Lonnie Walker IV Injury Thread

[phxspurfan]

Looks like a knee. Probably a season-ender.

[SPURt]

It was non-contact right? Shit...

[timvp]

Right knee. My guess would be meniscus related :td

[koriwhat]

Looks like a knee. Probably a season-ender.

i missed the play due to a shitty stream... man that would blow if it's a serious knee injury.

[phxspurfan]

i missed the play due to a shitty stream... man that would blow if it's a serious knee injury.

Just saw him on the ground as the cameras were all on Baynes complaining about an elbow on the same play, NBA TV was going to commercial and didn't explain it really.

[baseline bum]

Fuck this season :pctoss

[AusSpur]

Right knee. My guess would be meniscus related :td

That was my thought too.

Looked like his knee locked-up on him.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Knee injury when he was passing the ball. Best case scenario sprain?

[koriwhat]

Just saw him on the ground as the cameras were all on Baynes complaining about an elbow on the same play, NBA TV was going to commercial and didn't explain it really.

man, the only bright spot to this season and now this? ugh...

[phxspurfan]

Knee injury when he was passing the ball. Best case scenario sprain?

Or a cramp. It is Mexico City (like 7,000' up there), maybe his supporting muscles gave out.

[gambit1990]

didn't see it so don't know how serious it is.

[KobesAchilles]

Is it the same knee he hurt last year?

[timvp]

Is it the same knee he hurt last year?

Yes.

Best case is he tweaked it and it's not serious. But I don't know if he even has a meniscus in that knee considering he's already had surgery on it twice.

[timvp]

Fuck this season :pctoss

[slick'81]

He wasnt in any real pain it seemed and put weight on it

[Slippy]

He banged the same knee earlier. I'm hoping its related so not as serious.

[Spurtacular]

Gregg off the hook.

[KDKSpurs24]

He banged the same knee earlier. I'm hoping its related so not as serious.
That’s what I assumed. Thought it was a knee contusion

[ducks]

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If I'm not mistaken, Walker went to the locker room with some sort of injury and is unavailable.

I don't get whatever other point you are trying to make.

[Mugen]

I could see the old man poppin' bottles of champagne with Fatty, Bryn, and Marco if the injury turns out to be serious.

[r0drig0lac]

https://twitter.com/lonniewalker_4/status/1206015961352081408

[timvp]

He wasnt in any real pain it seemed and put weight on it

Meniscus injury isn't painful. That's what makes me think it's meniscus for the third time in his career.

Banged knee or something minor, please.

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[timvp]

I could see the old man poppin' bottles of champagne with Fatty, Bryn, and Marco if the injury turns out to be serious.

We take edgelords serious around here, folks.

[ZeusWillJudge]

He banged the same knee earlier. I'm hoping its related so not as serious.


That's the hope I'm holding on to. Holdover from the collision with Baynes. Lonnie was the big bright spot for me this year.

[Harry Callahan]

Thank goodness. LW is a real positive for the future. Just rest up and get better young man. Isn't it his birthday today?

That tweet is actually from LW4?

[timtonymanu]

I could see the old man poppin' bottles of champagne with Fatty, Bryn, and Marco if the injury turns out to be serious.

:lmao

[timvp]

Walker has been icing his knee the last few games, too. I know Chinook and a few others noticed.

Hopefully just something minor and he got spooked because it's his bad knee.

[ZeusWillJudge]

https://twitter.com/lonniewalker_4/status/1206015961352081408


Bill and Sean just talking about that tweet. Good for Lonnie. Hope the doc agrees.

[timvp]

https://twitter.com/lonniewalker_4/status/1206015961352081408

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[Mugen]

Meanwhile this POS is indestructible

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nba/players/full/2994526.png

[UZER]

Bill and Sean just talking about that tweet. Good for Lonnie. Hope the doc agrees.

I’m the Dr. This is now rookie year number two. Back to the G league until next year.

:pop:

[ducks]

If walker out you trade mills
Lma
Derozan

[timvp]

Meanwhile this POS is indestructible

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nba/players/full/2994526.png

WALL-E confirmed.

