Kawhi injury officially ruled a Knee sprain, day-to-day status according to Chris Haynes

NippySudz · Post #21 » by **NippySudz** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:53 am

MartinToVaught wrote:I hope this is true, and it does seem to fit with the (very) limited information we've had... but if I recall correctly, Haynes is the same reporter who said we were keeping Doc, and he was wrong about that. Fingers crossed that he has more accurate sources this time!

They were until they changed their mind.

Also, Chris Haynes speaks with Uncle Dennis on and off record all the time. I don't think they would air this out if it wasn't true. Day-to-day sounds very consistent with what Ty lue said earlier too

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Roscoe Sheed · Post #22 » by **Roscoe Sheed** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:12 am

It's great if it truly isn't torn. However, they have to be very careful. You don't want a situation lack Durant when he came back too early and tore his achilles tendon. If he is still experiencing soreness and pain, it is best for him to continue to sit. I know it is terrible timing, but rushing him back (I doubt the Clippers would do that) could be disastrous and maybe even turn him against the franchise.

NippySudz · Post #23 » by **NippySudz** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:16 am

Roscoe Sheed wrote:It's great if it truly isn't torn. However, they have to be very careful. You don't want a situation lack Durant when he came back too early and tore his achilles tendon. If he is still experiencing soreness and pain, it is best for him to continue to sit. I know it is terrible timing, but rushing him back (I doubt the Clippers would do that) could be disastrous and maybe even turn him against the franchise.

agreed. I hope they take as much tim as they need but I just hope the time matches up well with the time we need him

I honestly don't see him coming back this series, I see him coming back if we win and go to the finals because we'll have a week off before the finals and that should give him about 4 weeks of rest.

esqtvd · Post #24 » by **esqtvd** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:11 am

Embiid played on a torn meniscus
which is a minor tear but he never complained and went out and kicked ASS
won respect in the NBA forever, became a man

this is not to say I expect Kawhi to play on any serious injury
but after years of "load management," Kawhi did NOT puss out this year

looking again at the bump from Ingles on TV tonight
obviously a freak injury
Kawhi thought nothing of it until it SWELLED UP LIKE A MFer

if we ever get him back we're gonna win this whole f***ing thing
and if we don't get him back, he's GOTTA re-sign with this brave Clippers team
to sign elsewhere would be a PUNK move and Kawhi ain't no punk

:nod:

The Clippers have already Mission Accomplished this season. Kawhi knows now--if he could only get back on the court the Clippers are NBA Champions. We can beat anybody.

madmaxmedia · Post #25 » by **madmaxmedia** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:19 pm

Roscoe Sheed wrote:It's great if it truly isn't torn. However, they have to be very careful. You don't want a situation lack Durant when he came back too early and tore his achilles tendon. If he is still experiencing soreness and pain, it is best for him to continue to sit. I know it is terrible timing, but rushing him back (I doubt the Clippers would do that) could be disastrous and maybe even turn him against the franchise.

Rush back too soon and it won't even help the team anyways. I'm not counting on anything, and will just be happy if he comes back to play as that will mean we're still alive as well.

madmaxmedia · Post #26 » by **madmaxmedia** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:20 pm

esqtvd wrote:Embiid played on a torn meniscus
which is a minor tear but he never complained and went out and kicked ASS
won respect in the NBA forever, became a man

this is not to say I expect Kawhi to play on any serious injury
but after years of "load management," Kawhi did NOT puss out this year

looking again at the bump from Ingles on TV tonight
obviously a freak injury
Kawhi thought nothing of it until it SWELLED UP LIKE A MFer

if we ever get him back we're gonna win this whole f***ing thing
and if we don't get him back, he's GOTTA re-sign with this brave Clippers team
to sign elsewhere would be a PUNK move and Kawhi ain't no punk

The Clippers have already Mission Accomplished this season. Kawhi knows now--if he could only get back on the court the Clippers are NBA Champions. We can beat anybody.

Not that we wanted the injury of course, but I think seeing the rest of the team really rise to the occasion in his absence makes a big impact if he's considering how good and tough this team is...

KL2 · Post #27 » by **KL2** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:12 pm

When does the injury report come out? No media session from practice (film session/walk through/whatever) today?

