The NBA needs to take Calf strains and "Calf tightness" more seriously now

[KillerPups]

i would have sat Hali game 6 if i was the owner. round the clock treatment and maybe u play game 7

 

[tremonthustler1]

As an orginization from owner to GM to head coach, you cant let them play

If I'm an agent, I'm telling my client to sit out until he's completely pain free

Viva Load Management!

 

[William Heavy]

When Durant tore his achilles did he have a minor tear previous to the full tear or just a strain? I vaguely remember reporters saying that doctors said the tear was inevitable so KD said fukk it and played anyway.

 

[CHICAGO]

Players need to listen to their body, not everybody else opinion. That's why Kawhi told them to fukk off, he listen to his body

HOW HAS THAT WORKED OUT FOR KAWHI
THE LAST 4 YEARS?



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[CHICAGO]

DAME PLAYED IN THE PLAYOFFS
LAST SEASON WITH AN ACHILLES INJURY
AND EVEN MISSED A GAME DUE TO IT...

THIS WASNT A NEW ISSUE
FOR HIM AT ALL.

SITTING OUT ALL OF THOSE
WEEKS AND TRYING TO RAMP UP
IN THE PLAYOFFS DID HIM IN


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[Ohene]

i would have sat Hali game 6 if i was the owner. round the clock treatment and maybe u play game 7

They’d have lost g6

 

[UpAndComing]

When Durant tore his achilles did he have a minor tear previous to the full tear or just a strain? I vaguely remember reporters saying that doctors said the tear was inevitable so KD said fukk it and played anyway.

Durant had a "Calf Strain" when he got injured a month before in the 2nd round

 

[William Heavy]

Durant had a "Calf Strain" when he got injured a month before in the 2nd round

Maybe when some strains reach a certain level, the tear is gonna happen no matter how much rest. All I know is Tatum and Haliburton both train with that shooting coach that acts like Diddy in the 90's "all in the videos, all on the records". I blame him.

 

[2 one 3]

This would only work in the NBA regular season. No NBA player is going to miss playoff games because of a calf injury.

Times have changed.


Sit them the fukk down.

Playoffs or not.

 

[Jplaya2023]

Gilbert and Kmart say players arent training/practicing as hard thats ehy theyre more prone to injuries. What do you think

 

[97Pac]

It's the fukken shoes

 

[Cladyclad]

Kobe was having issues to

 

[Harry B]

The nba invests a lot of money in this guys, I don’t know why people are sitting at bars thinking they’re experts at basketball injuries and are thinking of shyt real doctors and physical therapist aren’t

The only thing I can think of, to at has nothing to do with the intensity and pace of the plays/modern defense strategies. Is to make sure than the courts function is strictly based on player safety, like skipping that bullshyt ass children’s IST court. And that the league and shoe companies work very closely

 

[bigde09]

i think bringing high tops back will stop some of this

 

[Killer Instinct]

Players need to listen to their body, not everybody else opinion. That's why Kawhi told them to fukk off, he listen to his body

This sounds really cute, but Kawhi is the last player to use as an example of sitting out = health when needed.