TentMorning | Pacers

1069 | a day ago

Hamstring injuries are no joke man they need to just let him rest even though he’s one of their most important players. Its so frustrating because we’ve seen the same thing with AG where he comes back and immediately gets injured again. Its a shame because it’s fun watching Jdub play

Ok_Daikon_7726 | Lakers

296 | a day ago

Sucks, feels like there’s been 40 separate hamstring injuries this playoffs, just absolutely wrecking the vibes

Jarxzz | United States

216 | a day ago

Yep. There was an entire ringer article on how players bodies simply aren’t built for the modern game

There’s more soft tissue injuries than ever before

TwoTalentedBastidz | Lakers

76 | 21 hours ago

Yet Silver wont even consider less games

jon__koa |

127 | 21 hours ago

NBAPA won’t either because it’ll cut their revenue

Clipgang1629 | Clippers

37 | 19 hours ago

It’s crazy how people just think the commissioner is like a dictator. I mean I guess that’s the job, to be the face and the person people blame, but people really don’t understand what Silver does at all lol

He is pretty much a mouth piece for the board of owners and the NBAPA. If the owners and the NBAPA wanted shorter seasons or shorter off seasons we’d have them, it doesn’t really matter what Silver wants

Born-Adhesiveness-73

8 | 19 hours ago

I get this, but can’t he also advocate for changes? Like he keeps talking about tanking and shit that imo isn’t as important as preventing injuries or making the game easier to watch or fixing the complaints about officiating.

Clipgang1629 | Clippers

8 | 18 hours ago

I mean yeah he has sway don’t get me wrong. What is priority for Silver is always going to be heard by the owners and vice versa. At the end of the day he works in collaboration with the NBAPA but works for the owners.

So it’s more likely that the majority of owners were really upset about tanking this season for whatever reason, probably linked to money in some way, than it is that this was an agenda Silver himself has been pushing.

The aspects of the role that he has like full agency over is disciplinary reactions and communications to the public. People just act like Silver be doing whatever. Which is kind of the point of the position, to shield the 30 billionaires actually in control of the league from criticism. It’s just funny to see the disconnect in real time.

TopLeaf | Lakers

1 | 5 hours ago

This is the issue. Players get paid when they sit and if it’s injury related they sure as hell should so there’s no insentive on either side

Banneduser1112 | West

33 | 21 hours ago

fewer games will never happen but they can enforce the rules as written and eliminate the problematic movements that overstress the muscles. get rid of the gather step/euro/travel and tighen up the crossover/carry shenanigans and so much of the lateral explosive movement that people weren’t doing in the 90s will disappear. as a side effect you get to bring back the post game which died with Al Jefferson and Zach Randolph. great for me because i’ll stop yelling “TRAVEL!!! THAT”S A FUCKING WALK!” five times a game so maybe my wife will come back.

ToTheMoonWeGoooo

2 | 13 hours ago

That is more boring.

acomplete-unknown | Raptors

17 | 21 hours ago

Less games is impossible and never going to happen

But the 65 game rule definitely doesn’t help with this at all so hopefully we see less injuries when that goes away

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1 | 21 hours ago

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soulfulwave | Knicks

4 | 21 hours ago

the 65 game rule that incentivizes playing more games for accolade eligibility, thus increasing the risk for more injury ?

P5Manchero

7 | 20 hours ago

Won’t even consider giving more than 1 day rest in the conference fucking finals. It’s insane how we got an all timer in game 1 and then now the rest of the series is compromised by a slew of injuries as a result.

