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SA37 wrote:If he really does have a Grade 2 LCL sprain, then per the wiretap story, his best-case scenario is a return for Game 3 (Friday) or Game 4 (next Sunday). Even if Embiid plays in either game, it would be surprising if he could play major minutes playing every other day.

If the sprain is a grade 3, his best-case scenario is a return during the Finals, but he'd likely be out for the playoffs.

Quattro wrote:

SA37 wrote:If he really does have a Grade 2 LCL sprain, then per the wiretap story, his best-case scenario is a return for Game 3 (Friday) or Game 4 (next Sunday). Even if Embiid plays in either game, it would be surprising if he could play major minutes playing every other day.

If the sprain is a grade 3, his best-case scenario is a return during the Finals, but he'd likely be out for the playoffs.

I read somewhere else on here that injury is typically a 4-6 week recovery. If true, would it be crazy to rush it back thay quickly? Not a doctor but wondering about risk of making it worse

Phish Tank wrote:Embiid gotta stop diving for loose balls.

moderndarwin wrote:

Calamity_Cometh wrote:

ken6199 wrote:
I tore my ACL two weeks ago in a soccer tournament and have a surgery coming up. This is my 2nd ACL tear in 4 years, from different knees. I had a grade 2 MCL sprain as well last year while snowboarding. I consider myself fit, actively in the gym working on my body, always do solid warm ups either starting the game or as a bench warmer. I never drink or smoke. I look at my 230 lb teammate who never goes to the gym and quite out of shape, yet that guy never got injured. At one point I was like damn life is so unfair but I learned to accept my fate and recognize this is just genetics, and if anything with my body type I could have worked even harder to shred another 20lb which might have avoided or lessened this injury.

Guys like Jamal Crawford or Shawn Livingston can eat mcds all day long and still be fitter than a vegan Barkley at the age of 50. Harden was reaping the benefit of having a Ox like body in the first half of his career, but after his 18-19 final peak season his ironman robustness goes to the sink regardless of what he does. Embiid wouldn't be in strong MVP contention 3 years in a row without his 300+ lb body but you also pay the price of flaming out early with season altering injuries. The odds of Embiid going through an entire post season run after he invested this much to his MVP campaign is closer to winning the lottery. This is just basic physiology.

Damn dude, sorry to hear that. I hope you heal up well and everything goes smoothly.

You ever look into kneesovertoes guy?

Well before he became big I had a partial tear of my ACL about 8 years ago and elected not to get surgery after deep diving on research and reinjury. Started doing a lot of work to change my body dynamics and I feel so different nowadays. Had tightness in parts of my body that made it much more likely for something to tear.

When you compare with your friend that’s the underlying factor that’s really hard to tell. Some people have their body just wired a bit differently from a tension perspective. Changing what feels normal and the range of motion and the overall way your body reacts is really the game changer.

Just my two cents. Normally i just joke around on here.

Raps in 4 wrote:

sammo89 wrote:Brooms out. Boston are gonna walk this championship. I'd put money on it but my local bookies don't have basketball outrights

Let's be real, the Sixers weren't getting past Boston even with a healthy Embiid.

STAT_88 wrote:I hate embiids flopping and falling to the ground as much as anyone, but wasn’t he instructed by doctors to go the ground on difficult landings to avoid his feet and knees taking the strain of his entire body weight.

Either way injuries suck always rather see teams healthy going at it come playoff time.


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