Blazers star CJ McCollum out indefinitely after being diagnosed with collapsed right lung

Some scary news coming out of the Portland Trail Blazers organization.

The team announced that star guard CJ McCollum will be sidelined for an indefinite period of time after a CT scan revealed that he has a collapsed right lung.

The 30-year old had sustained a rib contusion in the fourth quarter of the team’s 145-117 loss to the Boston Celtics over the weekend. Doctors believe this injury could have led to him getting the lung condition formally known as a pneumothorax.

The team has not given a timeline for his return.

He has averaged 20.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists so far in 2021/22.