The Markelle Fultz shoulder saga, now careening into its 13th month, is sad and could end the second-year guard's career with the 76ers.
The team seems tired of all the drama, and Fultz looks bad, with conflicting statements about his health dominating media reports and his poor production getting full attention on the court.
Did it have to come to this? Maybe. Here is a look back on how the muddled mess developed:
Over much of the last year, perhaps as a way to protect the first overall pick of the 2017 draft, everyone involved went along with the idea that a shoulder injury was the cause of Fultz's shooting woes.