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MPJ releases video about back injury, Mizzou & NBA: ‘I can’t even jump off the ground’

Former top college basketball recruit Michael Porter Jr. released a video Wednesday on The Players’ Tribune in which he discussed his time at Missouri and his journey to the NBA.

The video, which opens with a highlight of a young Porter Jr. dunking, before he was a prodigy, was filmed by his sister Cierra. He discussed his symptoms leading up to the Tigers’ 2017-18 season opener vs. Iowa State, in which he would only play two minutes, and the decision to have back surgery.

People have been telling their version of my story my entire life.