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How bad is Bonzi Wells' knee injury?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Swopa, Apr 9, 2001.

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  1. Swopa

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    Portland seems to be keeping very quiet about the severity of this injury (suffered while attempting a dunk on Friday vs. Golden State).

    I was at the game where it happened -- doing my grim duty as a Warriors fan -- and from both the fall and his reaction, I think it may be a lot worse than the Blazers are letting on, like in the neighborhood of a torn ACL.

    Bonzi was pounding the floor with his hand like a guy who knew his season was over.

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    As of yesterday he was supposed to have further exams done on the knee, and they were uncertain. I haven't heard anything since.

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    Based on my extensive experience this year following medical news [​IMG] , when they talk about "further exams" instead of giving a prognosis right away, it's usually a bad sign.

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    They say his knee is too swollen to get in a solid MRI, which definitely means he tore his ACL. If the swelling is that bad, at this point, then he totally tore that thing, which is a shame.

    Ironically or not, I was wondering on Friday night why the hell Dunleavy had his best players on the court that deep into the game, though I was thinking more along the lines of Sabonis and Smitty, not Bonzi Wells.

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    #5 Swopa, Apr 9, 2001
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    no, it's bad.

    But I'm good, real good.

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    I heard he's out for the rest of the regular season (that was pretty obvious), and out for the entire playoffs. Portland's done :-D

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