Uncle Dennis Finally Talks! “They didn’t believe Kawhi couldn’t play and that caused a lack of trust"

[Harry Callahan]

Duncan if Garrett is so unqualifed why would becky hammon and tony parker use his services? They must not have been too concerned about the medicare requirements. BTW i have family members who go to a geriatric specialist who wont accept medicare because it does not pay well enough or quickly enough.

[Twisted_Dawg]

AIRROSTI has a relationship with the Spurs, and they specialize in tissue injuries. Guess what Kawhi has? His opinion is much more pertinent than that of the Kawhi knob slobberer crowd. Oh, and I don't care what you believe. You don't know if he treated or reviewed his records or not, so stop throwing shade at him without knowing.

Dude, I'm not throwing shade. I'm actually more in the "Kawhi ed the Spurs " group than " Kawhi is a victim" group. However, I try to be objective and fair in my analysis.

[Harry Callahan]

Yo, where can I find the interview with the rehab doctor and why, oh, why hasn't this been mainstream news?

Chris duel show pod cast 760 station in SA. Done about a week ago.

[JeffDuncan]

Did you know that there are medical practices that don't WANT to deal with Medicare? That includes physicians, too...dummy.

Garrett does not have a "medical practice" because he is not a physician, dummy.

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Re Dr. Jason Garrett, I think he is a doctor of chiropractic, and not a medical doctor, nor a ortho or surgeon. Nor do I believe he ever examined Leonard or reviewed the medical reports. So perhaps a bit of caution on quoting his opinion?

AIRROSTI has a relationship with the Spurs, and they specialize in tissue injuries. Guess what Kawhi has? His opinion is much more pertinent than that of the Kawhi knob slobberer crowd. Oh, and I don't care what you believe. You don't know if he treated or reviewed his records or not, so stop throwing shade at him without knowing.

I'd say it's pretty likely that Garrett has not treated Leonard. If he had, offering a public opinion at this point would be unprofessional as , and maybe the kind of ethical violation that could get you in trouble with licensing...

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The reason why you don't see the point of the Medicare mention is because you're so ignorant of this whole subject. Per a medicare website search, there are in fact more than 10 chiropractic clinics within 15 miles of where I live that do qualify to receive Medicare payments. The federal requirements are obviously not too high. But Airrosti hasn't qualified. It's a clear statement that Airrosti is extremely low level in medical status, when they don't even meet the standards that most chiropractic clinics do.

That's why it's pertinent, dummy.

Jason Garrett, DC, is not a physician, and he has no medical knowledge that would enable him to render a valid medical opinion about Kawhi Leonard.

You don't understand how many things work, do you? In actual fact, it's the HIGH END clinics that don't deal with medicare - because medicare's reimbursement schedule is less than what they can get away with charging on the open market...

[JeffDuncan]

Garrett knows people. He has a company with over 200 rehab clinics. ...

Airrosti is a franchise operation for chiropractic offices that don't even meet basic federal standards for Medicare. They're high toned massage parlors with medical pretensions.

[JeffDuncan]

I'd say it's pretty likely that Garrett has not treated Leonard. If he had, offering a public opinion at this point would be unprofessional as , and maybe the kind of ethical violation that could get you in trouble with licensing...

Garrett can't lose a license he doesn't have. He is not a physician. He does not know enough to give a valid medical opinion about Leonard or anybody else.

[Harry Callahan]

Airrosti is a franchise operation for chiropractic offices that don't even meet basic federal standards for Medicare. They're high toned massage parlors with medical pretensions.

Is it impossible for Garrett to know something about the situation that maybe you or I don't know? Let's say he was a lawyer or an accountant, he might know something.

The medicare thing is irrelevant to his information and his direct knowledge of this situation. You do understand that he has worked directly with San Antonio personnel and staff. Why is his information NOT valid? Medicare has nothing to do with that.

