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Reader OneDudesOpiion writes:

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Re: Reader, link: 'Former Denver Broncos WR De....

Yes, it does look like it has begun!

NBA player sidelined with bizarre lung injury
https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/nba-player-sidelined-with-bizarre-lung-injury/
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NBA star CJ McCollum sidelined with collapsed lung in 4th quarter of game.

"I’ve been watching hoops for 45 years and I’ve never seen a collapsed lung from normal play. Trail Blazers Guard CJ McCollum Sidelined with Lung Injury.

The Portland Trail Blazers have announced that guard CJ McCollum suffered a lung injury in the fourth quarter of a game against the Boston Celtics on Saturday, December 4th. McCollum did not play as the Trail Blazers lost to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday the 6th. The team did not give a prognosis for his recovery or return.

The injury is being termed a “pneumothorax” in McCollum’s right lung. The more common name for the condition is a collapsed lung. When a pneumothorax injury occurs, air leaks into the space between the lung and chest wall, pushing on the outside of the lung instead of inflating the inside, causing the lung to collapse. This can be caused by chest trauma or disease. Presumably it’s the former in McCollum’s case.

McCollum has averaged 20.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 35.3 minutes per game over 24 appearances."

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