Russel Westbrook has Knee Surgery - Out for the Playoffs

[DesignatedT]

shhh how dare you bring sensibility and logic in here. Don't you know spursfan already celebrating Spurs - Heat finals?

Out of this entire thread a total of 2 gnsf's are "celebrating" such thing.

[maverick1948]

meniscus tear? How bad is it? Is it frayed or torn? If frayed it can be shaved and he can return in 1 to 2 weeks. But he will lose some of the jump and push off of that leg. Torn? That is a longer timetable. 6 to 8 weeks. I had torn meniscus. It was 3 days off of it completely. 2 weeks of walking thru crutches, not touching the ground. Then 2 weeks of walking with cruthches. Then walking for 2 weeks before starting rehab. Even now, I still have less mobility in that leg. I lost the explosion off the blocks when running. I lost the push from it. Yes he can cut that time some but not by much and the possibilty of addition injury is there if he comes back too quick.

[Darius McCrary]

Westbrook is coming back from this, wtf

[BatManu20]

Skip Bayless ‏@RealSkipBayless4m
For what it's worth, I had meniscus surgery on both knees. Running 1 wk later 1st time, 2 wks 2nd. Bet Westbrook misses no more than next rd

[quentin_compson]

This sucks for the Thunder, but well, injuries are part of the game, although you wouldn't have thought this applied to OKC looking how healthy they have been so far.
It's going to be interesting how RW and the Thunder organisation deal with this. Rushing him back (which I am sure is what he would like to do, he is a compe or like that) might do some damage long term, and honestly, why shouldn't the Thunder at least reach the WCF for the next couple of years in a row. This team is young, they still have time.

[DesignatedT]

Yeah, just depends on the severity of it. I just have a hard time seeing OKC letting Westbrook rush back from something like this and jeopardize his future.

[ducks]

cp 3 8 points in a playoff game and 4 turnovers
clippers are toast if cp3 plays like that

[jmanu20]

The Clippers are going to be tough this season. Everyone better stop saying the finals...even Denver wont be easy. But the Clippers with a healthy CP3 will be tough.

Regardless of what ESPN tries to tell you about that series last year, both CP3 AND BG were fine. They just didn't have enough pieces around them last year, plain and simple. Also, Del Negro is their coach.

A "healthy" CP3 scored 8 points last night. TP has torched him more than once this year. Will the Clippers be tough if they meet the Spurs? Definitely, but people need to stop saying he CP3 was hurt last season, because he wasn't.

[Darius McCrary]

Ok well screw this celebratory stuff if this isn't a major injury
You guys are blowing this way outta proportion

[emanueldavidginobili]

Lakers-No Kobe
Bulls-No Rose
Celtics-No Rondo
Nuggets-No Gallinari
Warriors-No Lee
Spurs-TP injured
Heat-EVERYONE HEALTHY...

[Bruno]

Well, it sucks for him and OKC.

I'm waiting to see how much tie he will miss before burying the Thunder. Without Westbrook, Thunder should still beat Rockets but Clippers/Grizzlies should be too much. If Westbrook can come back in the middle of the second round, which is in about 2 weeks, they should be fine.

[emanueldavidginobili]

Lakers-No Kobe
Bulls-No Rose
Celtics-No Rondo
Nuggets-No Gallinari
Warriors-No Lee
Spurs-TP injured
Heat-EVERYONE HEALTHY...

[Brunodf]

If it is serious, that just means more minutes for Spurs-killer Derek Fisher. Yuck. Yes, he's ancient, but he still manages to drill a million threes every time he plays the Spurs.

Bro, OKC won't beat the Clips

[emanueldavidginobili]

Regardless of what ESPN tries to tell you about that series last year, both CP3 AND BG were fine. They just didn't have enough pieces around them last year, plain and simple. Also, Del Negro is their coach.

A "healthy" CP3 scored 8 points last night. TP has torched him more than once this year. Will the Clippers be tough if they meet the Spurs? Definitely, but people need to stop saying he CP3 was hurt last season, because he wasn't.

Tony Allen was covering him, we don't have a Tony Allen, and yeah they didn't have enough pieces last year you're right, but now they have Jamal Crawford who can drop 30 any giving night they have Barnes who has been playing really good and gives you defense and can knock down the 3 and they have Eric Bledsoe who is another year better, It will be tough.

[MmP]

None has adressed the fact that not having RW can affect the chemistry and morale of OKC, which have never faced this situation. Lets how they handle

[phxspurfan]

True...if the NASF musings come true and Spurs then go on to win against the Heatles, the asterisk on this 'ship will be bigger than Wade's steroid jaw.

[objective]

Doubt OKC beats Houston now.

[RD2191]

Tony Allen was covering him, we don't have a Tony Allen, and yeah they didn't have enough pieces last year you're right, but now they have Jamal Crawford who can drop 30 any giving night they have Barnes who has been playing really good and gives you defense and can knock down the 3 and they have Eric Bledsoe who is another year better, It will be tough.

We have a Kawhi Leonard so kkkkkk uuuu

[wildbill2u]

You know he will try to come back asap. Good luck to him on his surgery.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

He got jinxed. Announcers started talking about our great road record at the beginning of the year, and we proceed to suck on the road. They talk about Westbrook being iron-man, and now he gets injured.

[benstanfield]

Yet the Heat are still oddly without any significant injuries.

[RD2191]

Errbody please stfu about the asterisk. Injuries are a part of the gme. Do the Lakers have an asterisk by
their first 2 les in their 3peat? Tim Duncan went down in his first le defense ans Derek Anderson went down in the 2000-01 playoffs.

[superjames1992]

Bro, OKC won't beat the Clips

The Clips don't have an offense. Del Negro is not a good coach, tbh. They just run iso all day long. We'd crush them.

I'm not convinced they'll beat the Grizzlies.

[pgardn]

OKC did not get Fish to man Westbrooks spot.

Locker room and the big 3.

He will have to hustle to get the ball past half court. 8 seconds at his top speed is tough.

[pgardn]

Errbody please stfu about the asterisk. Injuries are a part of the gme. Do the Lakers have an asterisk by
their first 2 les in their 3peat? Tim Duncan went down in his first le defense ans Derek Anderson went down in the 2000-01 playoffs.

And no way they beat the Celtics 7th game without Perkins going down. * that one as well.