[phxspurfan]

Dude's knees are a ticking time bomb it seems

Someone ship his wife some HGH

[Beartrucci]

Dude's knees are a ticking time bomb it seems

Someone ship his wife some HGH

Seriously get on that lebron/Dwight “diet”

Both of them are still close to hitting their heads on the rim :lol

[quentin_compson]

This guy and his WHOLE organization though it was "all good over here"

https://media1.giphy.com/media/dVhd2slGXPi3eLJGCa/giphy.gif


BUT THEN



https://www.pedestrian.tv/content/uploads/2019/06/durant-leg-636x397.jpg


That Gif is hilarious, I had never seen it before.

[timtonymanu]

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/00/65/51/16996988/3/rawImage.jpg

Simpler times

[SpurPadre]

Meanwhile this POS is indestructible

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nba/players/full/2994526.png

I'll agree with you on this point. He's this era's Bonner.

[SpurPadre]

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/00/65/51/16996988/3/rawImage.jpg

Simpler times

Makes me wanna blow a load seeing that, tbh.

[timvp]

^That was just for show. He was 100% by the next game.

[UZER]

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/00/65/51/16996988/3/rawImage.jpg

Simpler times

Forbes is indestructible. It was the trainer who got hurt. Forbes was helping HIM to the locker room.

[SpurPadre]

Dude's knees are a ticking time bomb it seems

Someone ship his wife some HGH

TP: His wife? I'll ship her something, alright...

[lmbebo]

Meanwhile this POS is indestructible

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nba/players/full/2994526.png

If you don't move, you can't get hurt

[wildbill2u]

TP: His wife? I'll ship her something, alright...

Wasn't his GF or wife or something the one with the humongus butt or something???

[gambit1990]

he tweeted “we all good over here” an hour ago.

[Sugus]

Still hoping he gets x-rays on the knee asap. You can't be too careful about this and him tweeting that he "feels" good is just cause for concern.

[DJR210]

Sucks.. Only bright spot for me this year

[sasaint]

I'll agree with you on this point. He's this era's Bonner.

Except Bonner never got the burn Bryn has for 2 seasons.

[RC_Drunkford]

what's really fucked up is that Pop's favorite pets Bryn and Patty are the most durable players on the team who somehow never get injured. The team would actually be better off with one of them out for the season

[slick'81]

Get back soon lw4 and pray those 60 y/o knees hold up

[hater]

too bad. Walker was clearly getting better every game played

Its not a good sign that your 85 year old senile coach has better knees than you.

He is a poor mans Brandon Roy qt this point. Spurs needs to use him until his wheels fall off which will be pretty soon then dump him. but dont put any effort to retain or babysit this broken peg. use it till it breaks and move on

it is what it is.

[Prose]

Right knee. My guess would be meniscus related :td

[Spurtacular]

Lots of alarmism in this thread for a guy who reinjured it without making contact or even high force impact. Seem like likely a tweak, tbh.

[exstatic]

Lots of alarmism in this thread for a guy who reinjured it without making contact or even high force impact. Seem like likely a tweak, tbh.

DeJounte’s ACL tear was non contact. Shaun livingston’s Horrific total kee blowout in 2006 was non contact.

[ZeusWillJudge]

Lots of alarmism in this thread for a guy who reinjured it without making contact or even high force impact. Seem like likely a tweak, tbh.


Dear god (me)… how can one person be so consistently fucking oblivious?

[boutons_deux]

didn't see it so don't know how serious it is.

... thanks for posting

[Sugus]

Why the fuck are people cliff-jumping ITT as if a sentencing report came out on Lonnie's injury? Him injuring his knee a year ago doesn't mean that every tweak is a torn meniscus, tbh. At least wait for an official statement before getting your panties in a bunch...

[emmo]

Why the fuck are people cliff-jumping ITT as if a sentencing report came out on Lonnie's injury? Him injuring his knee a year ago doesn't mean that every tweak is a torn meniscus, tbh. At least wait for an official statement before getting your panties in a bunch...

The guy has had two meniscus surgeries (same knee) already. His first meniscus surgery literally allowed us to draft him so low. No cliff jumping, just real concern by fans on a fan message board, tbh.

[Spurtacular]

Dear god (me)… how can one person be so consistently fucking oblivious?

You post like Snitch Factor, tbh.

[SAGirl]

Walker has been icing his knee the last few games, too. I know Chinook (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=37557) and a few others noticed.

Hopefully just something minor and he got spooked because it's his bad knee.
If it turns out to be false alarm, minor it’s still concerning his knee is acting up with so few minutes to his name so far this season. I Expect minutes restrictions and load management on that knee and probably well justified, which is the sad point.

