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Hook_Em wrote:This is weird. Weren’t people actually criticizing them for holding out Klay when he was ready to play?
Drygon wrote:-G- wrote:Terrible. Prayers up. Hopefully people will stfu about this guy's legacy. Sacrificed everything to win.
People will still bring up Durant joining a 73-9 winning team lol and how he was never that important for them.
CycklopsGT wrote:Apparently the recovery time for this is 6 months.
Free Rider wrote:zhenyasj wrote:Free Rider wrote:
That’s factually untrue. If a team makes a decision that a player is too injured to play and might risk further injuries by doing so, then that player cannot get onto to court no matter how confident he is in his abilities. They’re not just “responsible for disclosing facts and making a recommendation.” It’s literally their call whether a player get to play even if it’s a non life-threatening injury. The fact that some players foolishly choose to play even when there’s a risk doesn’t abdicate the organization from it's responsibility for making that call. Good, smart, thoughtful teams will actually take the player’s long term health into consideration. What we’ve seen from the Warriors and Spurs is that a lot of teams don’t really give a crap about their players and are willing to sacrifice their long term careers for short term gains.
Superstars don't get pressured by teams, it's the other way around. You think KD and his agent will be pressured by a team which he is probably leaving?Also, what did we see with the Warriors prior to this incident? Based on their track record I will give them benefit of the doubt. And we're also talking about NBA Finals here.
Dude, that’s exactly my point. Durant probably wasn’t pressured; he likely legitimately wanted to play and thought he’d be fine. But a good organization should know not to rush a player’s recovery especially because he’s always going to want to get back on the court. I’m not saying these teams are intentionally pressuring players despite the players’ protests knowing full well they’re risking their careers. They’re deferring their responsibility to the players despite ample information that the players aren’t fully healthy and are willing to have the players bear all the risk. And yes it’s precisely because it’s the NBA Finals that they allowed him to play even though it’s no less risky to do so during the Finals than the regular season.
iamtheking wrote:Drygon wrote:-G- wrote:Terrible. Prayers up. Hopefully people will stfu about this guy's legacy. Sacrificed everything to win.
People will still bring up Durant joining a 73-9 winning team lol and how he was never that important for them.
he ruined the nba for 4 years. with him playing, teams have 0 chance to beat the warriors in a 7-game series. it took a superman effort by lebron and kyrie to win against the warriors.
yes he was important because they built a system around the trio of klay, durant and curry. You can't tell me that if the warriors instead had PG13, Harden, Jimmy Butler et al, the warriors wouldn't still be a threat.
Heck, they beat a loaded Rockets team and blitzed through Portland without breaking a sweat and only play 1 quarter out of the 4.
nfmos wrote:You guys are so ridiculous and petty and im sure some are jealous and just try to hate on anything related to the Warriors.
And still talking crap about the light years comment when we have made 5 finals in a row, won 3 out of the last 4 championships, have created a team that everyone seems to say is so good it destroyed competition and was unfair for the league. And then our ownership is privately funding a billion dollar arena? Who else has done those things?
And Bob Meyers? This guy is a good guy, a former agent who the players love. If you hear him talk you realize the humanity this guy has, and honestly so much of our team stresses how real life is more important that basketball, Kerr, Curry, Meyers, Klay, etc..
Meyers was there for Kerr when he was fighting through his back injury and always talked about his health before his coaching. This guy organizes a yearly trip to San Quentin prison to play basketball against the inmates and remind them people havent forgotten about them even with their histories. Even brought the championship trophy there.
This guy is a good guy, but people cant let go of rivalries and pettiness for even a minute to even see that. Pretty pathetic.
Harden2Dwight wrote:CycklopsGT wrote:Apparently the recovery time for this is 6 months.
That would be hard to believe. Recovery time for this kind of injury really varies on the tear itself and the athlete. It can easily be a 10-12 month injury.
Guest202 wrote:There's not going to be anyone left in the FO or a medical license left near the team once the lawyers come in on this one. If it's career ending I can't imagine them not having to pay a nearly billion dollar judgment including their own lawyers and costs to defend self. Wait until discovery process, when we learn the fake crying GM was using his PR apparatus to whip up the media and fans to pressure KD to return.
clyde21 wrote:Bob Myers literally crying on the podium right now
nfmos wrote:You guys are so ridiculous and petty and im sure some are jealous and just try to hate on anything related to the Warriors.
And still talking crap about the light years comment when we have made 5 finals in a row, won 3 out of the last 4 championships, have created a team that everyone seems to say is so good it destroyed competition and was unfair for the league. And then our ownership is privately funding a billion dollar arena? Who else has done those things?
And Bob Meyers? This guy is a good guy, a former agent who the players love. If you hear him talk you realize the humanity this guy has, and honestly so much of our team stresses how real life is more important that basketball, Kerr, Curry, Meyers, Klay, etc..
Meyers was there for Kerr when he was fighting through his back injury and always talked about his health before his coaching. This guy organizes a yearly trip to San Quentin prison to play basketball against the inmates and remind them people havent forgotten about them even with their histories. Even brought the championship trophy there.
This guy is a good guy, but people cant let go of rivalries and pettiness for even a minute to even see that. Pretty pathetic.
sarcasma wrote:With all due respect, why is everyone acting like Durant is going to die? Hes only 30. Havent numerous athletes come back from this injury? Durant has lived a fantastic life, and is only 30, hes not dieing. Hes going to play ball and continue his career.
Hroz wrote:To be honest Durant needs to stop caring about what the eff others say about him.
You see that with Kawhi he wouldn't be bullied/pressured into playing. He has guys like Uncle Dennis looking out for him.
The idea some corporate organisation has your best interests at heart is ridiculous. They have the best interest of their share holders at heart.
On more than one occasion, Popovich begged Leonard to let him announce to the media that the forward would be forced to sit out the season due to his injury, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Believing he'd eventually return, Leonard declined each time, leaving Popovich to field queries from the media that he couldn't definitively answer. Popovich simply didn't know.
Leonard left the team on two occasions last season to rehab in New York with members of the Spurs rehabilitation staff in tow to work in concert with the forward's outside medical personnel, utilizing its rehab program.
The Spurs still believed the relationship was worth salvaging, and Popovich traveled to Southern California ahead of the NBA draft to meet with Leonard as a first step toward reconciliation.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24128459/without-kawhi-leonard-san-antonio-spurs-fast-forward-uncertain-future-nba