Thomas Robinson injured (right thumb ligament tear)

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blazedanugz said:
how long of a recovery is that?
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Well, I would imagine a full heal would take a couple months. I believe it's on his shooting hand, and anybody who has played with a hurt thumb knows that it hurts like a bitch because you constantly hit the sucker.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Well, I would imagine a full heal would take a couple months. I believe it's on his shooting hand, and anybody who has played with a hurt thumb knows that it hurts like a bitch because you constantly hit the sucker.
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wwont be practicing that jumper for a while then
 
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Natebishop3 said:
Well, I would imagine a full heal would take a couple months. I believe it's on his shooting hand, and anybody who has played with a hurt thumb knows that it hurts like a bitch because you constantly hit the sucker.
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He should use the rehab time to really work on his left hand. Dribbling and finishing going left all day. He could be dangerous if he could finish as well going left as he can with his right. Maybe a blessing in disguise.
 
Ouch! A tear (as oppose to a strain) of a ligament can't be good (worse than a broken bone). Will they repair it with surgery or does he just live and play with one less ligament in his hand?

This really sucks . . . fell bad for T-Rob
 
Yeah really sucks; I was loving the defense of our starters out there. I think we could've won the 'chip. Our chances took a big hit with this.

Even if he makes a full recovery before training camp it'll prevent him from working on his game. Tough break.
 
Treaty_of_Batum said:
Ouch! A tear (as oppose to a strain) of a ligament can't be good (worse than a broken bone). Will they repair it with surgery or does he just live and play with one less ligament in his hand?

This really sucks . . . fell bad for T-Rob
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Not to be a punk, but tear and strain are often used interchangably. 3rd degree muscular strain means it's torn all the way through to where you can't really feel pain in it because it's not connected (use the same for ligaments), 1st degree strain is a very minor tear, and 2nd degree strain is basically in between, and typically by far the most painful. Sounds like he has a 1st or 2nd, I would guess first and they're just being careful.
 
We seem to have an injury to someone we see as a key reserve almost every year in summer league it seems.
 
LameR said:
Not to be a punk, but tear and strain are often used interchangably. 3rd degree muscular strain means it's torn all the way through to where you can't really feel pain in it because it's not connected (use the same for ligaments), 1st degree strain is a very minor tear, and 2nd degree strain is basically in between, and typically by far the most painful. Sounds like he has a 1st or 2nd, I would guess first and they're just being careful.
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Not a punk, good information to know.

Only experience I have had is I tore my ACL. I remember hoping it was just a strain (as the doctor described it) but MRI showed it was a clear tear where they said I could either live without fixing it but have an unstable knee or replace it with surgery. So I just assumed a tear meant the ligament was torn through. I also always thought ligaments don't grow back or repair themselves . . . true?
 
Treaty_of_Batum said:
Not a punk, good information to know.

Only experience I have had is I tore my ACL. I remember hoping it was just a strain (as the doctor described it) but MRI showed it was a clear tear where they said I could either live without fixing it but have an unstable knee or replace it with surgery. So I just assumed a tear meant the ligament was torn through. I also always thought ligaments don't grow back or repair themselves . . . true?
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Not true. A grade 1 or 2 will often grow back completely with rest. A grade 3 complete tear can even grow back in certain joints if the joint is immobilized. It depends on the ligament; some tears almost never have surgery while other can have surgery even for a partial tear. Some ligaments always need surgery to fix a tear.
 
Unfortunate to be sure. The positive is this creates more minutes for Freeland and Leonard during our march to the championship in Vegas.
 
T-Rob is a killer, he'll be fine. I hope they play Meyers at 4 so they can turn this injury into a blessing.
 
Well....typical portland luck coming through!
 
Fire the training staff! :MARIS61:
 
Tough break, but I think he'll be fine. As someone earlier said I hope he takes this time to work on his left hand. He probably won't be able to lift or shoot while it's healing, but he should be able to do other drills.
 
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