Wear-and-tear to the supportive fibers near the spine An annular fissure is a discogenic condition that affects the spine and can cause lower back pain. It usually happens when the fibers that ...

Zion Williamson is out with a left hamstring strain, Jose Alvarado is out with a left hamstring strain, Jordan Hawkins is out with an annular fissure in his lumbar spine, Karlo Matkovic is ...

Hawkins suited up for the first time since Nov. 27, after he had missed the last eight games with a lumbar spine annular fissure. Though the second-year guard has occasionally shown the ability to ...

And Jordan Hawkins has what the team called a lumbar spine annular fissure and will be reevaluated in about one week.

The 22-year-old has appeared in four consecutive outings following an eight-game absence due to a lumbar spine annular fissure, during which he has averaged 11.0 points, 1.0 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 0 ...