Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 770. (Read 918365 times)

I can’t really say Shawn Kemp is relevant to today’s NBA but as a kid who used to watch him dunk over everyone back in the day I can say that I’m a little saddened by this news. It’s looking like he may be doing a decade or more in prison, as a result of the shooting, but the details are still somewhat unknown. However, having footage of him, pulling the trigger, isn’t going to do him any favors.

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Warriors though are a bad team on the road, and even if Curry is back on the floor, they have a back to back loses already. On the other hand, without Ja Morant it will be very difficult for the Memphis to win, and probably they suffer mental fatigue as well with all the issues in front of them right now.

Knicks vs Sacramento, gonna be a good one, so I think it deserved to be televised as this is two of the hottest team right now.

Knicks winning streak has been broken though, while the Sacramento Kings trying to solidify their 2nd spot position behind Denver Nuggets.

I think they were hoping to get a good flow going.  Everyone knows they were gonna male it in it was merely how fluid will the team be if Durant jumps in kid playoffs.  Durant just can't stay on the floor.  Generational talent but does no good being the best guy who can't suit up.  Shame was looking forward to seeing them all together.  Just got a.little taste and poof, gone.

When the whole seasons load comes on top of you, it becomes harder to stay healthy, this is why most people get injured close to playoff time. They have played 50+ games, even 60 and then suddenly that type of load is too much for players and they start to get tired.

I mean just go out and walk for a mile everyday, you will realize that after a few months even though you are more in shape, it still tires you a lot and not missing a single day is hard, you will end up missing some days eventually. These are million dollar athletes, they try to take care of their body as much as possible, and even with that, having 30+ minutes a night of high adrenaline sports is not easy for 80+ games a year.

A couple games to watch tonight on TNT. First up is the grizzlies and the Warriors, which I think without Ja Morant is going to be a landslide victory for the warriors. Then you have the kings versus the Knicks, which is somewhat unusual for a TNT televised game. You don’t get to see the kings on national TV very often so I might have to watch that one.

No update as of now about the severity of his ankle injury.
Suns fear star could miss rest of regular season with ankle sprain

It will be a real bad news for the team if it turns out that Durant will be again in the sidelines for the rest of the season and cannot play the upcoming playoffs as the team needed him more now while regular season's end is fast approaching and just like what you guys have mentioned, their next five games are not that easy to win even if Booker is healthy. Let's just be positive for now that he will just have to rest for a maximum of two weeks or less.

Yes, they do but it's still much important for Durant and the rest of the roster if he can still play because in that way, they can improve their deepness, be more precise and be more synchronized. Unfortunately, the Suns have no other choice but to rule out Durant in their upcoming games as he needed some time to rest and recover. What happened earlier was just unexpected as that was just a warm-up but that was quite serious as he rolled his ankle while driving towards the paint.

It's too bad for Kevin Durant. He already had a lot of injuries like his ruptured Achilles at the year 2019 and he missed the entire 2019-20 season and also in the 2020-21 NBA season due to various of injuries. Hoping that he will recover fast this time the Phoenix suns needs him for the upcoming games since it will be facing goods teams like Bucks and Warriors.
KD's injury now is not that bad tho he still needs to recover for his safety and for a better game.

Yes, there's no need for them to cut some slack because they are still in a dangerous spot and a loss can definitely make their standings change again as they are still tied with the Pelicans, then there's the Thunder below them and ready to get their places if they will make some mistakes in their upcoming games.

But I think the Lakers can somehow manage their next five games, D'Lo might be back again on the hardwood this Friday to help the Lakers face the Toronto Raptors. No James, no problem as long as the remaining roster is healthy, they already proved that and will do it again.

Unfortunately, an ankle sprain like this is a very common injury that neither amateur nor professional basketball players can avoid. So while Durant is injury prone, he really got unlucky this time. I think it happened either because of the slippery floor or because he didn't get his foot on the floor in time. Anyway, I hope Durant has just a mild sprain and doesn't miss more than 2 weeks because of it.

It's better to give him that rest and reserve everything in the next round. Booker can do the lift for now together with the original core CP3 and Ayton. He needs to continue what he originally doing before acquiring Durant.

At their current standing, the playoff spot is closer. Just do everything to try to win more games and wait till
Durant is ready to play with them again. We all know how deadly they are with a healthy Durant.

