Quick turnaround really... _____ Heat's Wade wants to return to practice Monday MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade is ready to begin his comeback. Nearly six weeks after dislocating his left shoulder, the reigning NBA Finals MVP will attempt to practice with the Miami Heat on Monday, his first attempt at a full workout since suffering the injury. "It's going to feel pretty good to get back out there," Wade said Sunday during a visit to Miami Children's Hospital, while his teammates were playing at Detroit to end a three-game road trip. "The only thing I can do is continue to work hard." After Sunday's 94-88 loss to the Pistons, Miami has nine regular season games left, starting Tuesday against Toronto. The playoffs open April 21. Wade was averaging 28.8 points when he was hurt in a collision with Houston's Shane Battier on Feb. 21. Entering Sunday, the Heat had gone 13-6 since Wade's injury, rising from a team on the Eastern Conference playoff bubble to one contending for the Southeast Division title. Wade doesn't expect to play more than "a game or two" before the playoffs begin, saying the decision on when to return to game action will be made in consultation with his doctors and physical therapist. "I don't want to come back and have to work my way back into basketball shape," Wade said. "I want to come out there and be as sharp as I can be. I'm still working behind closed doors to come out and have the same impact on the game as I had when I went out." His decision to try and resume playing is hardly a surprise. The fan poll on his official Web site has read "What do you expect from Dwyane when he comes back?" and teammates have suggested for weeks that they were fairly certain Wade would at least attempt a return. The dislocation was a painful one, evidenced by the tears that streamed down Wade's face as members of the Heat medical staff tried -- and failed -- to get the shoulder back into place in the moments immediately following the fourth-quarter collision with Battier. He was ushered off Houston's court that night in a wheelchair, a precaution taken in part so that Wade wouldn't further injure himself on his way to the locker room. Within hours, Wade was given two options: Surgery that would end his season, or a rigorous rehabilitation plan with no guarantees of a comeback. Wade chose rehab, which he began about a month ago. And while surgery is still a virtual certainty for this offseason, he now feels the joint has healed well enough to try and begin absorbing the rigors of NBA basketball once again. link
I really hope he's in good health and able to play at or near his old level, because otherwise the playoffs won't be nearly as much fun without one of its top performers. I want everyone healthy and playing their best when the postseason rolls around, and that includes our arch rivals.
Looks like he will be back sooner rather than later... _______ Dwyane Wade Practices With The Heat For First Time Since Injury The most reassuring notion about the whole day for Dwyane Wade and the rest of his teammates was the guard was pain-free the whole time he was on the basketball court. That was a far cry from six weeks ago when he dislocated his left shoulder after he collided with Shane Battier in a Heat game against the Rockets. Wade's schedule for Monday turned out like this. He worked out on court for an hour and a half, including taking part in a scrimmage which did involve contact, and next he lifted weights and participated in physical therapy for his still-healing shoulder. "The fact that he's back practicing is huge," he said. "You go back to Feb. 23, it didn't look like there was going to be any of that stuff. So this is great." "He looked real good to me," Dorell Wright said. "He's got all the moves. Nothing's changed. He's probably just a little winded, I bet, sitting out that long. But he's been working hard every day, trying to get back." Eddie Jones added, "I'm just happy to see him out there running and smiling." link
Looks like this injury will be in his newest commercial soon fall down seven, get up eight, go to the free-throw line nine
That's one tough kid. I can't believe it's already been six weeks since that game, it doesn't seem like it's been that long. Anyways, hopefully he will be healthy enough to play in the playoffs and remain healthy throughout. A hobbled Wade was good enough to almost beat Detroit two years ago in the ECF, so we will see what happens this year.
I think he's making a huge mistake trying to come back w/o surgery. He simply can't risk having a loose joint when he plays like the way he does.
Why? If he comes back this season and re-injures it then the Heat are not contenders and he gets surgery and is 100% next season. If he doesn't even try then the Heat are guaranteed not to be contenders and he still probably has surgery and is 100% by next season. By not getting surgery NOW he is giving his team and himself a chance to get another ring. He is not putting his career at risk.
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I think if he does reinjure that shoulder, it will have a lingering effect on his career and a much longer recuperating process.
