Still hurt, Jared McCain feels cursed
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It’s an understatement Jared McCain was discontinued last season. The Sixers player impressed and quickly established himself as the favorite for the Rookie of the Year award. Then a torn meniscus prematurely ended his first year in the NBA.
He undoubtedly wanted to make progress in the 2025/26 financial year. Except that, again, an injury slows him down: rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the right thumb, pinched at the end of September in training. “I went into the dressing room and immediately cried”, he says.
Jared McCain had surgery and will miss the start of the regular season. After nine months in the infirmary, returning there plunged him into a “depressed state” again.
“The Universe Is Against Me”
“The Universe Is Against Me”he summarizes. “But it’s part of the process. I just have to keep believing that this isn’t happening by accident. It’s frustrating because I was so close to relapse and there’s another relapse.”
While he waits to play again, the guard keeps himself busy running, doing drills with his left arm. “He still has a fighting attitude. He’s working. He’s working hard on his fitness. He’s fully involved, eager to play again.”says Nick Nurse.
Jared McCain is also trying to participate in preseason games, in his own way, on the bench. “I try to stay in the present moment”confirmed by the player. “It’s easy to forget about yourself a little bit when something is broadcast on a huge screen or something. I try to stay focused, attentive. What would I do if I was there? What did I like about this action? I try to be involved as much as possible. »
| Jared McCain | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2024-25 | PHL | 23 | 26 | 46.0 | 38.3 | 87.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 15.3 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2025-10-16 10:33:00
