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Markelle Fultz, the top overall pick in last year's NBA draft, may not play again this season as he deals with a right shoulder injury and works on his shot. Fultz played the 76ers' first four games of the season but has been sidelined since. Sixers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo said Friday before the team's game against the New Orleans Pelicans that Fultz is progressing in his recovery - but with uncertainty. Continue to Article

February 09, 2018 1:49:pm EST

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo is unsure if No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz will return this season from a right shoulder injury. Colangelo told reporters Friday that Fultz is currently limited to shooting in the free-throw lane and the GM said there is no timeline for the 19-year-old rookie point guard to play again. "It's within the paint basically," Colangelo said. Continue to Article

February 09, 2018 1:41:pm EST

Bryan Colangelo on Markelle Fultz: "There’s always a chance that he’s going to be out there soon, and there’s a chance that he’s not going to play this year. Fultz has already played four games, so it’s too late for him to follow Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel and Dario Saric, who didn’t play for the 76ers the season after getting drafted in the lottery. It’s hard to believe Fultz will return soon. Continue to Article

February 09, 2018 1:11:pm EST

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo wouldn't commit to a timeline for rookie? Markelle Fultz to return -- or whether the No. 1 overall pick would play again this season. Speaking to reporters Friday, Colangelo said Fultz was currently limited to shooting in the free throw lane. "It's within the paint, basically," Colangelo said. "Paint shots. Perimeter shots are where you kind of draw a line." Fultz has been sidelined since October with a shoulder injury that has limited him to four games this season. He told TNT on Tuesday that the saga will make him a better player when he returns. Colangelo joined coach Brett Brown in noting that there is no set date for Fultz to play again. Continue to Article

February 09, 2018 12:55:pm EST

Markelle Fultz has played just 76 minutes for the 76ers. Philadelphia 76ers GM Bryan Colangelo conducted a post-trade deadline media session with local reporters, and he once again dropped a devastating bombshell on a prized rookie’s debut campaign. When asked if No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz will play again this season, Colangelo told reporters, “There’s always a chance that he’s going to be out there soon, and there’s a chance that he’s not going to play this year. Continue to Article

February 09, 2018 11:45:am EST