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Understanding Patrick Williams’ Navicular Injury

The Chicago Bulls, already set to play the remainder of the season without Lonzo Ball and Zach LaVine, announced Friday that Patrick Williams will need surgery on his ailing left foot. Originally diagnosed as bone edema in the midfoot, additional testing on the area revealed a fracture in the navicular bone. Injuries to the navicular bone are […]

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Understanding OG Anunoby’s Elbow Injury

The New York Knicks forward has missed five games with an injury listed as elbow inflammation. However, a subtle change was made to the injury report on Wednesday that provides insight to the nature of the injury. On Wednesday’s report Anunoby was listed as OUT for their upcoming contest with the Dallas Mavericks due to […]

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Understanding Ja Morant’s Shoulder Labrum Tear and Surgery

On Monday evening, the Memphis Grizzlies revealed Ja Morant suffered a shoulder subluxation during Saturday’s practice. The injury resulted in cartilage damage forcing Morant to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. As discussed multiple times here on InStreetClothes.com, injuries can occur to one of the multiple joints the make up the shoulder complex.  The shoulder complex begins […]

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Understanding the Injuries of Darius Garland and Evan Mobley

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost two starters on Friday announcing that Darius Garland and Evan Mobley are both staring at lengthy absences after surgery to address various injuries. Garland’s issue is a fractured jaw, sustained when he collided with Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis. He will undergo surgery next week and is expected to miss at […]

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Understanding Anfernee Simon’s Thumb Injury

The first major injury of the regular season has occurred in the NBA after Portland Trailblazers guard Anfernee Simons suffered a thumb injury in the team’s season opener. The injury appeared on early injury reports as a thumb sprain but further testing revealed the severity of the ligament damage. An MRI performed Thursday revealed Simons […]

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