Batum out 8-12 weeks

[HoopsMalone]

It makes me really angry when teams rush players back into lineups only to see them get injured again. Like say a guy comes back 10 days early... what's that 4 games? Chances are actually pretty good we are gonna go 2-2 with or without him... maybe he swings one game but don't forget he's realistically probably not 100% so he may not help at all..... but if he re-injures himself and misses the next 25 games maybe we go 11-14 in his absence instead of 15-10... That's a four game difference.

Not to mention you need guys to be healthy for the playoffs. All this jockeying for playoff position is mostly BS we follow to amuse ourselves. If Philly was smart they'd build a good enough team to sneak into the #7 seed only playing Embiid once per week. Then unleash him in the playoffs

[fatlever]

Injured Charlotte Hornets guard Nic Batum told the Observer Wednesday he expects to be cleared to practice in the next 10 days, and be playing in the next two to three weeks.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article182089956.html

[geraldwallace]

That's terrific. We gotta keep a around .500 record for when he returns

[KembaWalker]

our medical staff is so great, guys always come back early from injuries

yea were ****ed

[Braggins]

Wouldnt that only be like 4-5 weeks? I dont want to go through the MKG situation all over again...

[catch20two]

I don’t think he should rush back unless we start losing consecutively and it becomes kinda dire.

Right now the team is playing well and showing good chemistry. Lamb has stepped up to fill Batum’s void as a versatile wing in the starting lineup and the Monk/Bacon/Graham trio have been solid off the bench with room to improve.

[-Ian-]

I don't want to rush him back either. The team should stick to the original timeline of his recovery.

[LamarMatic7]

lol. and the fact that this quote is also there in the article...

The team was warned Batum might feel ready to play sooner than is prudent, so exercise caution, coach Steve Clifford said last month.

[LamarMatic7]

Our reactions to this are fun to read.