I'm a neurologist. I will defer to you for sure. Can you explain how him being an athlete will allow him to overcome potentially torn muscle? Did you see him walking to the locker room? He wasn't limping too bad. Would a grade 3 require crutches? Could one potentially walk off the way he did with a grade 2 or 3? Thanks in advance.
To be honest, I think Keith Jones kept CP3 out of the last few moments because the Rockets were up and they weren't sure how severe the injury was. CP3's gait (walking pattern) seemed pretty stable and steady with no hints of instability or favoring one side over the other. I'd say he's going to try to tough it out and play game 6 but hopefully we'll learn more tomorrow.
It's something I was debating with a dude on Twitter. Well, not really debating since we both agreed. Maybe the Rockets should just rule out CP3 now for Game 6. Don't fly him to Oakland(and back). Let him just get treatment for the next 3 days and give it a go in Game 7(assuming it's not a tear). Or maybe the unthinkable happens and the Rockets win Game 6 rendering all of this moot. Then there's the debate over if(and how long) you rest him in the NBA Finals, but you cross that bridge when you get to it.
On or off the court, you best believe CP3 is gonna impact this team. This is probably one of his final seasons to impact directly on the court. He gonna squeeze every bit of this... even if he has to beat it out of James to quit acting like he ain’t the MVP.
I'm with this train of thought. As much as I'd LOVE to win at their place to close it out, it certainly doesn't need to come at the possible expense of Paul. There should be no reason he should play at 60-70 percent for game 6. Game 7? Fine, that's your season, but game 6 at Golden State will be hard enough as it is, just let Paul rest (If it's possible for him to come back for game 7), and play game seven if he can.
dantoni needs to stop being stubborn and expand the rotation. you can't get away with ith 4 straight games. it's time to buy some time from ryno and luc
I concur, I think this is where Ryno comes out and earns his paycheck. He was clutch in Oakland. We gonna need another scorer when harden sits if CP3 doesn’t play. He’ll Kerr is having to play shaggy p. Maybe MBAH is good for purely defensive purposes too. We gonna need fresh legs.
Well elite athletes are in the 99th percentile when it comes to their genetics... so there’s that. That have 24/7 access to trainers. They get their injuries treated immediately. They have access to an assortment of various options. But let’s say he has a hamstring injury that would usually take a couple of weeks in one of us, he may be able to come back in half the time due to the factors above. We’ve seen it with TO when he came back from foot surgery to play in the Super Bowl. We’ve seen it when AD came back to rush for like 2000 yards 9 months after his acl reconstruction. I did my residency at a big football school and we’d give lidocaine injections to players for some of their injuries before the game so they can play the game. But with hammies, you can really do that.
It’s more than a pain thing. I just tore my calf muscle yesterday. I felt a little pop. I’m healing faster than I thought but it’s still a 2 week injury. CP3 isn’t playing next game from the way he got up off the court. Harden needs to prove he’s the MVP in game 6 and beat these ****s.
From a Chinese reporter: CP3 just finished treatment and is chatting with Tucker and Capela. He's limping a little bit but looks in good spirit.
