Another brutal injury development for Philadelphia in a season chock-full of them.
McCain suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and is out indefinitely. McCain complained of knee pain after Friday's 121–114 loss to theproduct was anticipated to come along slowly as Philadelphia focused on title contention—but a rash of early-season injuries to all three of the Sixers' stars in center Joel Embiid, forward Paul George, and guard Tyrese Maxey forced McCain into a large role immediately.
He proved up to the task. In 23 appearances, McCain averaged 15.3 points per game while shooting 46% from the floor—earning about 25 minutes per contest. He proved capable right out of the gates and earned an early spot as frontrunner in this year's Rookie of the Year race.LIAM MCKEONE Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture.
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