During a recent game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony left the court limping and headed for the locker room. Anthony’s absence was brief and the Knicks telecast reported the seven-time All-Star simply needed to have his left knee retaped. The tape job Melo emerged wearing was not a simple athletic tape job, […]
Read MoreIt should come as now surprise that one of the major issues affecting NBA players this season is lower extremity problems. Ankle and foot injuries, including fractures and sprains, make up 35 percent of the missed games this season. Meanwhile injuries to the musculature of the lower extremities are also making an impact, as strains to the […]
Read MoreJust two seasons after the Thunder lost just 26 games to injury all year, the team finds itself ravaged by injuries and facing an extended period of time without its two biggest stars. With Kevin Durant already recovering from a Jones fracture in his foot, Russell Westbrook is now expected to join his teammate on […]
Read MoreAfter back-to-back seasons wrought by bad healthy and unfortunate accidents, the Los Angeles Lakers again find themselves beset by injuries. Point guard Steve Nash will not play this season after his congenital back condition became too much to manage. Now rookie Julius Randle will miss an extended period of time after breaking his leg in […]
Read MoreThis isn’t how it was suppose to end. After years of marveling fans with impossible passes and improbable shots, Steve Nash deserved an ending worthy of an old Western. A brazen cowboy should always get to ride off into the sunset. Instead the 40-year old point guard’s season, and likely his career, is over due […]
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