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Report: Jared Sullinger Has Medical Red Flag Due To Back Problem

The three worst words for any NBA Draft prospect: medical red flag. Nothing can send a prospect's stock sinking faster than health concerns.

ESPN.com reports that Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger has become the first big name of the Class of 2012 to find himself linked to serious concerns about his body.

Sullinger, who is projected to be a lottery pick in the 2012 NBA draft, underwent a series of medical tests at the NBA draft combine a week ago. According to sources, the doctors who looked at Sullinger were concerned with Sullinger's back.

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