He's screwed tearing all those ligaments. Put it this way...if he makes it back to the NBA he won't be playing PG any more.
If this happened five years ago, he'd be 100% done. But in the last couple years, strides have been made to the point that Livingston might be able to make it back one day.
If I'm the Clippers, you have him sit out the rest of this season and all of next season. He's still young so having a goal of opening night of 2008-09 is the smart way to go.
Oh man...
I feel sorry for that kid....I know that medical science is better and better but if he can come back for even a minute to the NBA...God Bless him.
Wow. That's a lot of tears. Now I'll be surprised if he doesn't have artery/nerve damage.Poor guy.
clippers are cursed.
damn man........ i feel for dude...... i hope some way he makes it back
http://www.latimes.com/sports/basket...nes-sports-nbaConfirming their worst fears, the Clippers learned today that point Shaun Livingston has suffered potentially career-threatening knee damage and could be sidelined at least a year after he has extensive knee surgery.
An MRI exam today revealed that Livingston suffered tears of three of the four major ligaments that support the knee. He tore the anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments. Livingston also tore his lateral meniscus and a dislocation of his patella.
Livingston will undergo surgery once the swelling in his knee decreases. He is not expected to begin any basketball-related training for at least one year after the surgery.
Livingston, 21, suffered the injury while landing awkwardly in the first quarter of Monday's 100-93 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats at the Staples Center.
The third year player was rushed to Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in Inglewood.
The Clippers are expected to sign another point guard to take Livingston's spot on the roster. The team is considering former NBA players and players from the development league.
The Clippers have 26 games remaining and are fighting for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Jesus, that's a freak accident. Poor guy. I've only heard about NFL players tearing up their knee like that...and the recovery time (if at all) is measure in years, not months. Clips are cursed.
That was so bad it made me wanna scream
Did anyone see/hear Legler try and pass off his ACL injury as a similar injury to Livingston's? Yeah, if by similar you mean four other seperate injuries short
Silly. Just silly...
ESPN clip:
Daly will solicit various medical opinions over the next two weeks, after which Livingston will have arthroscopic surgery, the doctor said. It wasn't yet decided if all three ligaments would be repaired at once.
Daly said Livingston did not tear an artery or damage any of the nerves in his knee, which can be serious complications.
"If everything goes well, he could be back playing as soon as eight months," Daly said. "My nature is to be conservative. I've seen people who've had this done by other people and it hasn't worked out."
Livingston, a three-year veteran who was drafted by the Clippers out of high school, has been hampered by injuries and has yet to play a full season in the NBA.
He sat out two games in January with a sprained right ankle. He missed 39 games during his rookie season because of a dislocated right knee, and another 12 that season because of torn cartilage in his right shoulder. Last season he sat out the first 21 games with a stress reaction in his lower back.
Livingston, who has been sharing point guard duties with Sam Cassell, was averaging 9.5 points and 5.2 assists.
That's good news. That at least provided a glimpse of light at the end of his indefinate tunnel.
You mean, hopefully it will benefit his pysche and not make him try to look so cool with spread eagle legs when he drives for an uncontested layup. Kind of like Tony Allen - two quasi-showboating injuries should send a message to a few young players.
Also, a lot of people are sitting here talking about the Clips' playoff push this season.... what about their long-term future? They had a lot of stock put into this kid and this is a TERRIBLE injury that he will take a long time to recover from, if ever.
LIVINGSTON = JONATHON BENDER
at least the clippers didnt get robbed herelike the pacers with bender signin a huge deal
That might be the stupidest take in the history of the internets. Quasi-showboating? He was just going up for a layup.
Hopefully you've never touched a basketball before and are just talking out of your azz.
Well that's good. People who have gotten artery damage from such injuries have ended up with amputationsDaly said Livingston did not tear an artery or damage any of the nerves in his knee, which can be serious complications.
Hopefully he gets extremely good rehab and will be back on the court in a couple years.
Kori, with the NBA and Youtube coming to an agreement on content, could video or even simply a pic be posted on the topic? If not, it's understood.
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Livingston out for season with major knee injury
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Clippers point guard Shaun Livingston will be out 8-to-12 months after tearing three of the four ligaments in his left knee while driving to the basket against Charlott
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"It's probably the most serious injury you can have to the knee," Clippers physician Dr. Tony Daly said Tuesday. "He might miss all of next year."
Livingston had an MRI exam Tuesday which revealed tears in the anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and lateral meniscus.
He also dislocated his patella, besides the previously diagnosed dislocation of his tibia-femoral. As a rookie in 2004, he dislocated his right knee.
Livingston was driving to the basket on a fast break Monday night, went up for a layup, and his left knee contorted as he collapsed in pain. A team doctor had to pop his knee back into place to alleviate the pain.
"He came down on the leg without any contact with anybody. It's a freak accident, that's for sure," said Daly, who has rarely seen anything similar in 24 years of practice.
He said the injury is more commonly associated with contact sports such as football and rugby.
Daly will solicit various medical opinions over the next two weeks, after which Livingston will have arthroscopic surgery, the doctor said. It wasn't yet decided if all three ligaments would be repaired at once.
Daly said Livingston did not tear an artery or damage any of the nerves in his knee, which can be serious complications.
"If everything goes well, he could be back playing as soon as eight months," Daly said. "My nature is to be conservative. I've seen people who've had this done by other people and it hasn't worked out."
Livingston, a three-year veteran who was drafted by the Clippers out of high school, has been hampered by injuries and has yet to play a full season in the NBA.
He sat out two games in January with a sprained right ankle. He missed 39 games during his rookie season because of a dislocated right knee, and another 12 that season because of torn cartilage in his right shoulder. Last season he sat out the first 21 games with a stress reaction in his lower back.
Livingston, who has been sharing point guard duties with Sam Cassell, was averaging 9.5 points and 5.2 assists.
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That video made me sick. I feel sorry for him. Hopefully with the advancements in medical procedures and with his youth he will be able to return and be a productive player.
On a side note...Beno/Barry for Maggette would be more tempting to the Clips if the deadline hadn't passed already.
Career ender...
6 months at the least thats exactly what happened to my knee
That is some crazy right there. Did he ever go back to college, or does he have anything to fall back on in case he cant come back? Horrible thing to happen to anybody.
He can fall back on the millions he has earned and is guaranteed
I feel for the guy also. I blame the curse on D-Whistle, because Livingston is in the same commercial with Whistle guarding him. That is a big coincidence.
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