Domantas Sabonis will play through pain as Pacers monitor knee injury

[pimpis zajoba]

Indiana Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis is dealing with a knee injury, but that isn’t stopping him from playing.


According to Scott Agness of The Athletic, Pacers head coach Nate McMillan says he was told that Sabonis can’t hurt his left knee anymore and that it’s simply a matter of pain tolerance. McMillan added that the team will be monitoring Sabonis’ health but that there won’t be a minutes restriction.

That sounds dangerous.

Let’s remember that Indiana said similar things about Victor Oladipo last season before he ultimately suffered a torn quad tendon in his knee last January. Oladipo has yet to play this season, although he is expected to return to the court at the end of January.

Any time you are dealing with knee pain, it’s always a concern, so you have to wonder if Indiana is making a mistake by not only allowing Sabonis to play through it, but also not capping his minutes.

Fresh off signing a four-year, $77 million contract extension in October, Sabonis is having a terrific season. He is averaging 17.8 points, 13.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists over 34.3 minutes per game while shooting 52.2 percent from the floor, 25 percent from three-point range and 72.4 percent from the free-throw line.


While Sabonis hasn’t had a noticeable drop in production recently, indicating his knee pain may be tolerable, the Pacers’ decision to roll with him may have dire consequences.

Hopefully, the 23-year-old is able to remain healthy for the rest of the season as Indiana prepares for a playoff run..

Now in his fourth NBA season, Sabonis was originally selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 11th overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, but he was traded to the Pacers in a deal that sent Paul George to the Thunder during the summer of 2017.

https://clutchpoints.com/pacers-news-domantas-sabonis-will-play-through-pain-as-indiana-monitors-knee-injury/

[BlueNGold]

Granger, JO, Dipo and now Sabonis? Maybe the league needs to switch to a 50 game season.

[Ozwalt72]

Something to watch, for sure.

Oladipo's problem was likely tendinitis that led to a ruptured quad.

Thinking about the problems a knee can have: you can tear a ligament, a tendon, you can break the patella, one of the processes at the end of any of the leg bones, you can tear the meniscus ( which can lead to acl injury), you can...foolishly....push through severe tendenitis and rupture your quad. All of these issues are, well, pretty impactful.

Maybe its bursitis? An inflamed bursa would be painful, for sure, but wouldn't necessarily make another injury more likely.

[Motion Offense]

Just rest him for 2 weeks

[pimpis zajoba]

Just rest him for 2 weeks

can't....rest for 2 weeks and there will be no ALL STAR GAME for Domas

[BillS]

Always remember that if you don't play through pain you're a wuss but if the team lets you play through pain and you get injured they were negligent.

[Motion Offense]

can't....rest for 2 weeks and there will be no ALL STAR GAME for Domas

No all star or blown knee? We should have learned from Vic when we heard he can’t injure it anymore

[pimpis zajoba]

No all star or blown knee? We should have learned from Vic when we heard he can’t injure it anymore

All Star or bust...

[PetPaima]

All Star or bust...

We really need unlike-button. (nope no personal attacks

[Motion Offense]

We really need unlike-button.

Then if something happens it’s the Pacers fault

[pimpis zajoba]

We really need unlike-button.

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11-09-2019, 11:42 PM
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[sav]

Based on the Pacers past history, this has me concerned.

They missed on Granger, JO and Dipo so they are due to be right on Sabonis...right?

[owl]

Welp, if he gets injured we are going to get a boatload of Goga and Sampson. I wonder if Domas has his own personal doctor for a second opinion?
My biggest concern is that if he plays instead of rest that the injury will linger for the rest of the season and make him a poor contributor in the playoffs.
If that is the case sit him now. Hopefully that is not the case and with treatment and time it will get better even if he plays

[McKeyFan]

Pretty rough article. That won't make the Pacers organization very happy.

[owl]

Pretty rough article. That won't make the Pacers organization very happy.

They are big boys. If they are wrong they are going to have to live with the consequences. Someone will lose a job probably.