TwoTalentedBastidz | Lakers

2 | 20 hours ago

It really does suck

aaronp1264 | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

i would also enjoy a few nights between bugging tf out watching wemby do what he does to us.

gotbannedlolol | Knicks

2 | 20 hours ago

wont even consider less ~~games~~ ad spots

coolycooly | Nets

1 | 15 hours ago

To be fair teams could just lose more games instead of running their stars into the ground late in games. Nuggets and Lakers both did it a lot this year

Ok_Daikon_7726 | Lakers

13 | 21 hours ago

Not surprising, I’ll try to find it but just anecdotally it seems right from someone who watches too much basketball lol

im_not_a_girl | Lakers

7 | 21 hours ago

Here’s the article. It’s a good read

Ok_Daikon_7726 | Lakers

2 | 20 hours ago

Ah yeah I found it and read it, thanks for the link though. Definitely lines up with what I think we’ve all anecdotally seen, but it’s good to see that the data backs it up

comeonbjxgo

1 | 19 hours ago

At some point in time nba teams need to mathematically figure out how to use all 12 players that suit up for the game

coolwinner1

1 | 13 hours ago

Bingo. These guys are basically aliens as it is.

DrPuzzle

56 | 21 hours ago

This is exactly why Lakers shouldn’t have let Luka play and they didn’t. I mean, Luka himself said it was pretty bad and he wasn’t coming back anyway but I was saying Lakers shouldn’t let him see the court even if he wanted to. The risk was not worth the reward, especially not when they are as young as he/JDub are. Just reference Harden when he was on the Nets and look at how that lingered. Granted he’s an “older” player but still

Don’t fuck with hamstrings and honesty don’t fuck with ankles, etc. Tatum sitting in the Philadelphia series was 100% what he should have done too and the coaching staff made him do it. Gotta protect these guys

Ok_Daikon_7726 | Lakers

15 | 21 hours ago

Yeah I was sad not to see him, but rushing him back could literally kill any chance we had for a ring in the next 5+ years

JP-Ziller | Canada

1 | 19 hours ago

The spurs landing three top 3 picks in a row (and one of them being 7’6”) may have already killed that chance

Ok_Daikon_7726 | Lakers

8 | 19 hours ago

There’s still a chance (let me cope)

JP-Ziller | Canada

3 | 19 hours ago

Hey I hope you’re right

Lou_Peachum_2 | Clippers

1 | 7 hours ago

This is the wild thing about the NBA. Idk what the Lakers can do to their roster that would put them above OKC or the Spurs

They can go for Giannis but idk if Bucks want that.

Instantcoffees | Warriors

1 | 19 hours ago

I played a lot of ball in my life but honestly never had a hamstring injury, but yeah plenty of ankle injuries especially when coming down from a rebound or shot and landing on someone’s foot or other part of them.

bromosabeach | Thunder

28 | a day ago

They completely kill my progress as a runner. Sometimes they hit and I’m out for like a month until it feels right again. Even the times I have minor injuries it’s still a week of recovery plus like two to just get back to normal.

Consistent_Ad1176 | Timberwolves

7 | 21 hours ago

Do you rehab and strengthen?

PensiveinNJ | 76ers

13 | 20 hours ago

One of the most frustrating things about hamstring injuries is you can rest the recommended amount of time, feel good, and reinjure it all the same.

Jackibearrrrrr | Raptors

5 | 21 hours ago

Or Harden a few years ago when his hammys kept fucking exploding

scully19

6 | 21 hours ago

It’s kind of amazing this professionals and some of the best in their fields just let this go. “Ya go gut it out and play and be tough and play through it”, “oh you hurt it again because it wasn’t healed yet and this was highly likely to happen, cool now you’re out for another month or worse”. Just wait an extra few games if you need to instead of just taking yourself out for a really long time.

NerdLawyer55 | Thunder

4 | 19 hours ago

JDub is so damn exciting, and the way he plays it’s impossible for him to throttle Back

Chrispaulisgarbage | Raptors

4 | 21 hours ago

Alphonso davies

darren_meier

1 | 20 hours ago

Yeah, AG was my first thought. I know obviously they want him to be available but if it means he’s going to have Aaron Gordon-like persistent problems with hit, I’d sit him for as long as he needs to be 100 percent again.

