CJ got a fracture in his lower back

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Injury hindering shot making, but not game play. C in CJ stands for Chucker
 
that's not possible, dwight's the only one with this. he literally would not be able to run around.
 
Is this a euphemism for a fractured butt?
 
If that is true he shouldn't be playing. For one I feel like you literally would not be able to play with such an injury and for two, you are hurting the team more than helping by doing this. Yes he is a warrior, but it isn't a positive in any way by playing through such an injury and hurting more than helping us out on the floor.
 
Sorry CJ

Ouch
 
B-Roy said:
To be honest, this sounds like its coming straight from Neil to try and quell the noise.
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Olshey should have Woj say that Olshey has a sprained brain. Especially during every Free Agent Week.
 
illmatic99 said:
This would be really stupid to let him play like this if it were true. Especially with what we have invested in him longterm
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They must truly believe this is our year and we have a real shot at championship that shouldn't be wasted.
 
Both Trent and McCollum missed almost all their shots today. There would be more clamor to reduce McCollum's minutes if Trent had produced.
 
jlprk said:
Both Trent and McCollum missed almost all their shots today. There would be more clamor to reduce McCollum's minutes if Trent had produced.
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Excuse me? Trent went 5-11. CJ went 2-14. There is a BIG difference between those numbers.
 
how the hell has no one followed up on this yet?

it can't fucking be true
 
Jesus christ have him come off the bench and let him play 25 min. Give Trent Jr 40 min per game
 
ESPN confirmed it in their game recap.



Need to dig into this to understand severity. Absolutely stupid that we let him play if it can get worse. Back injuries linger for years. This is only year 1 of his contract.
 
I had a very similar injury in my mid-30's. Fell off a roof and landed on my back. Non-displaced fracture of a vertebrae just above the tail bone, although it was a small crack on the x-ray

was painful at times, especially later in the day. I kept working but I wasn't moving normal speed or lifting my normal weights of lumber.The worst part was some internal swelling from some ruptured blood vessels...that made me feel like I had to crap 24-7 for about 5 days. Those were unpleasant days.

if it's non-displaced and surrounded my muscle, I can see how he could play. Hard time seeing how he could be effective though unless it's a really small fracture. I'd be really curious how he fractured it. That would require a serious impact I'd estimat. On the other hand, if it's a stress fracture there might be other issues that are serious

if tonight is an example of what he can bring to the floor, Portland should keep him off the floor
 
Why have this story come out now if it happened multiple games ago?

Hopefully its because CJ will play less going forward and they wanted to get the story out now.
 
I've known a few people that have had non-displaced fractures of vertebrae and one of them was playing high school football at the time and the school and his doctor let him try to keep playing because there was supposedly no risk of further damage. So he tried to practice, he played O line, he couldn't do it because even doing blocking drills would cause serious pain. All of them complained about pain and stiffness. CJ might be toughing this out but he's hurting the team in the process. I feel bad for the guy but he needs to sit or more likely lay down. If anything he should be playing spot minutes if he can show that he can make shots to give short bursts during offensive droughts. He definitely shouldn't be starting or getting 25+ minutes. He was already a serious defensive liability and now he's been one on offense. We have GTJ that is far more effective to start and I really think looking at the last few games Ant is more effective coming off the bench in the back court with Rio and for fucks sake hopefully Nas taking the minutes that GTJ has been putting in at SF.

Regarding Nas and Wenyen (I know this is off topic for this thread) I don't understand why two guys who can obviously help our defense but are probably offensive liabilities don't get playing time when CJ is our number two guy on the team and is completely ineffective on one end of the court (defense). Does Stotts really overvalue offense so much that he doesn't understand how he can use super athletic, smart, hustle guys to help us win games?
 
Now opponents are going to target his back
 
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