Blazers' CJ McCollum reportedly playing with fracture in lower back

McCollum went 2-14 from the field but hit two clutch free throws to push Portland into a three-point lead with 3.9 seconds to go

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum is playing since last Thursday with a fracture in lower back.

Per NBC Sports, Sources told NBC Sports Northwest prior to the game that McCollum has been playing with a L3 vertebral transverse process fracture (non-displaced) since last Thursday. In layman’s terms, he has a fracture in his lower back. He has played three games since the injury.
McCollum went 2-14 from the field but hit two clutch free throws to push Portland into a three-point lead with 3.9 seconds to go.

CJ McCollum is playing with a fractured back, hits clutch FTshttps://t.co/5judBBKYcE pic.twitter.com/QHGj0C7v76

— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) August 12, 2020