Yeah, nothing dirty in that at all. I haven't watched the replay, don't really want to go find it, but could Victor not have put his arms out? What was he doing during the fall? Where his arms caught up somewhere?
I agree with what you're saying, but I do watch UFC (I got into this late so I'm no expert) and those guys fight with concussions (probably not good for them long term), so if Victor is cleared, he should be OK IMO as it isn't a sport where you're getting hit in the head.
Concussions can legit lead to brain damage, especially if you get knocked in the head again while having one. There's a reason the awareness surrounding them has risen so much over the past 15 years tbh.
Wemby has to stop getting cute with his dribble. In the Pistons game he scored 38 points on 6 dribbles. There's no reason for him to dribble the ball around only to stumble and fall 50% of the time.
It seems a lot of people such as fighters have gotten away with it, or do you think a lot of them would be experiencing issues after they've retired?
I don't know what to say. Victor's game sometimes hurts him being that versatile.
That's just bad luck, he also avoided many serious injuries considering how opponents are being physical with him. And I don't see how other franchises don't have to worry about their franchise player, just a few names : Embiid like you said, but also Doncic and Cunningham who didn't reach the 65 game step, Tatum, SGA, Jokic, Durant, Sengun... They all have been injured this season.
Ugh still makes me sad as fuck Junior Seau killed himself over CTE he got from concussions. Shot himself in the chest specifically so the brain damage he suffered in the NFL could be studied. So yeah I'm in no fucking hurry to rush Wemby back and if it costs the season so be it, his health is so much more important than a playoff run.
I'll have to look it up. I remember Junior Seau (sorry to hear that he's passed). I don't follow the NFL much these past 10-12 years. Didn't even know he killed himself. Was he really struggling because of it before his death?
seems like he didn't want to give up the ball and cause a turnover, which i admire the competitiveness but when you're falling fuck the ball, protect your head
This team still isn't built to compete with those teams in a series because it's too heavily dependant on Wemby. We he goes out of the game, we pretty much turn to bottom of the league defense and a mid offense. We still need a solid stretch 4 who can defend bigs to take pressure off of him and a bonafide 3pt threat who's more consistent than Vassell (*although he's been much better this year.*) Going into a season hoping Vic doesn't get injured can't be your game plan to get you to the finals because history isn't starting off good for him yet.
Nothing if they won’t clear him. That’s not on him. It’s not 1996 anymore. If these rules were in place when Michael Jordan played, he could scream all he wants, but the protocol is the protocol.
Maybe I am being too optimistic, but they should be able to win this series without him playing another game. Last night‘s blown lead was shameful. Fox bro that was some BS.
I think it comes down to the individual. Everyone is going to respond/recover differently. Boxers, obviously, take constant contact to the head and some get knocked out pretty bad. Some go on to never have any lingering issues at least that we know of unless it isn't publicize. Some do. You can tell when they talk they have something going on.