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Re Dr. Jason Garrett, I think he is a doctor of chiropractic, and not a medical doctor, nor a ortho or surgeon. Nor do I believe he ever examined Leonard or reviewed the medical reports. So perhaps a bit of caution on quoting his opinion?

Garrett can't lose a license he doesn't have. He is not a physician. He does not know enough to give a valid medical opinion about Leonard or anybody else.

You think chiropractors don't have licensing boards?

https://chiropracticlicense.org/texa...y-application/

I repeat, you don't know how a lot of things work....

[MultiTroll]

Duncan if Garrett is so unqualifed why would becky hammon and tony parker use his services?

Spinal adjustments.

[RC_Drunkford]

LOL. I don't think Kawhi ever had any intention of playing for the Spurs last season. Nobody was airing commercials with him in them, because he'd been off the court for so long. That was a problem, since Nike was releasing their Air Jordan Gatorade Collection (right before Christmas). Nike had already shot the commercials, including the one with Kawhi and LaMarcus. And they had their "Bold Like Kawhi" tag line ready to go. But with Kawhi off the floor for so long, it was going to be weak, if not a disaster. That's a lot of money down the tubes.

The answer? Kawhi came back just in time to get a bunch of media buzz about his return, a week or so ahead of the release of the shoes. He played a few more games, spaced out enough to get them through the launch. Kawhi looked rusty, but his leg looked fine - I haven't been able to find a single bit of video showing him limp or even grimace. And then he just packed it in for the rest of the season.

Kawhi came back to get paid. The rest is just smoke and mirrors - manufactured controversy to justify what Dennis wanted to do from the beginning. It was about money and endorsements.

I remembered the article below, but I had to dig a little to find it. It was published about a week after Kawhi's "return" to the court. You can say it's just coincidence that his 9 game return just happened to coincide with the Nike campaign. But that's one of a happy coincidence, and I've got some beachfront to sell you.

https://thesportsdaily.com/2017/12/2...oot-locker-ad/
"Now that Kawhi Leonard has returned to the court, brands have resumed running promotional ads and videos involving the Spurs star.
Some have been better than others, but the new Foot Locker X Jordan Brand ad video, which was released on Wednesday, is actually pretty great.
In it, Leonard dances on stage at an EDM concert, rocks out in the studio with Nipsey Hussle and destroys a board with his bare hand. You can watch him do those things in the video clip below."

wow..smh...so that was the reason for those 9 games

[JeffDuncan]

Is it impossible for Garrett to know something about the situation that maybe you or I don't know? ...

Garrett is NOT A PHYSICIAN. He is not qualified to render a medical opinion.

[Fusternino]

As far as using actual medicine, chiropractors are above massagists but below actual physical therapists.

[Fusternino]

But yeah, the Nike angle looks very su ious and is likely true.

[JeffDuncan]

You think chiropractors don't have licensing boards?

Garrett is not a physician.

Cosmetologists have licensing boards. Tell you what, if you feel a pain in your lower abdomen go to the nearest beauty parlor and ask them to take out your appendix.

[exstatic]

Garrett is NOT A PHYSICIAN. He is not qualified to render a medical opinion.

If you go to TX med clinic, half the time or more you do not see an MD, you see a PA. Being an MD is not the be all and end all, or exclusive domain of medical treatment, dummy.

in 2009: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, and UHC-OptumHealth add Airrosti as an in-network benefit.

[JeffDuncan]

If you go to TX med clinic, half the time or more you do not see an MD, you see a PA. Being an MD is not the be all and end all, ...

It is the be all and end all when you're talking about a second opinion on an injury that had earlier been diagnosed by an MD, you moron.

[exstatic]

It is the be all and end all when you're talking about a second opinion on an injury that had earlier been diagnosed by an MD, you moron.

Where are you getting that he's the second opinion? He's not. He is, however, a health care provider for an organization that the Spurs have used in the past that SPECIALIZES in soft tissue injury, and as such, is qualified to speak to long term injury issues....dummy.

