We already knew Jared McCain has undergone surgery for his injured thumb, but now we have an official timeline for his recovery from the Sixers.
The team have announced that McCain yesterday (Sep. 30) underwent successful surgery to repair the UCL tear in his right thumb. The surgery was performed by Dr. Michelle Carlson at HSS, and the Sixers have said that McCain will be reevaluated in approximately four weeks.
Last Friday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that McCain will be out for 4-6 weeks, so
it’s encouraging to see this update from the team comes on the shorter side of that timeline.
If McCain can return in exactly four weeks, that would mean he’ll return on Sep. 28 and only miss three regular season games, which wouldn’t be a bad result at all. If McCain’s absence extends to six weeks, he’ll miss 10 games.
For now, as McCain starts to recover, it’s safe to say he’s been in high, high spirits following his surgery… He had some hilarious social media moments yesterday.
Hopefully once McCain is back from his thumb injury, he can enjoy a long spell of good health. He looks ready to take off in Philly based off the short yet excellent 23-game run he put together last season.
In the meantime, the positive from this is that it at least gives VJ Edgecombe a chance to show out in some extra minutes to open the season.