I’m not expecting he plays but some update would be nice. Haynes made it sound like was day to day and the Clippers were hopeful he could return at some point. Woj last night said the team wasn’t optimistic he’d return at all.

With Paul back for game 3 and if Leonard is done this series is over I fear.

TucsonClip · Post #28 » by **TucsonClip** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:14 pm

Farbod said today that its 100% up to Kawhi and his doctors to clear him. They arent gonna do what the Warriors did with Durant.

nickhx2 · Post #29 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:58 pm

sounds about right. i mean imagine if they pushed him to play like the spurs did.

MartinToVaught · Post #30 » by **MartinToVaught** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:28 am

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Welp. Season feels pretty much over at this point. We desperately need a miracle here.

mttwlsn16 · Post #31 » by **mttwlsn16** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:38 am

It's super annoying knowing the reason we likely aren't going to win it all this yr is bc Kawhi got hurt. Fkn sucks.

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MartinToVaught · Post #32 » by **MartinToVaught** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:42 am

mttwlsn16 wrote:It's super annoying knowing the reason we likely aren't going to win it all this yr is bc Kawhi got hurt. Fkn sucks.

Especially when it was a dirty play that injured him.

KL2 · Post #33 » by **KL2** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:44 am

Why not just announce him out?

If he’s not ready for game 3 he’s not likely ready for game 4 either. I don’t see him traveling for a game 5 if necessary. So at best he’d be ready for a game 6.

SK21209 · Post #34 » by **SK21209** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:45 am

If we lose tomorrow and go down 3-0 just let Kawhi heal up and don't bring him back. It **** sucks because the team really came into its own against the Jazz and IMO would have beaten the Suns and Bucks (who I presume will be in the Finals) if Kawhi stayed healthy, but at the same time there have been so many injuries to stars across the league that I'm not going to sit here and act like we're the only ones who got screwed.

In an alternate universe where every team was healthy in the playoffs, I think we're facing the Lakers in the WCF while the Nets cruise through the East. Its pretty clear in hindsight that the Nets were the best team this year, they should be a pretty heavy favorite to win it all going into next year.

MartinToVaught · Post #35 » by **MartinToVaught** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:48 am

KL2 wrote:Why not just announce him out?

Because our medical staff is inept and sucks at communicating with the fanbase.

mttwlsn16 · Post #36 » by **mttwlsn16** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:06 am

MartinToVaught wrote:
mttwlsn16 wrote:It's super annoying knowing the reason we likely aren't going to win it all this yr is bc Kawhi got hurt. Fkn sucks.

Especially when it was a dirty play that injured him.

It really wasn't

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NippySudz · Post #37 » by **NippySudz** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:31 am

mttwlsn16 wrote:
MartinToVaught wrote:
mttwlsn16 wrote:It's super annoying knowing the reason we likely aren't going to win it all this yr is bc Kawhi got hurt. Fkn sucks.

Especially when it was a dirty play that injured him.
It really wasn't

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ignore mtv hyperbolic takes. it's a play that happens in every basketball game to stop a foul. Nothing dirty about it, just unfortunate. I think the mins added up and he got injured. The mins are adding up for PG and he looks fatigued.

NippySudz · Post #38 » by **NippySudz** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:34 am

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donemilio21 · Post #39 » by **donemilio21** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:28 pm

I said this right after he was ruled out for game 5 of Utah series. I do not expect him to play a single minute again this season, even if we make it all the way to game 7 of Finals. He will not play. Our FO is going to too soft to ask him to play, with the fear that he won't resign, while he probably already made up his mind about who to sign with this offseason.
I hope I am wrong.

TucsonClip · Post #40 » by **TucsonClip** » Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:40 pm

It sucks real bad, but I've accepted it for what it is, a title killer.

The fact these dudes battled so hard to get here, PG stepped up, makes this much easier for me, at least.

The problem is, we still need to upgrade for next year. We seem to have found something with Reggie in his role, Lue found out he CAN trust Luke in tough spots, but we need to keep adding.

Can Batum play like this next year and will he be fine with what we can pay him? Will Reggie stick around for a role that suits him for less than he can likely make? What do we do with Morris? What is Ibakas long term prognosis? Where do we go at PG? Still think we need another big wing.