Pranker00111 | Slovenia

1 | 19 hours ago

I mean they win without any problem without him, I think he can rest this whole playoffs

Warm_Pomegranate3521

784 | a day ago

Hamstring injuries seem to be a persistent threat once you get one

HenrikCrown | Pelicans

347 | 21 hours ago

Its become a 4-6 months injury let alone 4-6 weeks

Scotch_Blue

114 | 20 hours ago

the thing is, hamstrings, ankles and wrist injuries are really more like 2-6 months depending on severity, but you can realistically do most things after 1-2 months

players rush back all the time, despite all the evidence otherwise. people say “you’re never 100% during the season”, which is true, but sometimes it’s like a pride thing more than a hustle thing.

usagerp | Raptors

12 | 19 hours ago

Idk about hamstring and wrist but I’ve had some horrible ankle sprains countless times in my sports ‘career’ and it was never more than a few weeks at worst. Is 6 months really a thing for ankles?

Scotch_Blue

62 | 19 hours ago

did you ever consider that the reason you had them countless times is because you kept coming back after a few weeks?

because that’s quite literally what i’m describing. you can get cleared to play, but you’re shit is not healed.

SeattleCardboard

15 | 18 hours ago

People will say they were good after an injury that bothers them for years and years or they repeatedly get. Then when they’re older the same injuries they never truly got over also creep up more.

You really have to do good work to get past a lot of pulls and sprains to avoid them being off and on for years. Rarely do you get that luxury in professional sports

DogsAreMyFavPeople | Celtics

8 | 18 hours ago

High ankle sprains are the ones that take forever to heal from and are not the same injury as the ankle sprains most people have experienced at one point or another.

Wally-Jorge

2 | 19 hours ago

Maybe its a spectrum and 6 months is the high end of it.

Greatsnes | Celtics

2 | 15 hours ago

… and why did you have those ankle sprains all the time, bud? Was it maybe because you never gave it proper time to heal? Hmmm.

comeonbjxgo

7 | 19 hours ago

Seems like the hamstring is like the second worst injury to get. Used to be ACL now it is Achilles, Hamstring and ACL. At least with ACL you are kinda one and done but everything I hear about hamstrings is that they linger for a long time. How dumb of OKC to throw him into the fire after he was gone for a month

ElGoddamnDorado | Spurs

120 | 21 hours ago

Hamstring injuries can create scar tissue which permanently weakens the muscle. Feel bad for JDub, 3 in one season is awful.

Dear_Caterpillar_753

96 | 21 hours ago

This is his 4th actually 🥲

ThaRealSunGod | Lakers

30 | 21 hours ago

It won’t be the same. I’ve had 5 in each leg from sprinting and playing soccer

imbluedabudeedabuda | Warriors Bandwagon

2 | 20 hours ago

Not rly. Depends greatly on the severity of the strains, how diligent he is with rehab, how prematurely he comes back, his genetics etc.

Repulsive-Throat5068 | Lakers

7 | 18 hours ago

how diligent he is with rehab

how prematurely he comes back

Professional athlete. He absolutely wont be letting it heal properly.

Fletch71011 | Bulls

13 | 20 hours ago

Technically that happens with any injury. Spine is the worst. Not a lot of room for your nerves if the scar tissue ends up in a bad spot. I have some sitting on some of the nerves going down my left leg and my left leg is pretty unusable most days.

comeonbjxgo

2 | 19 hours ago

No affordable surgery is possible to remove some of your scar tissue? Hope you get some help or there is something modern Medicine can do for you

Fletch71011 | Bulls

2 | 19 hours ago

It just comes back and sometimes more. No permanent fixes. That’s same of all scar tissue. Pressure changes like weather and flying make it expand and contract and fuck stuff up even more. That’s how people can tell when weather is going to change. They feel the pain.