[MultiTroll]

Man made meniscus that is effective would be a breakthru.

Surprised it hasn't happened yet.

[Degoat]

Definitely worrisome, I think it’s just a false alarm and it’s only smart to treat his knees on sidelines anyways... we just need to keep him away from guys like Aron Baynes lol

[poopbox]

So is this dude actually hurt or not? He said he was fine but people in this thread acting like they amputating his leg or some shit

[r0drig0lac]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1206313876217880581

[GB20]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1206313876217880581

:bobo

[Mugen]

Knee bruise, i'll take it tbh.

[Harry Callahan]

Good news. Not much of that this year.

[GB20]

Knee bruise, i'll take it tbh.

Hell yeah!! When you crash against Baynes that's what you get.

[ZeusWillJudge]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1206313876217880581


Thanks for that. Contusion is the best news we could have hoped for. I didn't see contact on the play he pulled up lame, so maybe it really was the effects of that earlier collision with Baynes.

[ZeusWillJudge]

PRP seems to work especially for young guys.

https://www.caringmedical.com/prolotherapy-news/platelet-rich-plasma-therapy-meniscus-surgery/

but our Medical Staff of Doc Yokal may not believe in it or something


You spent all last night insisting it was a torn ACL, like you knew something.
Now you looked up treatment for a contusion, and post it like you know something.

Fuck off. No, really. Fuck off.

[SpurPadre]

That's a relief after all the alarmist posts...

[Mugen]

Bad news is that everybody else is pretty healthy :lol

[KDKSpurs24]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1206313876217880581

That’s what I assumed. Thought it was a knee contusion
I figured it was a knee contusion from the start. Wasn’t non-contact he was just still feeling the pain from the earlier play when he bumped it.

[TD 21]

It's mostly bad luck obviously, but can this organization find a promising young player that doesn't have durability concerns?



It seems like no matter how good he might become, he'll never be able to shoulder something like a 32-34 mpg, 75-80 game load.

[Sugus]

PRP seems to work especially for young guys.

https://www.caringmedical.com/prolotherapy-news/platelet-rich-plasma-therapy-meniscus-surgery/

but our Medical Staff of Doc Yokal may not believe in it or something


Not hasnt returned from the Locker Room

MCL or Patellar Tendon Tear or BOTH

:lmao :rollin

[Sugus]

The guy has had two meniscus surgeries (same knee) already. His first meniscus surgery literally allowed us to draft him so low. No cliff jumping, just real concern by fans on a fan message board, tbh.


Looks like a knee. Probably a season-ender.


If walker out you trade mills
Lma
Derozan


Dude's knees are a ticking time bomb it seems

:wakeup

[UZER]

Let’s hope it doesn’t start crystallizing into bone and he leaves is for LA.

[GAustex]

Lonnie jumps so hard it’s reasonable to be worried about his knees on the jump AND the landing

[Dr. John R. Brinkley]

I’m worried about the knees of all the cliff jumpers here.

[Seventyniner]

I’m worried about the knees of all the cliff jumpers here.

Meh, they live on their knees anyway.

[timvp]

https://twitter.com/PaulGarciaNBA/status/1206313876217880581

Sounds like good news so far. Although I won't be relieved until I see him back out there. Rewatching his minutes, he was gimpy for a while and then it seemed to tighten up on him right before he asked out. Hopefully it's just a contusion -- that'd be best case scenario.

Those who are scoffing at the concern shown for Walker obviously don't know that his first two meniscus tears were in noncontact situations as well. Hell, his meniscus tear last preseason happened while he did a simple right to left dribble:

https://i.imgur.com/dkJKxOZ.gif

[Chinook]

Sounds like good news so far. Although I won't be relieved until I see him back out there. Rewatching his minutes, he was gimpy for a while and then it seemed to tighten up on him right before he asked out. Hopefully it's just a contusion -- that'd be best case scenario.

Those who are scoffing at the concern shown for Walker obviously don't know that his first two meniscus tears were in noncontact situations as well. Hell, his meniscus tear last preseason happened while he did a simple right to left dribble:

https://i.imgur.com/dkJKxOZ.gif

There's a very good chance that it ends up being a psychological thing he has to deal with. Even if he doesn't get hurt, he might start to hesitate when it comes to some of his moves out of concern that he'll re-aggravate his injuries. One of Walker's best assets is that he can jump so well it opens up unorthodox shot angles. If he loses the confidence to make those leaps, he won't have the same ceiling as an offensive player.

