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Probably just saved Brooks' job for another year... double whammy for OKC.
Damn. Sux for OKC.
http://news.yahoo.com/thunders-duran...8938--nba.html
Probably just saved Brooks' job for another year... double whammy for OKC.
The Dubs get a free pass in Rd. 1 now...unless it's another bull lie like they did about Ibaka last year.
While watching last Spurs game in the ESPN news announcements lines (down below where it says NBA NFL etc.) Brooks said Durant was ready to play in a couple of days not even missing the remaining of RS, that stupid clown wants to save his pathetic abilities as a coach by killing his best players literally.
Has Ibaka been ruled out for OKC playoffs? I thought they were doing the surgery so that he would be out most of the season but would still have a chance for playoff time?
Wonder if OKC front office still calling his surgeries "procedures"
Hope this isn't a Yao or Walton situation. Foot injuries are a , those guys were never the same. A lot of people say Durant is a lot lighter, which is true, but on the other side he's much more perimeter orientated than Bill or Yao. Speed will be needed.
Terrible news. Golden State will have a cakewalk into the 2nd round.
His career may be over. Ugh. The dreaded fifth metatarsal fracture. This is his third surgery already.
Durant's fault. A superstar playing with fractures, trusting in his team's medical staff, without going after a second opinion? Plain stupid.
OKC med staff seem to have a history of risking their players. Remember Ibaka's miraculous return in the WCF?
Durant was one of my favorite college players but he's become more of a since going pro. Hope for his sake he can still have a successful career.
it's nuts how every player that plays for okc turns into a giant got. the entire roster is full of s
I hope not. Even if I like to root against the Thunder, and want them to miss the playoffs for the lol factor like I wanted the Lakers to miss out in 2012, he's still a top 3 player when healthy and the league is better with more talent.
Okc may be the worst organization in sports. What a bunch of amateurs.
It's called Clay Bennett Karma. that piece of .
OKC should lose every game the rest of the season, fall out of the playoff race and get a nice draft pick to add to the team next year. No point being a borderline 8th seed playoff team with no chance of going further.
Presti is so full of acting like they care about Durant's long term health. Hopefully this is Durant realizing they didn't give a about his long term future and he is now saying you to the Thunder. I posted the study in another Durant thread, the recommended wait is 8 weeks for a Jones fracture but among elite athletes the re-injury rate was 85% with only 8 weeks rest. Presti/Brooks brought Durant back in 7 weeks. Dumb s.OKLAHOMA CITY, March 27, 2015 – The Oklahoma City Thunder released the following statement on behalf of Thunder Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti regarding Kevin Durant:
“As we communicated last week, Kevin was going to use this time to engage in consultation and evaluation regarding the persistent soreness in his right foot at this stage of his rehabilitation. As part of this process, Kevin and Thunder personnel traveled to two additional specialists this past week; Dr. Martin O’Malley in New York City and Dr. James Nunley at Duke University. These in-person consults were designed to further supplement the previous evaluations of Dr. Bob Anderson. Several conference calls and discussions amongst the specialist team concluded that, while the majority of the soreness in Kevin’s foot was related to continued inflammation of the cuboid bone and would subside with rest, the evaluation process also determined that the Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal, which had shown significant healing previously, was now demonstrating signs of regression.
With the focus of this process being aimed entirely on Kevin's long term health and stability, it was the consensus of the specialists team, in addition to a collective decision by Kevin, his representation and the Thunder, that to address the setback of the fracture site, a bone graft procedure would be the most proactive and recommended approach. The bone graft is the standard procedure for the five to eight percent of Jones fracture surgeries that do not initially have success or experience setbacks sometime within the recovery period. While everyone is disappointed that Kevin falls into that group, we are encouraged that the bone graft procedure has historically demonstrated long-term health and stability.
Dr. O’Malley will perform the bone graft surgery early next week in New York. He has extensive bone grafting experience amongst athletes and has been consulting on the case throughout. Kevin will miss the remainder of the 2014-15 season and is expected to return to basketball activities in the next four to six months.”
A 1/8 should be a cakewalk.
This. Except former Spur Steve Novak. He lent helping hands to Spur players on the floor.
Yep, he was humble and seemed like a very good dude for the most part. He has slowly turned into what he is the last few years and it was getting worse. I hope he can still have a good career though as he is a of a player and I would hate to see that talent cut short like Grant Hill, Penny or D Rose (One of a kind athletes whose careers were never the same).You can always count on Presti/Brooks to up a good thing, the main reason why I think the Spurs can beat them is because of the coach and that other dumb ass rushing people back and trading players like Harden and Jackson. They are their own worst enemy.Yes, agreed.
Remember he played in college for about 6 months of his life. As much as I don't like him, I wish him a speedy recovering. I also thinks he should rectify that freshman year drop-out thing and go back to school once his NBA career is officially toast!
When you think about Tim Duncan who stayed in school until he graduated, when he could have made millions, it's hard to fathom! Tells you all you need to know. A man of integrity unafraid to educate himself, unafraid to doubt himself.
OKC eliminates GSW. Print it
Funny thing is that Novak is probably the biggest on that team. From meeting the guy, you'd think he was a perennial all star who s golden nuggets.
The BEST case if they miss the playoffs is slot #14. That gives them a 98.2% chance of picking #14, not much better than their pick now, and they'd be short a few million from a couple of playoff games.
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