76ers' Jared McCain hospitalized after scary fall during preseason game

Philadelphia 76ers defender Jared McCain was hospitalized connected Wednesday nighttime pursuing a scary incidental during a preseason crippled against the Brooklyn Nets.

McCain drove to the handbasket successful the 4th fourth and enactment up a floater. He missed the changeable and vied for the violative rebound erstwhile helium fell hard onto the tribunal and smacked the backmost of his head.

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Philadelphia 76ers prima Jared McCain, #20, looks to marque his determination against Brooklyn Nets prima Dennis Schroder, #17, during the 2nd fractional of a preseason NBA hoops crippled connected Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

The referees instantly stopped the crippled arsenic McCain writhed successful pain.

76ers caput coach Nick Nurse told reporters McCain was taken to the infirmary arsenic helium struggled to breathe.

"It was rough," Nurse said, via ESPN. "He's going to the infirmary to get checked out. Obviously, helium was having occupation breathing there, possibly got the upwind knocked retired of him, not definite what was going connected there, but ne'er rather seen 1 similar that before, truthful let's anticipation he's OK and spot what the study is from the hospital."

Philadelphia selected McCain with the No. 16 wide prime retired of Duke successful June. He averaged 12.8 points and 4.6 rebounds with the Blue Devils.

Philadelphia 76ers prima Jared McCain, #20, reacts to falling onto the tribunal arsenic Ricky Council IV, #14, looks implicit him during the 2nd fractional of a preseason NBA hoops crippled against the Brooklyn Nets connected Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 successful Philadelphia. The 76ers won 117-95. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

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76ers defender Kelly Oubre believed McCain was going to beryllium good aft the fall.

"He’s fine. It was precise scary. He caught himself, luckily," Oubre said, via Sports Illustrated. "He didn't autumn level connected his back. He's gonna consciousness it tomorrow. That's kinda what we were telling him. He's conscionable gotta kinda instrumentality it casual and marque definite he's 100% for opening night."

Philadelphia 76ers caput manager Nick Nurse directs his squad during the archetypal fractional of an NBA preseason hoops crippled against the Minnesota Timberwolves connected Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 successful Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Philadelphia plays its last preseason crippled connected Friday against the Orlando Magic. The play starts Wednesday nighttime against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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