Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported that McCain will be out indefinitely once he gets surgery on his torn meniscus.
Making matters worse is that this is just the latest of the many nagging injuries that have plagued the Sixers’ season. Fans, of course, were dismayed by the latest news.
“Absolutely unbelievable,” one fan wrote, while another wrote, “Devastating news. Just horrible.”
Another posted a GIF of Kirsten Bell in The Good Place, saying, “This is the bad place!” to emphasize where the Sixers are this season.
Even non-Sixers fans completely sympathize with what’s happened to them this season following the McCain news.
“This is one of the most unlucky years for a team we’ve seen in the sport,” one non-Sixers fan wrote.
McCain has endeared himself to fans this year because of his historically impressive production and charming personality.
All hope is not lost with McCain
Meniscus tears aren’t always the automatic season-ending injury that an ACL tear is. Sometimes they are, but other times, it isn’t for too long. They vary depending on the severity and the recovery time.
It might be a little obnoxious to look at the glass half-full here, but since the season is still pretty young, there’s a puncher’s chance that McCain could return before the season’s end.
Again, it will depend on how bad the tear was. Also, as long as Embiid’s injury isn’t too serious, the Sixers can stabilize without McCain.
It’s just such a shame that such a bright light to an awful season may have potentially seen his season end prematurely.
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