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from the article:twix2500 wrote:?s=20
he is done at least for the season IN MY OPINIONTo be clear, this is more than a pain management issue. This is also a question about whether he risks further damage by playing on the knee before the soreness dissipates and whether he can be effective if he plays in the next few weeks
Chalm Downs wrote:his nickname is boywonder ffs
open an incognito window and perhaps turn off scripting? wrote:▪ The Heat and Victor Oladipo have not ruled out the injured guard playing again this season, but a final decision hasn’t been made and Oladipo continues to seek input on how to deal with right knee soreness stemming from an incident in last week’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, multiple league sources said over the past two days.
An MRI of Oladipo’s knee revealed no new structural damage such as a ruptured ACL or torn ligament, Five Reasons Sports Network reported Sunday night. An NBA source did not dispute that report but said additional medical opinions are being sought.
Whether the Heat calls it soreness or a sprain is semantics. The larger issue is whether Oladipo, in the next few weeks, feels comfortable playing on a knee that already has been surgically repaired following a significant 2019 injury.
That’s an issue both sides are discussing, as Oladipo —with the Heat’s blessing — continues to seek additional medical opinions on the best course of treatment. Both the Heat and Oladipo want to be cautious.
To be clear, this is more than a pain management issue. This is also a question about whether he risks further damage by playing on the knee before the soreness dissipates and whether he can be effective if he plays in the next few weeks.
Oladipo went a full year and six days between NBA regular-season appearances after sustaining a ruptured quad tendon in that right knee in January 2019. He returned in January 2020 but hasn’t played in back-to-back games. Six days before he injured his knee after a dunk against the Lakers, Oladipo explained the drop in his field-goal percentage since returning from the quad tendon rupture.
“I had a lower extremity injury, so I wasn’t able to use my lower extremity for a long period of time,” Oladipo said. “One leg is stronger than the other. I have some hypertrophy in one leg than the other. Working my way back and finding my balance is something I’m still continuing to work at.”
Oladipo made clear two days later that he wasn’t injured. But that changed when he fell awkwardly after his dunk against the Lakers last week.
The Heat and Oladipo hope he can return at some point before the regular season ends and be available for the playoffs. But that decision won’t be made until Oladipo gets additional medical input and sees how the knee responds to rest and treatment in the immediate future.
carnageta wrote:Murray injuries knee and less than 12 hours later Nuggets provide official update.
Victor Oladipo injuries knee and 120 hours later still no official update from Miami.
Kobewade11 wrote:carnageta wrote:Murray injuries knee and less than 12 hours later Nuggets provide official update.
Victor Oladipo injuries knee and 120 hours later still no official update from Miami.
Wasn't it confirmed that there was no new injury to Oladipo's knee?
carnageta wrote:Kobewade11 wrote:carnageta wrote:Murray injuries knee and less than 12 hours later Nuggets provide official update.
Victor Oladipo injuries knee and 120 hours later still no official update from Miami.
Wasn't it confirmed that there was no new injury to Oladipo's knee?
By 5RowSports? (or whatever their name is).
I don't consider them official sources
Kobewade11 wrote:carnageta wrote:Kobewade11 wrote:Wasn't it confirmed that there was no new injury to Oladipo's knee?
By 5RowSports? (or whatever their name is).
I don't consider them official sources
Whether you consider them an official source or not is irrelevant in this particular case. Jamal Murray was confirmed to have torn his ACL, hence the update. If Oladipo's MRI had shown a torn ligament or other structural damage why would the team not announce it?
carnageta wrote:Kobewade11 wrote:carnageta wrote:
By 5RowSports? (or whatever their name is).
I don't consider them official sources
Whether you consider them an official source or not is irrelevant in this particular case. Jamal Murray was confirmed to have torn his ACL, hence the update. If Oladipo's MRI had shown a torn ligament or other structural damage why would the team not announce it?
Not sure. Miami has always been secretive and slow with announcing injuries.
The transparency hasn’t always been there as there is with many other teams when it comes to injuries.
IggieCC wrote:yeah.. sounds a lot like Kawhi's "injury" in 2017
I'm sure dipo doesn't feel right and is not very comfortable/confident in his knee. you can't really put time table on that.
I consider him done for the szn. if he comes back cool if he doesn't we got what we got.
Shewasfly wrote:The decision is really going to be Dipo's. And it'll be a difficult one. Because at the end of the day, this is a contract season for him. He has something to play for.
But at the same time, he has to weigh that with if he feels playing will lead to further injury and further set him back in terms of damage his knee. Hell maybe even his career.
He could very well be out of the league next year if he doesn't come back and show signs of the injuries being in his rearview.
