San Antonio Spurs big man Zach Collins is scheduled to have surgery on what the team calls a torn labrum in his right shoulder. The Spurs are expecting Collins to be fully recovered at the start of the 2024-25 season, per the team’s press release.
An MRI confirmed that San Antonio Spurs power forward Zach Collins sustained torn labrum in his right shoulder, the team announced Thursday. Surgery is the next course of action for Collins, who suffered the injury with 10:50 remaining in the third quarter of the Spurs' 123-95 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.
The 26-year-old signed a two-year, $34.8M extension with the Spurs last October, which begins next season.
The San Antonio Spurs made a roster move this afternoon ahead of their home clash against the Dallas Mavericks at 8 p.m. (ET). The Spurs called up forward Dominick Barlow from their G-League squad, Austin Spurs, to replace Zach Collins on the active roster.
A 114-105 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday ended this season’s version of the annual San Antonio Spurs’ “Rodeo Road Trip.” 11-48 for the season, SA won just one of the nine game games that took up most of February.
Last summer, the San Antonio Spurs locked down Zach Collins and Julian Champagnie, signing them each to contracts that will have them under team control
The San Antonio Spurs have perhaps the most high-profile center in the entire NBA in Victor Wembanyama, but his minutes restriction and the general care put into his development have led to increased minutes for his backups.
The back and forth that led to the ejections of Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell and San Antonio Spurs center Zach Collins started with around a minute left in the Spurs 117-101 loss to the Cavs on Saturday night.
SAN ANTONIO — Zach Collins and Tre Jones stand on opposite ends of half-court an hour prior to tipoff against the Los Angeles Lakers. The two players
SAN ANTONIO — Something isn't working for the San Antonio Spurs. Between breaking a franchise-worst losing streak at 17 games dating back to early November, having their home crowd chastised by Gregg Popovich and lacking a true top-tier point guard, it makes sense.
SAN ANTONIO — Zach Collins was second to touch the basketball Friday night. Before he gained possession off of the dribble, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor
Zach Collins has embarked on a career renaissance tour following an injury-riddled start to his NBA career. The former Gonzaga men's basketball standout signed a two-year, $35 million dollar extension with the San Antonio Spurs in October, which secured him through the 2025-26 season.
The San Antonio Spurs were the biggest winners of the 2023 offseason, winning the lottery and having the right to select Victor Wembanyama first overall in the 2023 NBA Draft.
Zach Collins is coming off a year where he appeared in 63 regular season games for the San Antonio Spurs. He averaged 11.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.
The Spurs and big man Zach Collins have agreed to a two-year contract extension that will be worth $35M, agent Mark Bartelstein tells Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The Spurs sent Collins home after he experienced finger swelling following Thursday’s game. Doctors discovered that the cut had become infected and determined that surgery was necessary.
You see a lot of questionable injury reports from tanking teams at the end of the season. Zach Collins' latest injury is an all-timer.
Michael Porter Jr. grabbed Zach Collins by the neck during an altercation between the Nuggets and Spurs on Friday.
Zach Collins spoke about the incident involving him and Russell Westbrook which led to him getting elbowed in the face. The NBA doesn't have too many altercations, a lot of the physicality has been stamped out of the game.
Things got heated in San Antonio after a hard foul from Spurs' Zach Collins bloodied the face of Los Angeles Lakers' Russel Westbrook.
San Antonio Spurs forward Zach Collins will be sidelined for an unknown amount of time after an MRI Tuesday revealed he suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fibula head in his left leg.
Zach Collins didn't take the floor at all in 2020-21 and played just 11 games the previous season in between shoulder and foot injuries. His inability to stay on the floor the past two years hasn't kept the former Trail Blazers lottery pick from garnering interest as an unrestricted free agent, though.
Zach Collins isn't scheduled to be fully healthy for another four-to-six months. Considering he just went under the knife again for a third surgery on his troublesome left ankle, it's hardly guaranteed Collins will be able to play at all in 2021-22, let alone make a meaningful on-court impact.
The Trail Blazers were linked to Blake Griffin. They're still in the running for LaMarcus Aldridge. Harry Giles III is likely to play on Thursday for the first time in a month, and Jusuf Nurkic's return is imminent.
It’s a tough setback for Collins, who hoped to return to action at some point in January.
It's a brutal end to what was a rough campaign for Collins, as he missed the majority of the regular season due to a shoulder injury he suffered in late October that kept him sidelined until the NBA returned to action in July amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Portland tweeted that forward Zach Collins is likely to miss at least the next three games due to a left ankle stress reaction.
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