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CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Dunn and Collins are only starting now because of the season-ending hip injury to shooting guard Bradley Beal and the multi-week knee injury to forward Derrick Jones Jr., and Zubac’s injury comes with Jones progressing to five-on-five participation and nearing a return from a right MCL sprain.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
That’s Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin, who suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his knee during a Dec. 19, 2021 game but returned in time for the start of the 2022 season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Burrow has already suffered several other season-ending injuries in the past, tearing his ACL and MCL in 2020 and suffering a serious wrist injury in 2023.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The Olympic gold medalist was only able to start nine games for the Spirit this season between her MCL injury and a back injury earlier this year.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
However, Aiyuk tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee in October of that year, ending his season and keeping him sidelined for most of the 2025 campaign.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
Barkov is recovering from surgery to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee after sustaining an injury at the start of training camp in mid-September.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Trae Young is out with a right MCL sprain.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Young, who had 30 points and seven assists in Friday night's 126-111 home loss to Miami, scored only nine points with 10 assists while playing back-to-back nights for the first time since missing 21 games with a right MCL knee sprain.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Dunn and Collins are only starting now because of the season-ending hip injury to shooting guard Bradley Beal and the multi-week knee injury to forward Derrick Jones Jr., and Zubac’s injury comes with Jones progressing to five-on-five participation and nearing a return from a right MCL sprain.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
That’s Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin, who suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his knee during a Dec. 19, 2021 game but returned in time for the start of the 2022 season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Burrow has already suffered several other season-ending injuries in the past, tearing his ACL and MCL in 2020 and suffering a serious wrist injury in 2023.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The Olympic gold medalist was only able to start nine games for the Spirit this season between her MCL injury and a back injury earlier this year.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
However, Aiyuk tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee in October of that year, ending his season and keeping him sidelined for most of the 2025 campaign.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
Barkov is recovering from surgery to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee after sustaining an injury at the start of training camp in mid-September.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Trae Young is out with a right MCL sprain.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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“MCL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MCL. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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