New Orleans Pelicans Director of Performance and Sports Science Daniel Bove has accepted a position with the Philadelphia Flyers, multiple league sources tell me. Bove is someone Zion Williamson has routinely credited with his physical improvement and rehab.

I’m going to miss you Daniel Bove.

dwrek24 | Spurs

26 | 8 hours ago

The way people were trashing Zion yesterday you would think he was injured all season.

moby323 | 76ers

21 | 8 hours ago

I don’t know when people started absolutely shitting on players for being injured but it’s one of the things I really dislike about the modern discourse.

Like some random player is an absolute fucking bum for tearing his leg up so bad that he needs 3 surgeries and 7 months of grueling physical therapy. What a worthless loser, right?

dwrek24 | Spurs

22 | 8 hours ago

I said this about interacting in this sub but its true of just life in general and true here. No one extends anyone grace anymore. We are all talking about each other as if that person has the worst possible intentions but our intentions are always pure.

There’s a real lack of empathy in society thats magnified on the internet and in here.

ObiOneKenobae | Knicks

6 | 8 hours ago

Agreed

_Robbert_

6 | 7 hours ago

Another bad part is they don’t even think injuries are real till an ACL gets teared

Greeny357

3 | 7 hours ago

Idk why NBA discourse in particular has gotten so bad.

Looking at other sports’ social media circles and NBA’s seems to be the most brain dead and toxic. You don’t even have to look at IG or Twitter, just look at the subreddits

MMA discourse is pretty bad too

18banners090 | Celtics

4 | 8 hours ago

Turns out that taking his fitness seriously and losing a bunch of weight has helped him stay on court. Shocking.

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

10 | 7 hours ago

I think he’s maintained his weight throughout the season better than Luka, after they both lost a lot last summer.

KarrotMovies | LAL

4 | 6 hours ago

Really? Luka genuinely has looked the same all season

MortimerCanon

0 | 7 hours ago

Dude is doing a masterclass to try and get another bag. You don’t just magically get a serious, debilitating injury every single year and then just “get healthy”. His contract negotiations are happening and he has to hit a minimum amount of games to reup. I just really, really, hope this is it because it’s fucking sad everything that’s bad about the NBA. Dude with elite talent, jumps over 5 foot high schoolers, gets super hyped, makes a massive amount of money, then decides to quit, while still making a massive amount of money. Then when his contract is about to expire, suddenly stops quitting.

itsme32

-9 | 8 hours ago

Crazy how when the Lakers comes up in the schedule, everyone gets healthy.

Apprehensive-Rain601 | Lakers

16 | 8 hours ago

He was healthy for a long time before the game tbf

moby323 | 76ers

8 | 8 hours ago

There’s actually some science behind it:

When LeBron drinks from the Fountain Of Youth (usually every Friday and Tuesday, during the season) some of the restorative properties leak out in his sweat and anyone who defends him actually finishes the game healthier than when they started.

KarrotMovies | LAL

2 | 6 hours ago

He took one rest game against the Clippers

Apprehensive-Rain601 | Lakers

2 | 5 hours ago

Don’t blame him we’re the real LA team

Following the longest games played streak of his career (35), Zion Williamson missed one game with an ankle sprain and returned against the Lakers to score 24 points despite the loss.