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Portland Trail Blazers: CJ McCollum Diagnosed with Popliteus Strain, Will be Re-evaluated in a Week

CJ McCollum exited Saturday night’s game with an apparent knee injury. McCollum was in pain and concern over McCollum’s condition was warranted.

His initial x-rays came back negative, but he was scheduled to undergo an MRI today. Well, the results came back and McCollum has been diagnosed with a popliteus strain in his left knee. The team plans to re-evaluate him in a week.

Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN first reported the news:

Sources: Portland guard CJ McCollum has a popliteus strain in his left knee. He will be re-examined in a week.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 17, 2019

This is actually good news for McCollum and the Portland Trail Blazers.