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Man, that team is Kerrsed.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3921500
Friday, February 20, 2009
Suns: Stoudemire could miss 8 weeks
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By Marc Stein
ESPN.com
A day after deciding to let the trade deadline pass without making a major money-saving move, the inactivity seemingly has turned incredibly costly for the Phoenix Suns.
The beleaguered Suns announced Friday that Amare Stoudemire was forced to undergo eye surgery to repair a partially detached retina suffered in a Wednesday night rout of the Los Angeles Clippers. It is Stoudemire's second eye injury since October and the All-Star forward could miss the rest of the regular season.
Stoudemire's return to physical activity has been estimated at eight weeks by the Suns. He underwent surgery Friday morning, although the club said in a statement that "recovery varies on a case-by-case basis."
The Suns were just starting to feel a sense of optimism about salvaging something from this painful season after replacing coach Terry Porter with Alvin Gentry on Monday, ringing up 280 points in back-to-back victories over the Clippers and getting the go-ahead Thursday from owner Robert Sarver to keep hold of Stoudemire and Shaquille O'Neal after shopping both this month in an attempt to significantly reduce Sarver's payroll.
But the injury suffered by Stoudemire when he was poked in the eye during his 42-point game against the Clippers means the Suns will have to try to make the playoffs without him, which was not going to be easy even with a healthy Stoudemire. The Suns awoke Friday as the West's No. 9 team in an eight-team race with a record of 30-23, one game short of the eighth spot.
Stoudemire suffered a partially torn iris early in training camp in October after being inadvertently poked in the eye by then-teammate Boris Diaw. Stoudemire suffered no damage to the retina or cornea at that time, but said he would likely wear protective goggles for the rest of his career to keep his eyes safe. But Stoudemire didn't stay with the goggles long, saying they compromised his on-court comfort level.
"We are very glad to hear that Amare should have a 100 percent recovery relative to his vision and his long-term prognosis is excellent," Suns president Steve Kerr said in a statement after Stoudemire had surgery.
"Obviously, it is very disappointing to lose him at this time. We are all very excited about the progress the team is making, but Amare's health and the health of all our players is our No. 1 concern."
Senior writer Marc Stein covers the NBA for ESPN.com.
Man, that team is Kerrsed.
Yeah, I just heard on the radio he is done for the year.
Oops.
Sad to hear that about Amare, but LOL Suns.
Wrong forum, has nothing to do with Spurs.
That's gotta hurt though.
My belief in karma tells me that laughing at this the way I'd like to is a bad idea. . . .
didnt he had lasik surgery in 06.....now this, lame....hope for the best of his health
Wow, hadn't even heard about this.
Alvin Gentry better be able to fart magic tricks, or there is no way that team is moving up in the standings.
That's awful news. Hope he recovers soon.
that's too bad...just when they seemed to be getting back to the suns of old.
I wouldn't be so quick to chuckle at another teams misfortunes considering we almost lost Manu for the year.
Wow. This is odd. I wonder how this will affect them when it comes to playoff seeding.
Wow, thats a BIG blow to the Suns, I wonder if they would've traded him if the other team wouldve found out and then voided it. Well scratch the Suns on moving up anywhere in the standings the rest of the yr.
Dang that is rough. Sorry Suns fans. They are screwed.
lol shouldve kept diaw and bell.....too bad
Amare has eye issues theres no question.
I forgot what the problem was, but did he not have a problem with his eyes at the beginning of the year forcing him to wear the oakley goggles?
Speedy recovery to Amare, this is a career threatening injury.
Good one. Kerrsed.
i bet they couldn't SEE that coming..
This is probably the worst injury an athlete could get. I bet it is incredibly frustrating to be physically able to play by you can't see. Get well soon Amare.
should have worn those goggles.
Yeah, the Suns better cross their collective fingers.
This ended a very famous hockey player's career after getting it fixed, and sight was never the same.
Prayers to Amare.
Really sucks to be a Suns fan but at least Shaq can get more touches now. I bet Terry Porter is a newfound follower of karma now (not against Amare directly persay but against the Suns organization).
Without Amare, the run and gun play won't be anywhere near as effective.
Pipe dream
Shaq gets bought out, Suns wanting to now tank the season,
Spurs offer up the rest of the MLE to him hoping playing next to Duncan would be enough persuasion to get him to SA..
I do hope that Amare will recover fully from this and be back at full strength soon. As much as we tease Suns fans about the Spurs/Suns results through the years, two things are absolutely true: (1) the teams have played a lot of great games featuring a lot of great athletes and, as fans, we're blessed to have seen that; and (2) none of it would have been anywhere nearly as intriguing without Amare's freakish athleticism. Here's hoping his recovery is swift and complete and basketball fans will soon see Amare back in form.
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