Same injury? Wow. Hes still fast as hell and hes like 40.
Yeah. He spoke about it when KD tore his. JJ was doing drills
J.J. BAREA, PRIMED FOR BETTER TIMES THIS SUMMER, KNOWS WHAT KEVIN DURANT FACES IN REHAB
JUN 12, 2019 EDDIE SEFKO
DALLAS – It’s a club nobody wants to be a member of.
J.J. Barea cringed when watching Game 5 of the NBA finals and seeing superstar Kevin Durant hopping on his left foot, reaching for his right Achilles and then plopping onto his backside, clearly in pain.
Barea suffered a torn Achilles tendon on Jan. 11. Tuesday marked the five-month mark in his rehabilitation.
The Mavericks’ respected veteran could send all sorts of messages to Durant, who on Monday in Toronto suffered what is believed to be the same injury as Barea. But there is no way to sugarcoat anything about what arguably is the toughest injury to recover from in basketball.
One thing that Barea said Durant can without question expect is a long, arduous and at times boring grind that will not end for Durant until sometime in 2020.
“I’m five months into it,” the 34-year-old guard said. “I’m basically coming in everyday from 9 to 12 in the morning and I do weights, then do court work and then go back to weights. But I’m basically doing it all on the court already. I’m doing pick-and-rolls, floaters, 3-point shots, a little bit of conditioning. I feel great.”
However, the daily rehab is something Barea can’t wait to get past. He no doubt will chat with Durant about rehab. It’s something that players with similar injuries often do. The realistic picture Barea will paint is one of tiny steps at first. Doctors still won’t let him land after full jumps. He’s been jumping up and landing on a raised box for the last few days. That’s a step toward being allowed to fully jump and land without fear of any setbacks after the surgery.
J.J. Barea, primed for better times this summer, knows what Kevin Durant faces in rehab - The Official Home of the Dallas Mavericks
As we can see KD is already jumping fully