EcstaticTill9444

9 | 19 hours ago

The scar tissue is actually stiff and not as flexible as muscle tissue normally is. This makes it naturally tighter. That makes it less flexible and more likely to tear again.

usagerp | Raptors

1 | 19 hours ago

What about for shoulder injuries/partial tears or bad sprains?

foxinthelake

34 | 21 hours ago

I found the mental aspect of getting back from recurring hamstring injuries really tough. It’s in your head for the first little while after rehab that everything could go again in an instant.

Obviously, these guys have amazing medical/psychological care but I’m still always impressed by how pro athletes can just get right back to full tilt, ala Williams in game 1.

TacticalVirus | Raptors

3 | 20 hours ago

It took me almost an entire season of softball to get over the mental block for base running. Pulled my hamstring six times in one season, spent the next convincing myself that it was safe to explode off the bag or burst to field a ball. As a heavy guy that relied on Chris Farley’ing opposing teams into a false sense of security, it sucked so much.

Michipotz | Nuggets

13 | 20 hours ago

Tell me about it, AG is pestered by his hammy for years

siphillis | Spurs

3 | 20 hours ago

This is why we gave Fox several months to heal up from his, even starting the season without him

vision-quest | Trail Blazers

1 | 19 hours ago

They typically can continue throughout a career too. Just randomly tweaks again.

homefree122 | Thunder

627 | a day ago

Sounds like this is just another way to say he’s out for the series without actually saying he’s out for the series. Sucks man. He just can’t get healthy

Vegetable_Kale_1331 | SGA

215 | a day ago

Yea, idk why the Thunder medical staff didn’t sit him out for game 2. He grabbed at his hamstring twice in game 1..

Conn3er | Spurs

146 | a day ago

Must win game, better explanation than recklessness at least

TheBigBomma | Thunder

49 | 21 hours ago

I hate that we put so much load on him in game 1. Most shots for our team and one of Wembys primary defenders. He hasn’t been able to get healthy all year, give him a minutes restriction.

requinbite | Thunder

12 | 21 hours ago

Yeah i thought he would be eased into a starter role by playing limited minutes. Sucks for him and I fear for Dylan Harper who seemed also holding his hamstring in G2.

re1078 | SAS

12 | 21 hours ago

If it makes you feel better it’ll be pretty hard for the Spurs to win without Harper or Fox. Gonna be even more turnovers :/

requinbite | Thunder

8 | 20 hours ago

yeah harper is massive for you guys, I hope he doesn’t miss the rest of the serie

ctuk08 | NYK

2 | 19 hours ago

This sucks bro. Dub is one of my favorite non Knicks to watch. Wash really rooting for him to come back healthy

homefree122 | Thunder

27 | a day ago

I see both sides of the argument. On the one hand—yes, be cautious and sit him because we all saw he was in pain. On the other hand, game 2 was a must win and J Dub would be damned if he wasn’t going to try and compete. It would have maybe been an easier decision if we would’ve won game 1.

thebohster | Warriors

10 | a day ago

I’ve seen my fair share of must win games resulting in injuries…

beenhadballs | Bucks

3 | a day ago

Yeah but id think the players would chance it every time with a rewind.

SpamAcc17 | Timberwolves

6 | 21 hours ago

I think Hali said as much when asked whether he’d play in G7 again. Here’s an example, even mentions Hali calling KD and him trying to reassure Hali he never regretted playing in his game.

UkNomysTeezz | Timberwolves

3 | 21 hours ago

He might regret it if he isn’t ever the same level of player though… but dudes have been bouncing back better from Achilles with the modern medicine and surgeries.

Banneduser1112 | West

1 | 21 hours ago

But they won without him so there’s not really an argument to play him because he’s not necessary to win that game. I just don’t think its worth it to come back outside of Finals Game 7 and even then I personally wouldn’t - I wonder what Hali would say today? - but at least there if you get that chip and you’ve already gotten generational wealth you can retire happy.

emoney_gotnomoney | Spurs

51 | a day ago

The Knicks are gonna make out of this like bandits lol

Either they get OKC with an injured JDub, or us with an injured Fox/Harper…..plus whoever else gets injured during this series.

