Sixers guard Markelle Fultz was diagnosed with "thoracic outlet syndrome" on Tuesday. The nerve-altering issue is described as a compression or irriation between the lower neck and upper chest, the team announced. Fultz will being undergoing physical therapy "immediately" and there is no timetable for his return.
Fultz's injury has resulted in "abnormal functional movement and range of motion", according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. It affects Fultz's shooting form. Fultz can return "within an approximate range of three to six weeks", per Wojnarowski.
The Sixers are calling Fultz out "indefinitely" but there's optimism that he can return within an approximate range of three to six weeks, league sources tell ESPN.