Monta Ellis Immobile/paralyzed?

[Fillmoe]

Just heard on Espn News that Ellis had some sort of collision at training camp practice in Hawaii. He was conscious but laid on the floor for 25 mins face down. No movement in his body from the shoulders down. I hope hes okay.

[timvp]

Monta Ellis immobilized at Warriors practice
By Ric Bucher

Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis was immobilized and carted off the court after he was injured in a collision during training-camp practice Friday night.

The 21-year-old Ellis was trying to split a double team on a pick-and-roll when he went down. Ellis lay face down, prone for more than 25 minutes.

He has been taken to Castle Medical Center in Kailua, which is about 40 minutes from the BYU-Hawaii campus where the Warriors are holding camp.

The team's trainer was able to speak to Ellis, so it appears he is conscious, but there were no noticeable responses to tests for motion, particularly from the shoulders down.

Ellis was strapped onto a board to get him on a stretcher to be taken off the court.

The 21-year-old Ellis won the Most Improved Player award in April for his transformation from an unsung Mississippi high schooler to a speedy scoring threat for the improving Warriors.

Ellis edged Sacramento's Kevin Martin by three points in the closest voting in the award's history, earning 47 first-place votes and 352 points from a media panel. Martin, the Kings' high-scoring guard, got 44 first-place votes and 349 points.

Ellis averaged 16.5 points, 4.1 assists and 3.2 rebounds this season with new coach Don Nelson and the revitalized Warriors, who returned to the playoffs after a 12-year absence.

The second-round pick's improvement on his 6.8-point scoring average in his rookie season was the NBA's largest increase this year, and he caught the nation's attention with a dunk-filled 28-point performance in the Rookie Challenge during All-Star weekend.

[timvp]

Damn, hopefully it was just some sort of stinger.

Get well.

[rAm]

I was looking around for a story about this, hopefully this is not as bad as it seems.

[freedom&justice]

Damn, this doesn't sound good at all. I hope it's not too bad...

[Obstructed_View]

Hoping it's a stinger.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Damn that sucks. Monta is my favorite Warrior. Get well soon dude.

[phyzik]

Aside from obviously not wanting to move him around, why the hell did it take 25 minutes to do something about it?

[King]

Wonder if this is some TJ Ford thing, where he finds out he has a narrow spinal column

[King]

Ellis, immobilized at Warriors practice, leaves hospital under his own power

ESPN.com news services

Updated: October 6, 2007, 10:04 AM ET

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Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis left a Hawaii hospital of his own accord shortly before midnight, just hours after suffering an injury that had him immobilized and carted off the court during a training camp practice.

A battery of tests, including an MRI and a CT scan, came back normal and the injury is being diagnosed as a neck sprain, according to team officials. Ellis is listed as day-to-day.

Ellis is not likely to play in either exhibition against the Lakers this week as a precautionary measure. .....

[Cry Havoc]

A battery of tests, including an MRI and a CT scan, came back normal and the injury is being diagnosed as a neck sprain, according to team officials. Ellis is listed as day-to-day.

Ellis is up "walking and laughing," a Warriors official told the San Francisco Chronicle.

As a precautionary measure, Ellis is not likely to play in either exhibition against the Lakers this week .

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Sounds like he's okay, just probably going to have to lay off hoops for a couple weeks. Thank goodness, that's scary.

[duncan228]

Scary.
Thanks for the update guys.

[Roxsfan]

faker

[bdictjames]

Walking and laughing? Well thats a good sign.

[anakha]

Ellis, immobilized at Warriors practice, leaves hospital under his own power

ESPN.com news services

Updated: October 6, 2007, 10:04 AM ET

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Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis left a Hawaii hospital of his own accord shortly before midnight, just hours after suffering an injury that had him immobilized and carted off the court during a training camp practice.

A battery of tests, including an MRI and a CT scan, came back normal and the injury is being diagnosed as a neck sprain, according to team officials. Ellis is listed as day-to-day.

Ellis is not likely to play in either exhibition against the Lakers this week as a precautionary measure. .....

Good to hear.

Basketball-wise, the Warriors better hope he's ready to play again soon, as his expected production this season is one of the reasons they traded Richardson. Otherwise, they're gonna be hard-pressed to maintain, much less improve, last season's performance.

[Fillmoe]

good news.