GundDownDegenerate | Thunder

57 | 21 hours ago

Going to be so wild if east wins out because west canabalized themselves

Lem_201 | Heat

26 | 21 hours ago

For the love of God I hope one of you will be able to prevent the disaster, can’t even imagine how insufferable Knicks fans gonna get if they will win the championship.

I_Need_Cowbell | Celtics

18 | 21 hours ago

I hate this OKC team so much, I’d rather see the Knicks beat them. Yes, that is my flair

Banneduser1112 | West

21 | 20 hours ago

not sure i see a difference between OKC and SAS other than the latter one was the fave team of France and had 3 “lottery” wins at the moment the league wanted to expand to europe.

ConfectionLatter1109 | Thunder

2 | 21 hours ago

Corny

Flaky-Pirate9401 | Lakers

13 | 21 hours ago

nba as a whole is corny af

I_Need_Cowbell | Celtics

10 | 21 hours ago

idgaf

gotbannedlolol | Knicks

8 | 20 hours ago

we welcome you with open arms brother

for now

UkNomysTeezz | Timberwolves

11 | 21 hours ago

Man, the only fanbase left in the playoffs that might not be insufferable at all if they win it is the Cavs.

Lem_201 | Heat

11 | 21 hours ago

Unfortunately their chances of winning are close to zero.

Sir_Grindalot

3 | 17 hours ago

Toronto won a ring the year KD tore his achilles and Klay injured his knee in the finals, so it wouldn’t be the first time

Possibly_Parker | Knicks

1 | 6 hours ago

if you bench Lu Dirt and IShart then maybe when the Spurs play us they’ll have a full roster.

OnePieceAce | Timberwolves

13 | 21 hours ago

Knicks were just down 22 points in the fourth to a team that’s played like a hundred games in the last month. They’re not a guarantee for anything

hawkinsnponcho | Bulls

2 | 21 hours ago

I’m gonna throw up

PrinceKarmaa

3 | 21 hours ago

don’t jinx it an injury can happen at any moment

ThinReply2047 | Thunder

2 | 20 hours ago

I haven’t seen anything on Harper yet. Any news on him? I thought he was trying to come back in last game but they told him no.

NoShape0 | Spurs

2 | 19 hours ago

Him and Fox are “questionable” for game 3

duce3612 | Timberwolves

1 | 8 hours ago

I know yall demolished us but you played an Ant on two busted knees and us without or best floor spacer and heart guy. Its a part of this time of year, and is every year.

FriendshipBest9151

1 | 8 hours ago

Dub seems like he’s out for the year

I think harper and Fox will be okay

Current_Can_3715 | NBA

8 | a day ago

It’s terrible, he might be out for the playoffs considering how lingering hamstring injuries can be.

ObiOneKenobae | Knicks

7 | 21 hours ago

The Finals are in 13 days, even that sounds reckless for a reinjured hamstring.

IRanOutOf_Names | Heat

6 | 21 hours ago

He hasn’t been right since the regular season last year. I’m not the one in those rooms by any means, but it might just take a full shutdown and offseason to get him back to all nba level healthy JDub.

OwnVisual5772 | Thunder

1 | 20 hours ago

He should have been shut down until next season after injuring his hamstring in the suns series. I don’t get it.

IRanOutOf_Names | Heat

2 | 20 hours ago

I mean its the playoffs and the Spurs are incredible so I get the idea of wanting him back on the floor.

Musa_2050 | Lakers

3 | 21 hours ago

He should be out for the season.

MiddleStudy

257 | a day ago

I think he’s unfortunately done. Hamstring issues are no joke. He’s young and already got the chip last yr playing through an injury. Protect your LT investment

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

2 | 4 hours ago

Luckily SGA will carry.

dwrek24 | Spurs

173 | a day ago

Thats 1. Now we wait on 3 more. Lord this series is a war. And its only 2 games so far.

