Donatas Motiejunas out for the season

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I want to thank you all for all of the support messages. They say it was an easy surgery. Stay healthy!!! <a href="http://t.co/suq4C7MOyl">pic.twitter.com/suq4C7MOyl</a></p>&mdash; Donatas Motiejunas (@DonatasMot) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonatasMot/status/586420401091125248">April 10, 2015</a></blockquote>
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LT media says that surgery was successful.

 

This legit made me teary. Something is wrong w/ me.

 

really? some people were jumping to the conclusion that dmo was sitting out as a malcontent?

 

Feel bad for him. Worked his ass off and it paid off, he had a good season. Improved quite a bit.

 

doesn't sound like this surgery is serious though..hopefully he rehabs well and comes back a beast next year..sucks bad for this season tho

 

back surgery isnt serious? Are you serious?

 

We all know D-Mo is going to be out hunting wolves in the forest soon.

 

Not every back surgery is created equal.

 

http://www.spine-health.com/video/lumbar-microdiscectomy-surgery-video

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Donatas Motiejunas said he should be ready to start training camp on time. He's progressing well from his back surgery.</p>&mdash; Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/604360535677739008">May 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Motiejunas said he is still in the beginnings of his recovery. Said he is still strengthening his core.</p>&mdash; Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech/status/604361763409125376">May 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Motiejunas said the back surgery was tough - only surgery he had before that was 6 years ago to remove his tonsils.</p>&mdash; Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech/status/604362042330357760">May 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Didn't he say he will back to 100 percent by August?

 

+1

 

Good to hear. I just hope he's the same D-Mo(aside from rebounding) as last season. Sometimes a player ain't quite the same that first season after back surgery(see Dwight with the Lakers or Quitten with the Rockets).

 

Maybe the silver lining is he gets time off from his national team?
Playing for the national team can help young guys mature - see Curry, Harden - but for the foreigners who have been doing it for 5,6,7 years already, it just seems to put too much wear and tear on their bodies - see Yao.

 

only thing that sucks is he's out most of the summer when that's the time most players who are committed use this time to get better or stay ready.

 

Don't think it will have a big big impact on him... as he's not so dependent on his athletic ability...

He'll be again CAPTAIN HOOK!

 

Donatas Motiejunas: Exit Interview

Atleast his FT% should be better next year.

 

For a guy that tall and big with that kind of lateral quickness. There is much athleticism involved in Dmo's game.

 

Those exit interviews are tough. I still don't know why Ariza even left the Lakers. But as heart felt as some of what they said was, it's all about business which is the reality.