Knee Surgery

So, um, this is a little depressing. Worrisome, too. Kyrie Irving left the Boston Celtics’ Sunday loss to the Indiana Pacers with soreness in his left knee and is expected to miss some time as he rests up for the playoffs. That’s fine in a nutshell. The Celtics won’t catch the Toronto Raptors for first [...]

The Indiana Pacers are probably the NBA’s biggest surprise this season as the No. 5 team in the east at the moment with a 30-25 record. While much of the acclaim and rightfully so has been for Victor Oladipo and his breakout season that has led to his first All-Star nomination, one of the key [...]

D’Angelo Russell hasn’t played since Nov. 11 while dealing with knee problems that eventually required arthroscopic surgery. And while he is traveling with the Brooklyn Nets on their latest road trip, he doesn’t know when he’ll actually be returning to the rotation. From the New York Post‘s Brian Lewis: D’Angelo Russell doesn’t have any idea when [...]

Healthy point guards and the Brooklyn Nets just don’t go together. Jeremy Lin is already done for the season and dealt with hamstring injuries for most of last year. Now D’Angelo Russell is set to join him on the extended shelf. The Nets announced on Friday, just before their win over the Utah Jazz, that [...]

Trust The Process(‘ knee). Joel Embiid was limited to only 31 games as a third-year rookie due to an injured left knee that eventually required arthroscopic surgery. It was a sobering end to what was a promising debut following two years of questions and skepticism. Some of that doubt has creeped back into the fold, [...]

John Wall is averaging a career-high 23.6 points per game. He is shooting at a personal-best clip from three-point range and from the floor overall. He is playing as many minutes as he did last season. And he’s not even 100 percent. From NBA.com’s David Aldridge: And Wall is playing remarkably well for someone who [...]

February 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It was a very sad day for most basketball fans, even those outside of Portland, when Brandon Roy retired at the start of this season. The former ROY and 3-time all-star was thought of as the future of the NBA for a short period before some significant knee [...]

February 28, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors After the Lakers got swept by the eventual NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Playoffs, many wondered if Kobe Bryant was at his best or if he was suffering through too many injuries. Well apparently the injuries to his knee and ankle were far worse than [...]

November 18, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol I’m not sure whether to laugh, cry, or just sit around in a complete state of disappointment after hearing the news last night that Greg Oden will once again miss an entire season with another knee surgery. I think almost every fan of NBA basketball has been patiently [...]

September 30, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Jason Williams, aka ‘White Chocolate’, aka ‘J-Will’ will be out of the lineup for the start of the Orlando Magic season due to knee surgery he has opted to have. Probably a good move rather than labor through the year with pain and swelling. With point guard starter [...]