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Even if he comes back in 6 weeks, losing an extra 5-6 games could be the difference between playing Dallas/Memphis/NO and playing GS/Portland/Houston in the first round. Not to mention losing HCA to SAS and LAC.
Zach Lowe from SI thinks OKC will be fine.I think Durant is a talented but weak-minded fraud on the court and a generous citizen in his community. No doubt he was petty and jealous with his comments toward Leonard.
The truth is, OKC WILL NOT be ok. They will probably drop 2 spots in the seedings (if lucky) and fail to make the WCF. As I tweeted to Zach Lowe, Durant is the Glue to Westbrook's Krazy. Without KD, OKC and Westbrook are going to be a big hot mess of chaos and turnovers. No one will be there (especially not Brooks) to save Westbrook from himself. They already have a shallow bench, what happens when they are absent their MVP?
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Even if he comes back in 6 weeks, losing an extra 5-6 games could be the difference between playing Dallas/Memphis/NO and playing GS/Portland/Houston in the first round. Not to mention losing HCA to SAS and LAC.
Kevin Durant still not sure of foot fracture treatment
As Durant is surely being told by the medical experts, there are risks that would come from playing through the pain. As written by Dr. Mark A es in his ESPN.com article about the Durant injury, "A recent study found that Jones fractures treated without surgery had just a 76 percent chance of complete recovery, while those treated with surgery found a 95 percent return to full health.
Drew Carrey stickin' to his guns. We pay him money, so his body obviously can withstand playing 40 minutes a game.
I wonder if that's a study of athletes or all people. I could see regular folks healing over time with proper rest, but I can't see how it's not dangerous for basketball players to go without surgery. I also wonder if Durant's reluctance to go ahead with the procedure is related to how the Thunder botched Westbrook's situation last season. He may not feel like the organization has his long-term interest at heart.
I didn't think god was watching. I thought he abandoned us a la "Lord of the Flies".a thread in the nba forum with sexy gifs tbh
jeebus got the hammer too
it is likely a temp ban tho, he will be back soon
I admit I chuckled.He should be thankful he has a Jones fracture versus a fractured Johnson.
I agree 100% with this, only three people look ready to start the season IMO. Also, the Spurs will spend Oct-Nov facing some tough ass teams and on the road! Hopefully with Timmy not starting awful this year, Parker looking in MVP form, and Kawhi looking to shut the critics up, is enough to get us some nice breathing room from Westbrook and Ibaka
The outcome is MUCH more in doubt if you DON'T have the surgery. It's like 75% as opposed to north of 90% with surgery.
The thing is, that bone is in an area with little circulation to cause it to heal naturally.
As for KD, I wouldn't blame him for questioning the OKC organization's motives. They run the team on the cheap,and it sounds like Brooks is impatient for the day he can throw him back out there for 40+ a night.
The way the thunder treats durant and his injury this season, will determine if durant will be leaving at the first chance of free agency.
Ugh. Brooks is so ing stupid about minutes and is probably still feeling heat about keeping his job. This thing has Grant Hill written all over it.
I imagine that's on Durant's mind as well. He seems reluctant to follow OKC's wishes blindly. They really screwed Westbrook's long-term prognosis by forcing him to have surgery last year.
Certainly seems that way. The Thunder can blow sunshine up ESPN and OKC's ass all they want. I hope, for his own sake, that KD is reading about this injury and taking it seriously.
Agreed. Pretty amazing that they don't have a legit backup for their best player.
They really are really thin at SF now PJ III, Roberson, Morrow or Lamb at the 3 isn't going to cut it until he returns.
I thought that Westbrook (at least originally) eschewed the team's wishes and went with his own treatment and approach.
Westbrook HAD to have surgery. The meniscus wasn't going to rejoin by itself. I think they pressed him to have it removed, which would have been a shorter recovery, but a worse prognosis. He opted to repair it. I'm not sure if that worked or not. He had to have another surgery, I believe (actually two more). If OKC was to blame for anything, it was not enforcing the 4-6 week recovery after the second surgery. He was supposed to miss 4-6 weeks of the regular season, but only sat preseason and 2 games. Scotty Brooks is a weak .
I enjoy Brooks coaching like a dumbass for the Spurs' sake but it's frustrating how incompetent he is from a coaching standpoint.
Tough break for OKC. I hate them and this is good news for the Spurs but Durant is a great talent. It would suck to not see him play at the same level he is use to if the Jones fracture affects him like other players.
What do you mean? Was it better if he didn't have surgery? I thought they had a choice of either removing the meniscus (like what was done with Metta World Peace) or repairing it and I thought I read that they opted to repair it, which is supposed to be better in the long run, isn't it?
Yeah, I'm with you on that. I love the Spurs, but I'm an NBA fan first. Losing good players is never a good thing.
8 weeks would keep him out until the 2nd week of December; 10 weeks would be mid-to-late December. I imagine there will be some unspoken pressure from the NBA to make sure he's on the court (and not super-rusty) for the Spurs/Thunder Christmas Day game.
OKC is a team with a FO made up of re s, Durant should jump ship asap before they run him into the ground or disable him
Sexy gifs? That doesn't sound ban worthy to mea thread in the nba forum with sexy gifs tbh
jeebus got the hammer too
it is likely a temp ban tho, he will be back soon.
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