Sixers guard Jared McCain He experienced soreness in his left knee after last night’s loss to Indiana and underwent an MRI scan on Saturday that revealed a torn meniscus, league sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link).

According to Fischer, McCain will need surgery and will be out indefinitely. Philadelphia confirmed the news in a press release (Twitter link).

The news is devastating for the 76ers, who have struggled to start the 2024-25 season due to injuries Joel Embiid, Paul George And Tyrese Maxeyamong other things. The team had hoped to be in the title game, but is currently just 7-16, making it the No. 12 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Embiid also suffered a fractured sinus on Friday, although it is unclear how long he will be sidelined due to his recent injury.

McCain, the 16th overall pick in the June draft after a collegiate season at Duke, was arguably the most productive rookie in the NBA this fall, averaging 15.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists at .460 /.383/.875 shots in 23 appearances (25.7 minutes per contest). He was named East Rookie of the Month for games in October and November.

McCain also suffered a very bad fall against the Pacers on Friday, but a concussion was ultimately ruled out after multiple tests, including one today, according to Kyle Neubeck and Derek Bodner of PHLY Sports (Twitter link). Of course, that’s no consolation, as the 20-year-old sniper will be out for the foreseeable future due to a knee injury.

It’s unclear how Philadelphia will attempt to fill the void that McCain, with his pace, energy and scoring prowess, but second-year winger, has Ricky Council saw an uptick in minutes compared to Indiana and could score more runs in the future.