It’s time for Markelle Fultz to talk.
The 76ers’ first-overall pick needs to clarify why he’ll miss his 54th consecutive game Sunday due to what the team is calling “shoulder rehabilitation.” However, Fultz really isn’t playing because he lost his outside shoot.
The longer the point guard remains silent, the more there will be speculation, which has led to source-driven stories about him circulate.
Fultz needs to answer the following questions:
How did the scapular muscle imbalance somehow affect his shot when the same condition didn’t force others to change their shot?
If this is indeed a mental thing, what triggered it?