Markelle Fultz reportedly 'cannot raise his arms' to shoot because of shoulder injury
Markelle Fultz
Markelle Fultz  has struggled shooting the ball  both in the preseason and regular season.
According to his agent   Fultz  had  his  shoulder drained after an injury that is apparently so bad that  he  "literally cannot raise up  his  arms to shoot."
It's unclear if  Fultz  will miss any time with the injury  but the Philadelphia 76ers ought to be cautious with their No. 1 draft pick.
One week into his NBA career   Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz  is reportedly dealing with a shoulder injury that sounds worrisome.
According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski   Fultz   the No. 1 pick of the 2017 draft  had his right shoulder drained one week before the season because of a shoulder injury.
Fultz's agent  Raymond Brothers  told Wojnarowski that  Fultz  "literally cannot raise up his arms to shoot the basketball." Brothers said  Fultz  wanted to play through the pain for the team.
The injury has apparently completely changed the way  Fultz  shoots the ball  something the NBA world started to notice in the preseason. Fultz  who shot 47% from the field in college and 41% from three  was suddenly pushing the ball in front of him  most noticeably on free throw attempts.
Biggest problem with  Fultz  free throw is that he starts it at shoulder height. Needs to start at waist level for rhythm and POWER pic.twitter.com/CExnUgao4r â BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) October 9  2017
It's only gotten worse during the season.  Fultz  is averaging 6.0 points per game on 33% shooting and has not yet attempted a three-pointer. His free throw shooting hasn't gotten any better  either  as he's shooting 50% on 12 attempts.
Markelle Fultz free throw shooting form is hard to watch.
During preseason  76ers coach Brett Brown said he thought  Fultz 's shoulder was bothering him more than he let on. However  the 76ers apparently did not think the injury was bad enough to have  Fultz  sit.
The effects have been obvious.  Fultz  was the consensus No. 1 pick in the draft for his ability to play both guard positions.  Fultz  can handle the ball  get to the rim  and break down defenses  or play off the ball and spread the floor with his shooting. Yet through four games   Fultz  hasn't taken a shot beyond 14 feet.
[TGT] has struggled shooting the ball  both in the preseason and regular season.
According to  [TGT]  agent    [TGT] had   [TGT]   shoulder drained after an injury that is apparently so bad that   [TGT]   "literally cannot raise up   [TGT]   arms to shoot."
It's unclear if   [TGT] will miss any time with the injury  but the Philadelphia 76ers ought to be cautious with their No. 1 draft pick.
One week into his NBA career   Philadelphia 76ers rookie  [TGT] is reportedly dealing with a shoulder injury that sounds worrisome.
According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski   Fultz   the No. 1 pick of the 2017 draft  had his right shoulder drained one week before the season because of a shoulder injury.
Fultz's agent  Raymond Brothers  told Wojnarowski that  Fultz  "literally cannot raise up his arms to shoot the basketball." Brothers said   [TGT] wanted to play through the pain for the team.
The injury has apparently completely changed the way   [TGT]   shoots the ball  something the NBA world started to notice in the preseason. Fultz  who shot 47% from the field in college and 41% from three  was suddenly pushing the ball in front of him  most noticeably on free throw attempts.
Biggest problem with  Fultz  free throw is that he starts it at shoulder height. Needs to start at waist level for rhythm and POWER pic.twitter.com/CExnUgao4r â BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) October 9  2017
It's only gotten worse during the season.   [TGT] is averaging 6.0 points per game on 33% shooting and has not yet attempted a three-pointer.  [TGT]  free throw shooting hasn't gotten any better  either  as  [TGT] 's shooting 50% on 12 attempts.
Markelle Fultz free throw shooting form is hard to watch.
During preseason  76ers coach Brett Brown said he thought  Fultz 's shoulder was bothering him more than he let on. However  the 76ers apparently did not think the injury was bad enough to have   [TGT] sit.
The effects have been obvious.   [TGT] was the consensus No. 1 pick in the draft for his ability to play both guard positions.   [TGT] can handle the ball  get to the rim  and break down defenses  or play off the ball and spread the floor with his shooting. Yet through four games    [TGT] hasn't taken a shot beyond 14 feet.