[sammy]

Garrett is a San Antonio area chiropractor. He is not a licensed physician. He has never seen any of Leonard's medical records. He has no medical information about Leonard. He has never consulted on the Leonard case, or on any case requiring a licensed physician. He does not know any more about Leonard's medical condition than the average Spurstalk poster does.

This is not to say Garrett is a bad person or an outright charlatan. But he knows nothing of Leonard's medical condition, and he is not qualified to render a medical opinion.

The following may be notable about the place where he works.

"Airrosti is not enrolled in Medicare and therefore to remain compliant with Federal regulations, we cannot treat any beneficiary of Medicare."

Also, they do not prescribe medications because they are not legally qualified to do so. Nor are they legally able to give injections, not even flu shots.

What Airrosti does is just ordinary chiropractor stuff. Basically, they'll give you a ridiculously expensive backrub.

Airrosti is not a chiropractic facility. Airrosti is a sports medicine rehabilitation. The staff are doctors! Dr. Garrett knows his medical history or he wouldn't have disclosed it and he may have treated him the past! They helped rehab Tony Parker and Becky Hammon from sports injuries. I went there for treatment of my plantar fasciitis and I am able to walk. I know you want to give Quitter excuses and blame the Spurs for everything but take off your hero worship glasses and realize this loser wanted out and they are trying to blame the Spurs for their horrible PR debacle!

[RC_Drunkford]

Uncle Dennis could've just told Kawhi to play so Nike can run these adds, in hope to get a bigger offer from Jordan Brand for his next shoe deal. Then when they only offered 22 million and they wanted their own shoe, but couldn't get it, he went with New Balance. Only idiots like duncan2k5 would think that he couldn't play last year

[JeffDuncan]

Where are you getting that he's the second opinion? He's not. He is, however, a health care provider for an organization that the Spurs have used in the past that SPECIALIZES in soft tissue injury, and as such, is qualified to speak to long term injury issues....dummy.

He is not any more qualified to speak on the subject than the average parakeet because he is not an MD, you poor, crazy, lying nitwit.

And no, that is not an organization the Spurs use. You are lying about that, too. Parker went there on his own based on a personal recommendation from another player at the time, Finley. It was not a Spurs decision.

Stop lying.

[Genovaswitness]

I’d trust the guy at LA fitness over some alignment obsessed re . chiropractors are quacks

[duncan2k5]

It's all there and easy enough to verify. Look at the dates on the Nike press releases and commercials. Then look at his game logs. I didn't fake the dates on the do ents. Don't believe me, go look for yourself.






First of all, what I said was that money was the motive for the mysterious 9-day return and subsequent bail-out. He HAD to get back on the court ahead of the Nike promotion. Not just so that he could get paid, but to satisfy Nike who had already invested a load in that product release. What... you don't think Nike has any influence in the sports world?

You do understand that he left the super-max on the table anyway?

He's going to make a of a lot more off of a long term relationship with Nike.

He was leaving, no matter what. He came back right before the Nike commercials and product release. He played well - rusty, but he ran floor, and absorbed contact, and threw down massive dunks. And he looked good in front of the cameras.

He never showed ANY signs that his leg was hurting. He did the longest post-game interviews he'd ever done. And e

very interview with every other Spurs player, and with Pop, were all asking about Kawhi. Then the commercials came out, and Nike got everything they paid for, plus some.

I think Pop smelled a rat. Go back and look at his comments and his demeanor during that time. Then look at how frustrated he looked when he announced that they were "shutting him down indefinitely". By that time he figured out that Kawhi had no intention of coming back to the Spurs. (That last bit is just speculation on my part. The rest is on the record and out there for anyone to see.)

This makes no sense... Athletes with endorsements get injured ALL the time... They don't lose their endorsements as a result

[duncan2k5]

Poor little flower. Tony said his completely torn hamstring was worse than nephew’s booboo. How was doing clinics in China and comes back barely able to walk?

Yea... Tony sure looked good rushing back from his injury