Xavier Henry Update: Another MRI, 10-14 more days (pg.2)

[WCDYNASTY]

Xavier Henry To Be Reevaluated, May Miss Season
Posted by: Dan Duangdao (January 10, 2014)

This morning on ESPN LA 710 Radio, head coach Mike D’Antoni spent some time answering questions about the Los Angeles Lakers season. While he was in a joking mood at practice yesterday, D’Antoni discussed numerous topics including an injury update on all of his players.

With the Lakers’ backcourt was depleted, D’Antoni hopes that Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash will return after the road trip against the Indiana Pacers on January 28. While Xavier Henry is set to get reevaluated on Monday, D’Antoni says he could either play on the road trip or be out for the rest of the season:
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Against the Philadelphia 76ers on December 30, it appeared that Henry may have suffered a season-ending injury as there was no contact on the play. After an MRI, the Lakers guard was very fortunate as he only suffered a bone bruise in his right knee.

Henry was supposed to be evaluated yesterday, but no specific reason was given for it being pushed back. With the reevaluation now set for Monday, the Lakers can only hope that Henry won’t be out for the entire season. In his first real opportunity in the NBA, Henry has played extremely well. The four-year guard out of Kansas is averaging 10.1 points and was the Lakers’ backup point guard before he went down.

SOURCE:
http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-injury-news-xavier-henry-to-be-reevaluated-may-miss-season/2014/01/10/

[Tiesto_Lakers]

"May play on the roadtrip or miss the entire season."

So it's all or none? lol, Lakers medical staff is lost it seems.

[Slava]

If he misses season, he's lucky they did not evaluate him earlier, he could have been cut by Jan 7th deadline.

[Kilroy]

"May play on the roadtrip or miss the entire season."

So it's all or none? lol, Lakers medical staff is lost it seems.

Lakers fans lost it seems... Or so completely emotionally involved with the "Lakers Medical Staff Sucks" story line they they ignore what has actually been reported so they can support it.

When they initially evaluated him, they found some "Abnormalities" in his knee. Which is why they wanted to reevaluate him at a later date, presumably after the swelling went down and the knee normalized after the injury.

So now it's time for the re-evaluation... I assume this means either they find that the "Abnormalities" were benign and have healed, or that they will heal on their own, or they find that the "Abnormalities" are actually structural injuries that need to be repaired. If the later, he's out for the duration...
If the former, maybe he plays.

Even with the latest surgical procedures, you want to avoid them if you can and if there isn't definite proof they are needed. And sometimes that proof doesn't show itself for a little while.

[politm]

The tank is real !

[chefy]

The Lakers trying to lower his value so he doesn't get a lot of suitors in the off season.

[Mirjalovic]

If he misses season, he's lucky they did not evaluate him earlier, he could have been cut by Jan 7th deadline.

Thank God it didnt happen. I like what Xavier bring and expecting he stay for another years


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[DEEP3CL]

"May play on the roadtrip or miss the entire season."

So it's all or none? lol, Lakers medical staff is lost it seems.

Stop blaming the medical staff, they can't control injuries. The problem is strength and conditioning. Their muscles aren't being properly trained. I'll just leave it at that.

[Dr Aki]

"May play on the roadtrip or miss the entire season."

So it's all or none? lol, Lakers medical staff is lost it seems.

Stop blaming the medical staff, they can't control injuries. The problem is strength and conditioning. Their muscles aren't being properly trained. I'll just leave it at that.

isnt strength and conditioning also the medical staffs responsibility as well?

either way, im not too fussed with xavier henry's injury, we'd be able to re-sign him cheaper than if he'd showed more of that potential he had coming out of college

[Kilroy]

"May play on the roadtrip or miss the entire season."

So it's all or none? lol, Lakers medical staff is lost it seems.

Stop blaming the medical staff, they can't control injuries. The problem is strength and conditioning. Their muscles aren't being properly trained. I'll just leave it at that.

isnt strength and conditioning also the medical staffs responsibility as well?

either way, im not too fussed with xavier henry's injury, we'd be able to re-sign him cheaper than if he'd showed more of that potential he had coming out of college

That's Gary Vitti... He heads the Training Staff... Not the Medical Staff which doesn't really exist as such. The Lakers have a long standing relationship with a Group of Orthopedic Surgeons, who are the best in the business... But they aren't like in-house doctors.

With Physical Training, perhaps the single biggest success factor is whether or not the person believes it will work. Which is why Nash has been going to Vancouver for his back for years. Basically, at some level training becomes a very personal endeavor. So outside of the basics, I'm not sure what these guys are utilizing the training staff for. I would imagine a lot of them have their own guys.

Which is why I think it's unfair to blame the "Lakers Medical Staff" for the rash of injuries happening around the league.

[EArl]

I like X. Will suck not see him play again this season.

[DEEP3CL]

Stop blaming the medical staff, they can't control injuries. The problem is strength and conditioning. Their muscles aren't being properly trained. I'll just leave it at that.

isnt strength and conditioning also the medical staffs responsibility as well?

either way, im not too fussed with xavier henry's injury, we'd be able to re-sign him cheaper than if he'd showed more of that potential he had coming out of college

That's Gary Vitti... He heads the Training Staff... Not the Medical Staff which doesn't really exist as such. The Lakers have a long standing relationship with a Group of Orthopedic Surgeons, who are the best in the business... But they aren't like in-house doctors.

