Report: Markelle Fultz Meeting With Shouler Specialists This Week
Sixers guard Markelle Fultz is meeting with specialists Monday and again mid-week in New York, reports ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
According to Wojnarowski, there isn't expected to be a resolution on next steps until later this week. The ESPN news confirms a report from last week that Fultz would miss games and practices until he got examined.
Last season, Fultz was diagnosed with a scapular muscle imbalance in his shooting shoulder and missed 68 games due to the injury.
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Fultz has been the subject of trade rumors and it was reported Saturday that he was no longer in Philadelphia's long-term plans. Last week, Fultz's agent denied that the 20-year-old guard would "prefer a fresh start with a new team."
Fultz has averaged 8.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 22.5 minutes across 19 games this year. Philadelphia picked Fultz with the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA draft.
The Sixers play the Knicks on Wednesday.
