Garbajosa is probably out for the season

[Fillmoe]

looked like he broke his leg/ankle in the 4th quarter to me...... he was screaming really loud.... you could hear that shit.... and al jefferson turned around to look at him and made the nastiest face and turned away.....

[Flight3107]

Out for the season?!?!?!?!


Probably done for this season and maybe next season. This was more disgusting than the Livingston injury.

[Kori Ellis]

Yeah his foot was perpendicular to where it should have been. That was a sick injury.

[Trainwreck2100]

That's ok, cause he's garbaje

[Fillmoe]

i think the livingston injury was worse....... atleast it had more viewable graphic video

[Fillmoe]

That's ok, cause he's garbaje


now i know why u dont get no pussy..... CUZ YOU AINT FUNNY!

[Kori Ellis]

i think the livingston injury was worse....... atleast it had more viewable graphic video

They were both sick but I think Livingston will have a harder time coming back. Is Garbajosa just a break?

[angel_luv]

Poor Jorge. What a terrible injury- especially when he is just a month away from the play offs.

Feel better!

[Sacramental]

this thread is worthless without pics & video.

[Roxsfan]

this thread is worthless without pics & video.

video link in this page:
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jorge_garbajosa/index.html


looks bad, but Livingston was worse.

[Cry Havoc]

I so thought this thread was talking about Leandro Barbosa... and that you guys had all developed a cute "pet name" for him behind my back. >=|

[mardigan]

Damn that was ugly, his teamate had no idea what to do. Wasnt as bad as Shaun though

[Cry Havoc]

After seeing the video, it's NOT worse than Livingston's. He just rotated his leg 90 to the left. That's awful, but it's nowhere near the type of damage that's inflicted when you bend your knee completely over on top of itself.

[Roxsfan]

I so thought this thread was talking about Leandro Barbosa... and that you guys had all developed a cute "pet name" for him behind my back. >=|

You're from SA, sa..........you should know that Barbosa's nickname is Babosa, or Baboso.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=baboso

[Cry Havoc]

You're from SA, sa..........you should know that Barbosa's nickname is Babosa, or Baboso.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=baboso

Oh come on. There's plenty of derogatory names for every player out there.

Tim... Schlumpkin. See?

[cornbread]

:lol ^^"I can't believe Wayne accidentally formatted his son's C: drive, what a baboso."

[endrity]

I thought it was worse than Livingston's. His whole leg got caught underneath him, the video wasn't really good to see it though. And whoever said it's ok cause it's Garbaje: first you are a dick, second Garbajosa has had an excellent first season in the NBA after coming from Europe as a seasoned veteran over there. So you are also a dumbass. I hope you enjoy who you have become.

[sabar]

Garbajosa is staying overnight in a Toronto hospital for evaluation.

[ManuMagic]

it's a break, he'll be back next season

[ploto]

It actually appears that his knee is fine-- and that his ankle will need surgery.

Get well soon, Garbo.

[AFBlue]

Was it as dirty as Tyrone Prothro's broken leg...I damn near threw up on that one. I can't see the vid...

[cheguevara]

it's a badly broken ankle. but cannot even be compared to what happened to livingston's knee.

[cheguevara]

if you wanna see disgusting video look up that guy that broke his ankle carrying a refrigerator in that strong man competition. that is horrible.

[lefty]

Man, the look on Al Jefferson'a face said it all

[ploto]

Raptors forward Jorge Garbajosa was expected to fly back to Toronto Tuesday to be evaluated by doctors after suffering a horrific ankle injury in Boston Monday.

The Raptors' Spanish rookie spent Monday night in a Boston hospital after injuring his left ankle in Toronto's 95-87 loss to the Celtics.

Garbajosa was scheduled to see Raptors physician Dr. Paul Marks and Dr. Johnny Lau, a foot and ankle specialist at Toronto Western Hospital, according to a club spokesperson.

Garbajosa suffered the injury with 4:31 left in the fourth quarter as he was chasing down a dunking Al Jefferson. The Spaniard landed awkwardly on his left ankle, which bent the wrong way.

Jefferson winced and immediately turned away in disgust as Garbajosa laid clutching his leg and yelling for help.

Raptors teammate Jose Calderon gently covered Garbajosa's lower leg with a towel before he was taken away on a stretcher. Garbajosa had five points and five rebounds before being hurt. There's no initial word on how long he will be sidelined.

LINK (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/story/2007/03/27/jorge-garbajosa.html)


ESP - Garbajosa confirms injury has ended his season with Toronto

TORONTO (EuroBasket 2007) - Spain’s Jorge Garbajosa has confirmed he will play no further part in the Toronto Raptors’ season after suffering a serious injury to his left ankle in Monday’s loss to Boston.

The star of Spain’s gold medal win over Greece at last year’s FIBA World Championship, the 29-year-old landed badly while trying to block a dunk by Boston center Al Jefferson.

