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Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Collins underwent successful surgery today to repair his left labrum, it was announced by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey.
The injury occurred when Collins dislocated his left shoulder at the 2:01 mark of the third quarter in Portland’s game at Dallas on October 27.
Collins will begin a treatment and rehabilitation process and will be re-evaluated in approximately four months.
Blazers reporter Mike Richman details how many games Collins is set to miss:
At a minimum Zach Collins is set to miss 65 games, and likely more. In the medical world this is known as a bummer.
— Mike Richman (@mikegrich) November 5, 2019
The procedure was performed by Dr. Evan Ellis at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington.
In the first three games of the season, Collins, 21, averaged 9.0 points (47.4% FG, 42.9% 3-PT, 100% FT), 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists. For his career, Collins (7-0, 250) holds averages of 5.7 points (44.2% FG, 32.4% 3-PT, 73.0% FT), 3.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 146 games (four starts).