[emmo]

:wakeup

you lost me when you quoted "ducks".

[Ditty]

I get nauseous seeing Pondexter and Cunningham on our team last year in that clip.

[Fireball]

all right, nothing serious it seems ... go Lonnie ... without him the motivation to watch Spurs games is really low

[GAustex]

I get nauseous seeing Pondexter and Cunningham on our team last year in that clip.
Like Tin Man Carroll this year

[Sugus]

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https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/sites/csnnw/files/2019/11/20/ej2ufghwwamlrha.jpeg


You guys are so ill Informed and cultish its like shooting fish in a Barrel because all I have to do is provide Facts from history to refute your dumbness.

Yeah Go ahead and Trust THIS medical Staff.

I could even post Danny Green talking about how the Medical Staff misdiagnosed his Groin injury as "soreness" the WHOLE YEAR.

Now I'll wait for your cult programming response about Toughness or how this didn't happen.

Fish in a Barrel

Lol at the attempt to validate your shit prediction. So it's the medical staff's fault that any player gets injured? They have made mistakes, certainly with DG's injury and to an extent with the Kawhi situation (even though they were right in the end...). What does that have to do with you jumping the gun on a meniscus rear the moment Lonnie had a misstep acting like it was a sure thing? Even in those tweets you quote, they list out Lonnie with an undisclosed knee injury and then state the extent of the injury; what's the issue with that? Not like they tried playing him through the tear... But go off, my man :tu

[rjv]

i love ST doctors; they're almost as reliable as using Google for a diagnosis.

[SpursDynasty85]

There's a very good chance that it ends up being a psychological thing he has to deal with. Even if he doesn't get hurt, he might start to hesitate when it comes to some of his moves out of concern that he'll re-aggravate his injuries. One of Walker's best assets is that he can jump so well it opens up unorthodox shot angles. If he loses the confidence to make those leaps, he won't have the same ceiling as an offensive player.

Agree with everything you said but it shouldn't be too worrisome. I would much rather have a player rely on his skills over his athleticism any day or else you just get a Russel Westbrook. Lonnie has so much potential in buttery jump shot and his dribble pull ups. The most important thing in today's NBA is getting a knock down jumper which I think Lonnie has and can grow more into.

[spurraider21]

Looks like a knee. Probably a season-ender.
lol

[phxspurfan]

lol

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/be/e2/04/bee204a4d8d0e64f0820d83ebf90977c--quick-meme-dog-memes.jpg

[Spurs Homer]

Is lonnie still fucking injured?

holy fucking shit

[ZeusWillJudge]

Is lonnie still fucking injured?

holy fucking shit



Other than being butthurt by Pop, I don't think so.

[Spurs Homer]

Other than being butthurt by Pop, I don't think so.

fuck pop

[Genovaswitness]

what the fuck did lonnie do to get himself at the end of the bench again

[Kermit]

what the fuck did lonnie do to get himself at the end of the bench again

He’s not Italian.

[Spurs Homer]

what the fuck did lonnie do to get himself at the end of the bench again

he embarrassed forbes, beli & mills

[RC_Drunkford]

He jumps too high. Pop doesn't like black players who jump high. He likes unathletic white guys who can't defend

[phxspurfan]

He jumps too high. Pop doesn't like black players who jump high. He likes unathletic white guys who can't defend

OK


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[emanueldavidginobili]

I wouldn’t be mad at all if he left the team. It’s mind boggling this kid can’t get a fucking MINUTE of run.

[apalisoc_9]

Bertans had a firy attitude. so he got thrown in in the bushes

[MultiTroll]

Any confirmation IV was not injured / just doing load managment?

Or was it strictly Grandpa?

[TDomination]

he better legitimately be hurt because if he's just being benched just because, i'm done watching games until he's back in. i'll look at box scores and see if hes getting minutes, but I don't want to waste a minute on a team that is not putting the players that actually bring excitement to the team.

i don't think lonnie walker is a great player or anything yet but he's crazy athletic and a lot of fun to watch. i would love to see a lineup of Murray/White/Walker/Samanic/Poeltl which I know is not going to happen anytime soon or maybe never but thats the only thing that keeps me in tune with the spurs at the moment in hopes that we see most of those players on the floor at the same time.

Pop is killing this team...so depressing.