Lee's Injury...

[SAGirl]

I think his agent is in damage control downplaying the injury. At least it's a sign Lee wants to continue playing the last time he got injured it took him months to rehab and spent a season not quite looking like himself.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

I think his agent is in damage control downplaying the injury. At least it's a sign Lee wants to continue playing the last time he got injured it took him months to rehab and spent a season not quite looking like himself.

I agree. Any patellar tendon injury is scary, especially at his age. We don't know exactly how severe it is and although not needing surgery is a good indication, the list of NBA players suffering from patellar tendon injuries is a grim read.

He's lucky it wasn't completely ruptured, it's the absolute worst knee injury for an athlete.

[Ice009]

I agree. Any patellar tendon injury is scary, especially at his age. We don't know exactly how severe it is and although not needing surgery is a good indication, the list of NBA players suffering from patellar tendon injuries is a grim read.

He's lucky it wasn't completely ruptured, it's the absolute worst knee injury for an athlete.

What exactly is the patellar tendon?

[DMC]

What exactly is the patellar tendon?

They are just mispronouncing patella which is the knee cap.

Southern drawl

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

What exactly is the patellar tendon?

It's the tendon that connects the tibia and the patella, it's a sort of a continuation of the quad tendon.

[TheDoctor]

I think his agent is in damage control downplaying the injury. At least it's a sign Lee wants to continue playing the last time he got injured it took him months to rehab and spent a season not quite looking like himself.

I don't know about that, could be, you never know. Pop said he did not expect the injury to require surgery. This was before Game4 when a reporter asked and he quickly replied with a "No".

[AFBlue]

Hope he's back next year. Loved what he brought every night.

[Ice009]

They are just mispronouncing patella which is the knee cap.

Southern drawl

I was asking what it was. Didn't realize they were also spelling it wrong.

It's the tendon that connects the tibia and the patella, it's a sort of a continuation of the quad tendon.

Thanks for the info.

[Play Boban]

I'm glad the fake doctors on Spurs Talk are able to give us the inside scoop on MVLee's injury tbh...

[GSH]

They are just mispronouncing patella which is the knee cap.

Southern drawl

I was asking what it was. Didn't realize they were also spelling it wrong.

They didn't spell anything wrong. I was hoping that DMC was joking, and I'm still going to give him credit for that being a joke.

"Patella" is the kneecap. "Patellar" means relating to the kneecap - just like "stellar" means relating to the stars.

The patellar tendon is technically an extension of the quadriceps. So it connects the quadriceps to the tibia (shinbone), but with the kneecap sort of embedded in the middle. So Lee's injury is very close to the place that Tony was injured. The thing is, those injuries are a LOT more common in older players. The quadriceps tendon and the patellar tendon are designed to take a lot of abuse, because of what they have to do. When a guy goes down from that injury, and there's no obvious knee-to-knee or long-term tendonitis, it often means that there is at least some light tearing.

[DMC]

They didn't spell anything wrong. I was hoping that DMC was joking, and I'm still going to give him credit for that being a joke.

"Patella" is the kneecap. "Patellar" means relating to the kneecap - just like "stellar" means relating to the stars.

The patellar tendon is technically an extension of the quadriceps. So it connects the quadriceps to the tibia (shinbone), but with the kneecap sort of embedded in the middle. So Lee's injury is very close to the place that Tony was injured. The thing is, those injuries are a LOT more common in older players. The quadriceps tendon and the patellar tendon are designed to take a lot of abuse, because of what they have to do. When a guy goes down from that injury, and there's no obvious knee-to-knee or long-term tendonitis, it often means that there is at least some light tearing.

Of course. Like Dracular or Oklahomar