. We will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
76ers rookie Jared McCain taken to hospital after having trouble breathing following scary fall
76ers rookie Jared McCain taken to hospital after having trouble breathing following scary fall
76ers rookie Jared McCain taken to hospital after having trouble breathing following scary fall
76ers rookie Jared McCain taken to hospital after having trouble breathing following scary fall
76ers rookie Jared McCain taken to hospital after having trouble breathing following scary fall
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