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 MoreBrazil, the host country and favorite to win the 2014 World Cup, will have to continue their quest for their sixth trophy without the services of Neymar. The team-leader in goals scored suffered a vertebrae fracture during Friday’s win over 2-1 win over Columbia. The injury occurred when a Colombian defender Juan Zúñiga kneed him […]
Read MoreAfter San Antonio’s Game 1 victory in the NBA Finals, the topic of conversation isn’t Tim Duncan’s 90 percent shooting from the field or Manu Ginobili’s first quarter barrage. Instead the focus is on the heat and I don’t mean the team in the red jerseys. With the air conditioning in the AT&T Center malfunctioning, […]
Read MoreIt may be possible that a team on pace to win 60+ games and enter the postseason as the top overall seed may not be getting enough credit for their success but what the San Antonio Spurs have done this year is nothing short of remarkable. If the team had taken a step backward this […]
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