Josh Smith has sprained patella ligament

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Wed May 2, 2012 5:03 am

Josh Smith has a sprained patella ligament in his left knee, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
He was able to walk out of the arena under his own power after Tuesday's Game 2 loss and will have an MRI on Wednesday. Consider him questionable for Friday's Game 3 at Boston, and look for Marvin Williams, Ivan Johnson and Tracy McGrady to all see bigger roles if Smith is out.
Source: Rotoworld/Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter

MaceCase · Post #2 » by **MaceCase** » Wed May 2, 2012 11:59 am

Gotta be extra careful with the sprain because he probably has a lot of wear and tear regardless from playing every game this season. Fitting that our Achilles heel of lack of frontcourt depth has become our......Achilles heel.

Ruhiel · Post #3 » by **Ruhiel** » Wed May 2, 2012 4:58 pm

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evildallas · Post #4 » by **evildallas** » Wed May 2, 2012 9:13 pm

As of this post the RealGM headline says that Josh Smith has a stained left tendon. Not sure what it is stained with but that can't be good.

I think sit Josh in game 3 and put all the hopes on him being healthy for game 4. Hate putting all the eggs in the game 4 basket, but if the Hawks can get a split in Boston the series is brand new.

Post #5 » by **HMFFL** » Wed May 2, 2012 9:39 pm

I think Josh will try his hardest to play in game three. The medical will be the ones that stop him if anyone does. He has a great deal of heart and sitting won't be easy for him.

Superiorblogman · Post #6 » by **Superiorblogman** » Thu May 3, 2012 12:37 am

Time for Al Horford to put a brace on his f'ing shoulder and come to play.

SAUCERY_SWEET · Post #7 » by **SAUCERY_SWEET** » Thu May 3, 2012 2:06 am

Superiorblogman wrote:Time for Al Horford to put a brace on his f'ing shoulder and come to play.

Even if he did, I don't think he would be even remotely effective. His timing and game condition would be horrible. Now Zaza on the other hand would be nice to see out there battling.

Post #8 » by **HMFFL** » Fri May 4, 2012 12:13 am

Update:

Josh Smith hasn't tried to run on his troublesome left knee yet.
Smith sat out Thursday's practice. He plans on testing the knee in Friday morning's shootaround and then making a decision on his status. A source has told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Smith is doubtful for Game 3, but is likely to return for Game 4. He's dealing with petellar tendonitis, but no structural damage.
Source: Michael Cunningham on Twitter