Sixers

Markelle Fultz Has a Sprained Ankle

By Kyle Scott

Published: Jul 9th, 2017 · 2:08 AM EDT

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The good news: Markelle Fultz only has a sprained ankle.

The bad news: ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

It happened in the third quarter when Fultz stepped on the back of some middling asshole’s foot. Luwawu got a bloody face on the play.

Fultz was helped off the court. A wheelchair was rolled into the Sixers’ locker room. Brett Brown sat courtside and seemed relieved when he was shown the injury on ESPN monitors. Joel Embiid was all of us:

Shortly after the game ended and after much consternation – which I was able to skip* – the Sixers announced that it’s a sprained ankle and will be treated accordingly, which I think with their medical staff means Fultz’s foot will be amputated.

Fultz is likely done for the summer league, but should be ready for training camp. In theory, at least. I don’t even know if the Sixers won.

*I fell asleep at halftime, but I can tell you that there is no worse way to learn of your superstar number one pick’s sprained ankle than by seeing it on the bottom line at 12:45 a.m. It felt like I was punched in the dick by a mongoose. It wasn’t quite enough to shatter me, but my stomach hurt for about the next 20 minutes or so.