Recovery

What in the world is going on with Kawhi Leoanrd? A quad injury has kept the megahuman forward from playing in the San Antonio Spurs’ first 11 games, through which they’re a sound 7-4. And the team for, its part, refuses to offer even a half-definitive timeline for his return. That held true on Tuesday [...]

Achilles injuries alter NBA careers. They can even ruin them. So when Rudy Gay suffered his in the middle of January, the outlook seemed bleak. He’s on the wrong side of 30, and so much of his game is predicated on creating his own offense, something he might struggle to do upon return. Neither he [...]

You never want to hear about an Achilles injury with an NBA player, but you most definitely don’t want to hear it with regards to a 38-year-old Dirk Nowitzki who has clearly had trouble moving on defense over the last few years. And yet, here we are. Nowitzki hasn’t played since November 25th while dealing [...]

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 [...]

May 8, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Everything that could’ve gone wrong with Baron Davis’ knee on Sunday, did. At first, he was rumored to just have a dislocated knee cap. But we have found out that he also has a torn ACL and MCL. Given the fact that he’s 33, was a shell of [...]

March 19, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors This is not a joke. At first I thought this tidbit from the Suns camp was a spoof of some sort. Something cooked up by the comedian/NBA star Steve Nash possibly? But no, its true the Phoenix Suns organization has spent $50,000 on cryosauna to freeze the players [...]

December 9, 2010 – Joshua Sexton Andrew Bynum appears to be on his way to making his way back to the Lakers’ lineup. Bynum was able to participate in five-on-five scrimmages during the last two practices.  Bynum is set to start playing again sometime this month. However, a specific date has not been set.  Considering [...]

October 12, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Dwyane Wade’s strained right hamstring is improving. How soon he returns to the court with the Miami Heat remains unclear. Wade’s hamstring is “virtually pain-free,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says. But the Heat won’t rush the 2006 NBA finals MVP back into the lineup, citing a desire to [...]