Player The unfortunately low-ceilinged Shaolin monastery of Victor Wembanyama

Another, older protocol developed at UMichigan for quick, in-game assessments of players: "the hockey stick drop test".

Somewhere, it or a Gemini summary makes the point that concussed athletes' reflex responses are about 15% slower than their baseline. That delayed response time, along with balance problems, and cognitive processing slowdowns are where the dangers lie for an athlete in returning to play.

Hockey Puck Test Helps Detect Concussions : NPR https://share.google/Z2vWwOQpubP89H9Ey
 

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I don't really understand how a multi-billion dollar company like the NBA doesn't have easily well established practices for being able to determine neurological baselines and quickly determine if someone is okay.
 
I don't really understand how a multi-billion dollar company like the NBA doesn't have easily well established practices for being able to determine neurological baselines and quickly determine if someone is okay.

I don’t know if we have any objective proof their protocols didn’t work in this instance. We have Wembys pov but he’s far from an impartial observer tbh.
 
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