With Physical Training, perhaps the single biggest success factor is whether or not the person believes it will work. Which is why Nash has been going to Vancouver for his back for years. Basically, at some level training becomes a very personal endeavor. So outside of the basics, I'm not sure what these guys are utilizing the training staff for. I would imagine a lot of them have their own guys.

Which is why I think it's unfair to blame the "Lakers Medical Staff" for the rash of injuries happening around the league.

I guess some of these young bucks never heard of Dr. Steve Lombardo, this man has treated all the Laker greats for decades. Yet all you see people running to is the "medical staff". When I was younger the Lakers use to deal with the Kerlan and Jobe Clinic, one of the best in the business.

I'm telling you the Lakers problems are stemming from strength and conditioning, they haven't been the same since Chip Shafer left for the Kings. It was a reason Phil Jackson asked him to come here, dude knows his stuff.

This dude that has them on this damn grass diet BS needs to be fired asap.

[Dr Aki]

can we therefore blame the lakers for NOT having a medical team?

i mean, itd be nice to have a dedicated crew of physicians to work with the players

[Kilroy]

can we therefore blame the lakers for NOT having a medical team?

i mean, itd be nice to have a dedicated crew of physicians to work with the players

No... Because they essentially do. Just like many of the Dr's you all see when you go to the Hospital are Contracting with the Hospital and not there full time, the Ortho docs the Lakers use are Contracting with the Lakers. And they are literally the best in the business and their reputation and niche depends on that status.

It's a relationship that's been in place since the Forum days.

[Kilroy]

isnt strength and conditioning also the medical staffs responsibility as well?

either way, im not too fussed with xavier henry's injury, we'd be able to re-sign him cheaper than if he'd showed more of that potential he had coming out of college

That's Gary Vitti... He heads the Training Staff... Not the Medical Staff which doesn't really exist as such. The Lakers have a long standing relationship with a Group of Orthopedic Surgeons, who are the best in the business... But they aren't like in-house doctors.

With Physical Training, perhaps the single biggest success factor is whether or not the person believes it will work. Which is why Nash has been going to Vancouver for his back for years. Basically, at some level training becomes a very personal endeavor. So outside of the basics, I'm not sure what these guys are utilizing the training staff for. I would imagine a lot of them have their own guys.

Which is why I think it's unfair to blame the "Lakers Medical Staff" for the rash of injuries happening around the league.

I guess some of these young bucks never heard of Dr. Steve Lombardo, this man has treated all the Laker greats for decades. Yet all you see people running to is the "medical staff". When I was younger the Lakers use to deal with the Kerlan and Jobe Clinic, one of the best in the business.

I'm telling you the Lakers problems are stemming from strength and conditioning, they haven't been the same since Chip Shafer left for the Kings. It was a reason Phil Jackson asked him to come here, dude knows his stuff.

This dude that has them on this damn grass diet BS needs to be fired asap.

They still do... In fact, that's who did Kobe's Achilles...

[crazyeights]

Anyone else read this as MDA being glib? That's how I took it. Also helps that X was in practice today, so no story here!

[EArl]

Looks like hes coming back soon.

[Edrees]

"May play on the roadtrip or miss the entire season."

So it's all or none? lol, Lakers medical staff is lost it seems.

Stop blaming the medical staff, they can't control injuries. The problem is strength and conditioning. Their muscles aren't being properly trained. I'll just leave it at that.

The point isn't that the medical staff causes the injuries, it's that they could possibly fail to take the proper steps to prevent players from getting re injured, by exactly that, not providing the appropriate regime for training their muscles.

http://zigsports.wordpress.com/2012/04/ ... -happened/

A good read on how sometimes having the same types of injuries to multiple players or chronic injuries to one player isn't always just a coincidence.

I"m not saying the lakers medical staff is to blame, I'm just saying that it's a possibility and worth looking into, its not like they have no influence over it.

[Kilroy]

Out another 10-14...

Xavier Henry, who had been considered possible to make a return from a bone bruise in his right knee Sunday against the New York Knicks, now will be sidelined another 10-14 days, according to Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni. Much of Henry's timeline will be determined after he undergoes an MRI on his knee Monday in Los Angeles...

"I feel a lot better," Henry said before the Magic game, undeterred by the supposed setback. "I've been able to work out pretty strenuously for the last few days, back-to-back-to-back-to-back, and then we worked out [Friday]. I did a lot [Friday] and I'm feeling pretty good about it.

"They're not really worried about me hurting this part of my knee more. It's more about if I hurt something else. They don't want something worse to happen somewhere else in my knee. They want me to at least not be overcompensating or anything like that. So, that's what they're more worried about other than just this part in my knee where the meniscus and the bone bruise type stuff is."...

"It might not even be 10-14 days," he said. "We're trying a new strength program on different parts of my knee to make sure everything builds up the way it's supposed to build up so I won't be overcompensating. It that does well, hopefully it will be sooner."

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/10347131/los-angeles-lakers-xavier-henry-setback-undergo-mri

[myersia]

At this point it would be a pleasure just to watch Kobe step on the court.