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Tatum was horrible last game too so I suspect he's injured, ill or pouting. And I don't know that team well enough to have a clue but I do know he's come up big in big games before so I don't think it's just him choking.
He’s going to win the game for them.
This run has been huge, prior to it he was like… 1-13?
I don't mind the piling on of Ayton, if he didn't want this outcry maybe he should have pulled his head out of his butt and learned how that to play this game rather than spending his free time playing video games. But having said that, the list of pro athletes that have missed games due to rib contusions is quite impressive. In fact, several players that suited up for us at one time or another have missed games because of that injury.
I googled it yesterday and saw players that were out for several weeks from a rib contusion and leared that it's a very common injury in the NBA. So I figure it's happened in elimination games too but can't confirm. And I'll bet many of them are intentional cheap shots to the ribs with the hopes that it won't destroy a players career but will make them less effective for a few days if they are even able to play.
Elimination games?
I have no idea but I read that rib contusions can take up to 6 weeks to fully heal and came across a lot of players that were out for weeks before they could function through the pain.
But he finished the game and practiced the next day
Yeah that's not unusual from what I understand. He also said he struggled all game physically after he returned post injury. And bruises are often much worse over the next few days. Supposedly they aren't even supposed to get a pain injection for a couple of weeks after the injury but I only ran across that in one article so I'm not sure that's always the case.
That’s why I won’t give it to him. He loafs on the court and he refuses to accept his shortcomings. I’m certainly not giving him a pass for sitting out an elimination game with a bruise.
Fair enough.
