Oh oh....
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
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San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White had surgery on the second toe of his left foot, sources tell ESPN. White averaged a career-best 11.3 points this season.
His feet do seem to be bothering him a lot
His feet are gonna compromise his career.
Amputate that little piggy!
On a serious note, the middle toe is connected to those plantar tendons and needs to be stretched. Easy to stub and break toes throughout life
Might help the Spurs in contract talks.
Recovery seems like it would be hard-like do not use the foot for a long time.
That sounds ... not great given his history. Hopefully it's his toe and not actually his foot.
That was my second thought, tbh.
Really is too bad. He’s one of few newbies that has a functioning brain.
Sounds like a very very minor thing
He'll always be the guy with foot problems. Hopefully the Spurs can wring out as much production as possible before his career is over.
Paul Garcia pAulGarciaNBA
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The Spurs announce Derrick White underwent a surgical procedure on one of his toes yesterday
Yeah, then that doesn't sound like a big deal. He played with it in the bubble? Should have left it dislocated, tbh.
So, he burned up the bubble with this condition? Not worried. He was a top 5-6 player there.
It’s just a toe procedure people lmao chill
Let’s hope he doesn’t rehab in NYC. Brings up bad memories.
Probably at the Hospital for Special Surgery that is world famous and he will be fine
Wow, If I understand this right, he played at an ALL NBA level for a stretch with that toe dislocated. He's a tough cookie. I think he'll be fine.
Recurring foot problems though, that is not likely to change.
We should have Forbes donate his toe
Yeah this sounds better. Probably a good time to take care of this. He did a great job in the 'Bubble.' Really played hard.
Any of your toes can become dislocated. But injury to the second toe is more common, according orthopedic surgeon A. Holly Johnson, MD, a board member of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation.
Isn't the second toe the lengthiest one, in most people at least? It is in mine, if it counts for something, so I could imagine it's the most likely to get stubbed/stomped on/wrecked by coffee tables out of the bunch, except for that MF pinky toe that just lives to create pain.
The fact that the dislocation happened before bubble play makes this a non-issue for me. Also, it's certainly a "foot" injury, but doesn't look at all related to his plantar fasciitis bouts, there haven't been any links that I have seen. I don't think it's fair to label him as an injury-prone or "that guy with foot issues" kind of player just yet.
Dislocations can run the whole gamut. Hopefully his is a "simple" one. We just don't have enough info. Ya this better not turn into a Kwa Leonard type thing. Ok faith in the Spurs medical system that kept Timmy Dunkar, Manu and others going for 20 years. Just seems like so much stuff has gone South since Zaza.
I'm not up to date on how NBA floors are built, but i know in times past what was underneath the hardwood was totally inadequate as regards injury prevention. Meaning often hard concrete as hey, that's how stadiums were built. UCLA spent a lot of dough on some kind of softer landing at Pauley. I know it got flooded out a few years ago and had to be totally redone.
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