Out 2 games. per teh twitterz. :MARIS61: https://twitter.com/#!/TrailBlazersPR/statuses/177922554739167234
Trade him?!? He has 2 surgically repaired knees and a bad shoulder, this is exactly the type of player we want to build the franchise around!
So, he was hurt "In Practice." Is that the name of the club he got thrown out of last night? I was actually developing a tiny sliver of hope for the kid too. I should know better by now.
Yeah, because with Elliot Williams out for two games we need a crappy 4th string PG much more than the productive back-up center who took his roster spot. BNM
According to Casey Holdahl and Mike Rice, E-Will and Chris Johnson were playing one on one, E-Will went up for a dunk and collided with Chris and the rim at the same time popping his shoulder out of joint. Was screaming in pain for about 15 mins.
Trail Blazers guard Elliot Williams dislocated his left shoulder Thursday after practice at Emerson College in Boston. The following is a transcript of his comments regarding the injury. How's the shouldering feeling? "I'm good. More of a freak accident than anything. I'll be alright, though." How did it happen? "Chris (Johnson) hit it back. He kind of hit my wrist and I tried to go over his wrist and it jammed back. I knew it right when it happened." So it popped out? "Yeah. It popped out." Is it back in now? "Yeah! I wouldn't be standing here if it wasn't! I'm getting an MRI just to make sure everything is alright. One of those things where it popped out. It took a while to pop back in, but we got it back in. Now just trying to get healthy." Has that every happened to you before? "Nah. That's a freak accident. The doctor said everything has to line up for it to pop out the way it did." I thought maybe you had dislocated a finger because of the way you were holding your hand. "I was trying to yank it back in. Could you tell (it was dislocated)?" Yeah, as soon as you stood up, you could tell. You were just starting to get minutes. That's got to be tough. "Yeah, it's tough. But at the same time, you can't do anything about things like that. The one thing I control is getting back healthy. That's the main focus, get back healthy and be a supporter for my teammates." It happened during the time you young guys stay back to get extra work in. Are you still going to do that? "Yeah, you've got to continue to get better. I'm an aggressive kind of guy, period. I've very competitive. We were playing one-on-one. Whatever the coaches need, I'm going to continue to do that. It's not like I can stop doing what I'm doing. Just got to be more cautious." Have they told you how severe it is? "I've got to see when we get the MRI. They just did x-rays, so you can't really tell. I'm fine on the x-ray, but they can't really see anything on that. Once we get the MRI done I'll know more about it." I guess it's a good thing you brought a suit with you on the trip. "That's another scary thing: I brought a suit for no reason. That was weird, too. But I'm good. I'll be alright." Are you hoping to get back to the team on this road trip? "I've got to see this MRI, make sure I'm good. It just feels like I jammed it. Just feels real tight. Once they look at the MRI I'll know more about it." http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/ArticleDisplay/tabid/120/ItemID/2983/Default.aspx
I don't know if anyone caught KOIN last night but apparently the team fears that this is a "severe" injury. It took four people to pop it back into place. I think it's safe to say we wont see E-Will until next season.
