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Portland Trail Blazers' CJ McCollum to miss at least four weeks with small fracture in left foot

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum will miss at least the next four weeks after additional testing revealed a small fracture in his left foot and a midfoot sprain, the team announced Monday night.

McCollum left the Blazers' 112-106 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at halftime with what the team called a left foot sprain. It was unclear when he was hurt, but it appeared the Hawks' Clint Capela stepped on McCollum's foot following a layup in the opening quarter.

After that game, Blazers coach Terry Stotts said X-rays ruled out a more serious injury.

Earlier Monday, Stotts had told reporters that McCollum's sprained left foot would be reevaluated in a week. But the Blazers, in a statement late Monday night, said further imaging showed "a small hairline fracture to the lateral cuneiform" in McCollum's left foot.

The team said McCollum will wear a walking boot and be reevaluated in four weeks.

McCollum is averaging a career-best 26.7 points and 5.0 assists in 13 games this season.