I wanted a healthy Dub. Doesn’t seem like thats in the cards this year.

Edit: Waiting on 2 more

yeahright17 | Thunder

126 | a day ago

I want a healthy Dub, Fox, and Harper. Everyone being healthy would be great.

_Abzu | 76ers

20 | a day ago

That would be such an entertaining bloodbath, I’d love to see the minor adjustments while all of them are healthy.

It’s a bummer, but with the role players stepping up and dragging down, this will be a great series nonetheless

Typical-Form-6502

4 | 21 hours ago

That’s the thing about playoffs, injury luck is a big part of it

UkNomysTeezz | Timberwolves

7 | 21 hours ago

Tell me about it. 😞

Powerserg95 | Spurs

5 | 21 hours ago

What if we put the injury sliders to zero

mangabalanga | Thunder

50 | a day ago

Ajay is good to go it sounds like, so now it’s just Harper and Fox we’re waiting on

dwrek24 | Spurs

21 | a day ago

Oh didn’t see that. Thanks for the update!

TheBigBomma | Thunder

6 | 21 hours ago

I didn’t look bad, just knocked knees.

CubanLinxRae | ORL

12 | a day ago

Honestly i think these two teams are gonna beat the shit out of each other and the Knicks will have a trouble free finals

Banneduser1112 | West

8 | 20 hours ago

the 2016 Cavs strategy

ClipboardJeremy | Thunder

5 | a day ago

Three more, Ajay Mitchell got hurt at the end of the game by a shoe whip in his quad.

dwrek24 | Spurs

8 | a day ago

Other Thunder fan said he was fine. I looked it up and he said he was good and only got hit in the thigh. Thats why I edited it.

ClipboardJeremy | Thunder

3 | 21 hours ago

Thanks for that. Hope everyone is back soon. This is a beatdown of a series. May the best team win. Harper was reminding me of a bigger Westbrook after game 1.

everpresentdanger | Thunder

2 | 20 hours ago

Yeah the contact when he went down was not the kind of contact that could cause a quad tear, which is already an extremely obscure injury in basketball.

Jec1027 | Warriors

87 | a day ago

I just dont see them bringing him back this playoffs. Hamstrings might be worse than achilles now. Could reaggrevate it at any time beacuse of how he uses his muscles.

BraveTree4481 | Pacers

38 | a day ago

Or aggrevate the other side. Happened to haliburton a couple years ago.

yeahright17 | Thunder

47 | a day ago

Happened to JDub this year. He was out with a right hamstring injury earlier this year. Then strained his left one in the 1st round.

LakerBlue | Lakers

7 | 21 hours ago

Honestly seems like he may need so sit out the full time so he doesn’t keep dealing with this. Potentially messing up his leg for the future would be worse than possibly losing a ring over this. Hammie seems to be one that isn’t worth playing with at all. Like a calf.

BraveTree4481 | Pacers

3 | 19 hours ago

I think the part that sucks about hamstring is its such a weird injury with it being soft tissue all you can really do is rest for an extended period or try to play through it. The downside of playing through it is obviously very easy to reinjure or at minimum just not being the same player for an extended period. Its not like hes just gonna come back in the playoffs and put up 30 points in a game realistically. It isnt likely anyways. Can kind of see that in his stats this year though with less scoring and obviously less games played. Okc is so stacked they might win without him though.

everpresentdanger | Thunder

2 | 20 hours ago

Ironically, him missing half the season has prepared the team to deal with this better.

DarkArisen668 | Knicks

57 | a day ago

This question has been stewing in my mind.

Why are hamstring injuries so brutal and why do they reaggravate so easily?