Toronto went on to lose the game, 95-87. Even worse, they lost Garbajosa.

“I need to undergo an operation and the sooner, the better,” Garbajosa told Radio Marca.

“Probably, I will undergo that operation in Toronto. It is certain that I will be out for the rest of the (NBA) season.

“My aim is the EuroBasket in Madrid. But until they open up my ankle, I will not know anything.”

Garbajosa has had a solid rookie campaign with the Raptors and team-mate TJ Ford admitted his loss is a hammer blow.

“I hate that it happened because he brings so much to the table on the defensive end, offensive end, his intelligence, his knowledge of the game,” Ford said.

“For him to go down in this game, it's definitely going to hurt us. Man, it's tough.”

Toronto hold a six-game lead in the Atlantic Division and look likely to earn the third seed in the Eastern Conference play-offs.

However, losing Garbajosa for the rest of the campaign will be a serious setback for them.

They are already playing without Italian rookie sensation Andrea Bargnani, their number one pick in last year’s draft.

Bargnani had an appendectomy last week and will be out of action for a month.

Garbajosa’s departure has coincided with the return to play of another Spanish international, Jose Manuel Calderon.

Calderon has been invaluable at point guard as a starter, or coming off the bench.

As for Spain, the injury could have serious implications for their chances this summer when they host the EuroBasket.

Garbajosa is deemed irreplaceable in the squad because of his passing and shooting skills, and hard-nosed play under the basket.

He was outstanding last summer, with his six made three-pointers in the title game against Greece clinching his inclusion on the all-tournament team at the FIBA World Championship.

LINK (http://www.fiba.com/pages/en/news/p/r_act_news/18474/r_cat/8/latest_news_article.html)

[Louae]

if you wanna see disgusting video look up that guy that broke his ankle carrying a refrigerator in that strong man competition. that is horrible.

Yeah, I remember that. It was awful.

[angel_luv]

That is so upsetting about Jorge. I feel so badly for him.

[FromWayDowntown]

Never good to see anyone get hurt; nobody deserves that.

I'll add my wishes that Garbajosa can get well soon and make a strong comeback.

[lefty]

It's not just about basketball at that point; that's a bad injury; hope he gets well

[ploto]

He's having surgery this afternoon.

[mardigan]

He will be fine if its just a break

[ploto]

Jose Calderon, Garbajosa’s friend for 13 years, was the first player to reach him. The first thing he did was push his friend’s head down so he would not look at his mangled leg.

“I just want him to lie down because I don’t want him to see his leg,” said Calderon. “I tried to calm him a little bit. It was difficult in that situation because he was in a lot of pain.”

:depressed :depressed

“I hadn’t really seen anything like that,” said Raptors swingman Morris Peterson. “I just had to look away.”

LINK (http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/ulmer.html)

[ploto]

He will be fine if its just a break
I think that there is tissue damage. :(

[ploto]

Doctors say surgery to repair Jorge Garbajosa’s broken left ankle and ligament damage around the joint was successful but don’t think he’ll be able to play basketball for six months.

The 28-year-old Raptor forward went through a 90-minute procedure at Toronto Western Hospital this afternoon to repair a displaced left ankle joint with a ligament tear and fractured fibula suffered in a grisly incident during a game in Boston on Monday.

“We are pleased with the reduction of the fracture and restoration of his displaced ankle joint,” Dr. Paul Marks, the team’s medical director, who assisted noted foot and ankle surgeon Dr. Johnny Lau in the procedure, said in a statement released by the team. “Everything is restored to an appropriate anatomic position, and we will now await post-operative recovery and healing of the soft tissue and fracture.”

Garbajosa faces a long, arduous rehabilitation process, one that could take up to six months because of the soft tissue (ligament) part of the injury, the team’s statement said.

The Raptors have 12 games left in this season and whatever number of playoff games they play. Garbajosa won’t be back until the start of training camp next October and his ability to play with his native Spain at the European championships in September is also in doubt.

The chance to play for Spain was important to Garbajosa, and his Toronto teammate Jose Calderon. They were members of the Spanish team that won the world championships gold medal last fall in Japan and were going to be playing in front of home fans for the first time.

http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/196603

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

i hope he doesnt rush back cause he has a whole future ahead of him. he has a really nice shot. he's not garbage at all, whoever said that. i hope his recovery is fast

[Phenomanul]

Man that was painful to watch....

[ploto]

Just an update.

None other than Jorge Garbajosa was inside the Raptors fitness room yesterday, doing his best to ride a stationary bike, despite a huge cast on his left leg and foot. The Raptors rookie forward, who was a candidate for rookie of the year honours before getting hurt, is out for the season after undergoing surgery to repair a displaced left ankle joint suffered in a fall on March 26 in Boston. He also suffered a ligament tear and fractured fibula. He is walking with the help of crutches.

Garbo (http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/Basketball/2007/04/15/4023606-sun.html)

[Texas_Ranger]

Thats bad for Toronto.