Trail Blazers Forward Zach Collins to Undergo Season-Ending Ankle Surgery

Collins was limited to just 11 games this year after missing time earlier in the season recovering from shoulder surgery.

Nick Selbe | Aug 21, 2020

Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Collins will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a hairline fracture on his left ankle, the team announced Friday.

Zach Collins has a hairline medial malleolus stress fracture of his left ankle, per Blazers, an injury revealed after further imaging. As @wojespn reported, Collins will undergo season ending surgery.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) August 21, 2020

Further imaging revealed a medial malleolus stress fracture in the ankle. No date has been set for the procedure.

Collins hasn't played since Aug. 13 against the Nets. He appeared in just 11 games this season after missing time recovering from left shoulder surgery. Collins averaged 7.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in 26.4 minutes per game this season.

Published Aug 21, 2020

NICK SELBE

Nick Selbe is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about baseball and college sports. Before joining SI in March 2020 as a breaking/trending news writer, he worked for MLB Advanced Media, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. Selbe received a bachelor's in communication from the University of Southern California.