The Suns have the liberty to give Durant more rest since they are in the top 4 in the Western Conference, which means their playoff spot is relatively secure at the moment. In fact, the Suns only struggled when Booker was injured and out for a while. Now that he is back, they will be able to continue on their winning path while Durant waits to deliver big-time come playoffs.

Because he is actually being able to perform well whenever he is eventually being able to play, I believe that they should give him enough rest so that when he is able to play, he is performing great. Now if they do not give him proper rest, he is going to be more injured and he will also not be able to perform well when he is playing. Now if this is unacceptable for the team, and they want to replace him, it is totally understandable. But if they want to have him, they will have to make some sacrifices.

I’m a bit in shock after seeing that Durant warmup video. Pretty rare for someone to get a level 2 sprain from a layup line. He could miss some of the playoffs as a result. I hope that’s an overreaction. I was hoping to see him play in person the regular season but I guess that’s not going to happen now..,,

They have to give KD more rest so he can be ready for the playoffs. For sure, the Suns will have no problem entering the playoffs as they are playing impressive basketball now. Although Durant has been injury-prone, the good thing about him is that when he does play, he still delivers his usual production.

in my opinion how the police investigated the case and concluded that they have no evidence to proceed with criminal charges and no one was injured, no one reporting was threatened by his weapon so his team could put a punishment that was not to be without playing for 4 games, there are several other punishment options that could have been given to him, the guy already apologized so they had to give him a chance to show that in the future this will not happen anymore, but even after the police said that it will not proceed with the accusation and he apologized Memphis will keep him suspended for 4 games, and that is a large number of games in my opinion, this will harm him and the team, there are punishments that instead of serving as corrections end up creating more problems and this punishment is an example of that




looking at this image ( I saw the video so I took a prnt screen ) I see it as a big bad luck and in my opinion based on the position his foot is in it seems to me that this is the type of injury it would be, since the players basketball players tend to put a lot of weight on this area of the body, but we'll see what the results of the medical exams say about this. coach Monty Williams must probably be worried at that time, but it's always good that a team doesn't depend on just one player to have good results


perhaps this is already the problem of players training their arms a lot and ignoring their legs, could it be that the physical trainers of the teams do not observe these details?

Age and his build I guess. Have you seen how "thin" his ankle is compare to his height or size?

Crazy indeed but it's the current formula to win a championship nowadays. Each team needs at least two or three all-star caliber players so it would make sense that they move pieces to accommodate someone that could give them a higher chance at that title even for a short-term. It already worked before.

Crap.
This is it! This is where most stars will get injured. I get it, they are trying to secure their playoff spot and working harder than their last 50 games. But, they could've done this earlier and could be resting now with restricted minutes. Now, it had gone to worst. Luka Doncic is going to get MRI as soon as possible. Kevin Durant, I hope that is not bad. Brandon Ingram hurt himself too.

I like how healthy the Sacramento Kings are though, I guess that's one of the reasons why they are now in the top 2 of the Western Conference. The good part is, they always play hard. Even in a game that looks like a blowout, they still play way harder.
Let's wish there won't be another star injury or the playoffs won't be much fun. 16-18 games left.

KD's latest injury is something that unexpected. He's really an injury prone star. Hopefully, that injury will not be as serious as what he has before.

We can't tell if that a bad luck or just a timing, but with the technology now, the chance that it can be cured is possible,
we will just need to wait for further updates.

They still have a good squad to compete while KD is resting.

I will only believe what ESPN will say regarding injuries. Another word that's crucial with regards to the article that's shared is the word "could". There's a chance that he might miss the remainder of the season which will end for the Suns in the 9th of April, or he might be OK. Devin Booker said in an interview that he's ok though so... I don't know which is which TBH.

His past injury was a torn achilles injury, and in the NBA, if you have that kind of injury, there is little chance that you will come back and play again, and for those who came back, there is also a chance that they're not the same as they are before the injury. Lucky, Klay is starting to come back to his old self without getting injured ever since he came back. As for KD, he became more injury prone like you said. We just don't know what will happen to KD after this injury. There is a chance that it doesn't that serious and just a minor ankle sprain or worse, might be a reason for him to get benched again which is a bad sign.