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Expecting the worst, hoping for the best here.
This guy is the go to go for ESPN when it comes to NBA injuries. He has been SPOT ON with the timetable for Laker player injuries this year and what to expect when the player returns. He said Westbrook can come back as easily as 2 weeks after surgery because that specific injury, once the surgery is performed playing with it will hurt like but not cause any further damage.
He said Westbrook will have to pay through pain, but he should return BEST case scenario 2 weeks, worst case scenario in 2 months.
Expecting the worst, hoping for the best here.
It definitely devestating news as far as championship aspirations go, but this is the same injury Ron Artest has and he came back in 12 days if I'm not mistaken. He told Dr. Klapper and John Ireland it hurts like to play through but its manageable. It's up to Westbrook now.
He said the same thing about Metta when he came back early and now Artest is apparently developing cysts behind the knee.
Also, huge difference between a guy the Lakeres could care less about and another who is a franchise player for an up and coming team tbh.
He also said Dwight "should be healed by the season opener," followed by an entire season of Bible Kemp playing like due to his labrum...
The Thunder are crazy if they let him play again this year. They are not beating the Heat this year, why risk it? I would not want a Brandon Roy situation on my hands if I were them.
I don't recall him saying Dwight would be HEALED by the season but rather he WOULD PLAY the season opener, when many back in summer of 2012 believed Dwight wouldn't play until January. He predicted accurately there as well, and said Dwight should be able to play efficiently and be a part of the season opener. What he didn't take into consideration is Kobe's 1 dimensional use of Dwight, so to be fair Klapper is a doctor, not an NBA analyst.
Klapper said Nash was out for the year as well..
On a recent podcast he also said Boris Diaw was better than David Lee #spurstalkinsiderjokes
Guys never right basically..
even if he is right, Westbrook depends far more on his athleticism than MWP. , Chimpbrook is almost entirely dependent on athleticism, as the one guard with high BBIQ was traded to Houston.
LOL Spurs fans crossing their fingers and toes that Westbrooks out.
more like everybody in the West
Yeah...all trolling aside if it was my team I'd want him shut down. Plenty of years of contention ahead.
That's if they make it to the next round
didnt he tear his labrum like 2 months into the season?
lakersarethebesteva really pissed that Chimpbrook is injured.
but he reminds me of Kobe.
it all depends on if he needs s ches or not, if he doe s be out min 6 weeks, if not he can be back in 2.
If you actually read my posts, you'd know I hate Westbrook. I just wanted to see a compe ive finals against Miami. Sorry, I didn't know you wanted a gift for Lebron.lakersarethebesteva really pissed that Chimpbrook is injured.
i know you hate lebron. and tbh, i think Spurs could take Thunder even if they are healthy, if we get to that point. If you give us a fairly officiated series against the Thunder, they aren't as scary, especially without Harden imo.
any team is going to have an uphill battle against the Heat. Thunder shouldn't be expected to beat them unless Lebron goes down.
Seriously...for all the talk here about gay ass Laker fans, atleast they stick to gay ass Kobe. They don't jump from Kobe's to Lebron's when Lakers lose.....though they might root for CP3 since he was a Laker technically for a day
Metta and Russ have different play styles, if Russ should return, he'll look different out there.
won't feel too surprised even if he comes back in two days tbh, guy is a mutant and probably recovers faster than normal men
Dr klapper just saying his usual to get his name out there
Playing and playing effectively are two different things, and Westbrook is only able to do the latter when he can utilize every ounce of his athleticism to counteract his having a BBIQ of potato.
Although, I suppose Westbrook in a wheelchair is preferable to Fisher in every scenario except when they're playing the Spurs.
Either way, Clippers should be feeling nice about their Finals chances about now.
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