Mitch McGary Injury: Updates on Thunder Rookie's Foot and Return

Updates from Tuesday, Oct. 28

Anthony Slater of The Oklahoman updated Mitch McGary's status for the first two games of the Thunder's season:

Updates from Thursday, Oct. 9

Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports has the initial diagnosis of Mitch McGary's foot injury:

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Mitch McGary's promising collegiate career ended with an injury, and it appears life in the NBA will begin in a similar fashion.

In the midst of tallying 14 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in his debut with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Michigan product reportedly suffered a foot injury. The Oklahoman's Darnell Mayberry provided the details:

McGary's NBA stock skyrocketed during a transcendent NCAA tournament performance as a freshman, but we haven't seen much of him since—he played in eight games in November and December during his sophomore year before succumbing to a back injury.

He impressed during Summer League, though, and is back to full health in time for the preseason, per ESPN's Royce Young:

That makes the timing of this injury particularly frustrating.

If the injury isn't severe, McGary's physical play, prowess on the glass and sneaky mid-range game will help him push Kendrick Perkins and Steven Adams for minutes as a rookie.

Should the injury sideline him for a significant amount of time, however, it will make it difficult for him to crack the rotation early in the season.