New York Knicks (2) vs Indiana Pacers (6) - 2024 EC Second Round
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This is kinda off topic, but I'm in favor of NBA play-by-play guys making off-hand quoting the movie 'Hustle' in the middle of their call
Hurt his foot compensating for his sore bean bag. Classic case of a small injury leading to a much bigger one.
Brunson may have solved this problem for the NBA, but not for the league's TV partners...
So he’s clutching his inner thigh, calls out of game….and the Knicks report is as a foot injury.
He certainly contributes to it, but I'm obligated to list the injuries here for the record:
- Randle had a shoulder dislocation from being hit on a drive
- Bogdanovic had his foot stepped on / tangled up with Batum's while diving for a loose ball in his 1st minute of play
- Robinson was recovering from ankle surgery, came back early-ish to contribute for the playoffs like Embiid, had his leg yanked by that same Embiid a few games ago, and played 12 minutes yesterday before the re-injury announcement
None of those seem like fatigue injuries. If you want to say it's some second order consequence of fatigue, I guess that's theoretically possible. Not sure about Brunson's today.
Yup their lack of depth is really going to be tested tonight and the rest of the series.
Yes players have a greater chance of getting injured….when they are playing.
Right, which is why most coaches try to limit how many minutes players play when possible.
But YMMV.
From my experience when you feel something pull you can limp/hop around. When you have a cramp your muscle is contracting and you’re essentially paralyzed while in excruciating pain. That didn’t look like a cramp at all.
They immediately felt OG's absence there at the end with Toppin basically galloping around untouched. He was fragile even pre-Thibs, so who knows
How is it a foul when you dip your body and smash into someone? Brunson's whistle is insane. Just because he's pocket sized doesn't mean it's a foul.
I agree, I wouldnt think cramp either.
But that's their only hope, otherwise hard to imagine he can come back anytime soon.
Years and years ago, when I was posting that I wanted the Celtics to sign TJ McConnell as a free agent to give us more depth behind Isiah Thomas and Smart in the backcourt, I 100% did not expect him to be huge in a second round playoff series the way he has been right now