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Trail Blazers Rookie Zach Collins Suffers Concussion

According to Joe Freeman of the Oregonian, Collins’ introduction to the NBA was painful.

Training Camp Day 1: Zach Collins

Trail Blazers rookie Zach Collins explains that he sustained a concussion when he caught an elbow from Isaiah Briscoe.

Posted by Blazer's Edge on Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Trail Blazers rookie Zach Collins started training camp with a bang, and not the good kind. According to Joe Freeman of the Oregonian, the first-year forward sat out the opening of camp because of a concussion.

Protocol mandates that players be cleared by the medical staff before resuming play following any concussion.

The Blazers drafted Collins 10th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft.