Yeah i read up on it also. No it doesn't sound like he is herniated at all. It does however state that if this injury is prolonged and recurring that the only real way to heal is through a non invasive surgical procedure that would have him out 12-16 weeks. This injury is well documented from three years ago and last season as well as over the summer. It isn't going away. How much longer are you willing to let him try to play through it? After this year the team owes him 42 million, Then 45 million and then 48 million the year after that? Yep. Three more years after this one. My opinion on this is very clear to me. There is no question at all what to do. Sit him down and do whatever it takes to get a 100% healthy Damian Lillard next year. From what i have read up on this situation it could very well include a surgical procedure to correct the tear. It's obviously not just s strain. A strain would not continue to hamper him and get worse as time continued to progress. When was the last time Lillard was down 10 days for this injury? Will it be 20 days next time? 30 days?
A double hernia and prostate surgery are not "Non Invasive". They are very invasive. The surgery they are describing is not through the abdominal wall and is done with lasers.
He's right and even more so he is also right about all surgeries come with risks. Thirdly he is right about using an alternative method might be better. I just think this has lingered way too long.
Here is another thing I'm finding @wizenheimer and @Hoopguru They are saying "sometimes the very best way to treat it is with Lots of rest and strength training". I find it hard to believe Lillard needs strength training but i would very easily believe he needs rest.
Exactly. Forget his age but this dude is declining. Love dame. He’s a legend here but it’s time to move on
I'd like to see him play his own game; not to bring the ball up like Lillard and stand out there at the top of the key with the ball. He was drafted high for his athleticism and speed. Attack every time and look for a kickout if you can't get to the basket.
I looked up his condition and it says rest and strengthening of the muscles around the tendinopathy area is the procedure...not surgery...it's the tendon that holds the 6 pac abs together being inflamed and without rest could tear etc........totally explains Dame's lack of lift this season on offense
Ok, and the time between olympics and the preseason was nearly 2 months. That’s not enough to heal it, but 10 days of rest now is?
It was more like 5 to 6 weeks off before camp started to be honest. And I don’t think anybody says he will be “HEALED” in 10 days. It’s 10 days of rest……do you not want him taking that time off?
so we agree: 6 weeks is not enough to heal it, therefore 10 days definitely isn’t going to do it. as to the question of what do I want? The answer is simple: dame to get healthy. If that means missing the rest of the season and getting more hardcore treatment, so be it. But right now he’s on track to not make the all star team for the first time in 7 years. That’s worrisome and he needs to get back to 100%. We are not title contenders. There is no reason to only take a week off and play through it afterwards at 80% the rest of the season.
rest stops the inflammation from turning into a tear and strengthening the muscles around the tendon is the cure from what I read this morning....10 days can do a lot for inflammation issues....it's like tennis elbow....doesn't get better by playing more tennis...let it shrink back to normal which is what Dame is going through...
interesting analogy, I have had tennis elbow twice in my 50 yrs of high level tennis, took months to heal both time, rest and NO tennis, PRP shot the second time did speed up the healing time to about 10-12 weeks