I have glass ankles, but I am not sure that I’ve ever suffered a serious hammy injury. Really interested to know what is happening here and why these injuries have been such a poison for multiple players

InfiniteDub | Warriors

49 | a day ago

They’re muscles you use all the time so it takes a long time to heal. You feel like you’re healing then use it and nope re-aggravated it. Only real solution is extensive time off which Jdub did with his previous injury.

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

1 | 4 hours ago

To elaborate…

We all have quads that are naturally stronger than our hamstrings, because of our bipedal nature.

Athletes work on this imbalance by overdeveloping their hammies, which leads to being more prone to hamstring injuries.

Throwaway7218516 | Heat

33 | a day ago

It’s because the hamstring is a muscle and a strain is essentially tears in the muscle from it stretching too much. They reaggravate easily because there’s not really a great way to know when the tears have healed and even when they do heal, you are then asking these guys to move in a way that only .01% of people are capable of moving. And even the slightest weakness in their muscles can cross the line for manageable and unmanageable.

DarkArisen668 | Knicks

4 | a day ago

Aye correct me if I’m wrong here. I thought that muscles generally heal well and rapidly compared to something like a joint or ligament.

Is the hammy different in some way than other muscles?

_Abzu | 76ers

10 | 21 hours ago

If I understood what I’ve read so far about the movement, it’s because it’s involved in pretty much everything basketball, so it’s more about over-exerting a weakened by lesion muscle.

JayQuips | LAL

3 | 14 hours ago

Why is it hard to tell when the tears have healed? Is that just a hamstring thing or muscles in general?

wraider84 | Knicks

5 | 21 hours ago

It’s a very big and powerful muscle that often gets put into a full stretch during a sprint- almost any athlete at any level who has ever had a hamstring injury knows it can re injure once you’ve had one, just a very big and explosive muscle which is why you see it more than like a shoulder or back muscle

A quad on the other side is also large but just thinking about running mechanics that back side of the leg is more likely to be stretched (think putting your foot way in front of your body in a sprint) which is where you can get those initial injuries (not a doctor, just a guy with a hamstring that’s been injured multiple times)

0dias_Chrysalis | Bucks

4 | 21 hours ago

The stop and go nature of current play. The explosive first step, the full stop, jumping, landing, etc etc

aulixindragonz34 | NBA

1 | 19 hours ago

If he rest for like a full year it will probably fully heal but he is a professional player and especially on a contender.

He isnt gonna throw away 1 year of his career, and most of them wouldnt.

ScionAurelius | Thunder

44 | a day ago

Brutal. At least Ajay wasnt also injured thank fucking God.

Honor_Bound

14 | a day ago

He’s not? thats great news for yall

CubanLinxRae | ORL

10 | a day ago

The way he walked off just made it seem like cramping

ThinReply2047 | Thunder

7 | 20 hours ago

Yeah when I saw him sitting on the ground with his shorts pulled up I thought he was just trying to massage his cramps. They did play a 2OT game just two days ago. Thankfully he’s not hurt though.

ClipboardJeremy | Thunder

6 | a day ago

Saw him take a hard kick to his front thigh.

herroyung

27 | a day ago

I hate, hate, HATE injuries.

EverythingStillSucks

3 | a day ago

Peter Pan is not gonna like this at all.

Remarkable-Lynx1496 | Spurs

27 | a day ago

Goddamnit bruh

Joxss

22 | a day ago

he was out for the entire lakers series, played two games and got hurt again. Not looking good for him sadly

a_pot_of_chili_verde | Thunder

22 | a day ago

The silver lining is we really haven’t had Dub this whole year so they’ve had a lot of reps with him missing.

This isn’t a total shock to the system.

Still when Dub plays he’s electric and we’re gonna miss him.

bootywizard42O | NBA

17 | a day ago

Please don’t rush him back, I’ve seen what it did to Harden.

I_Set_3_Alarms | Celtics

10 | 21 hours ago

We say it every year but injuries really do suck some of the fun out of the playoffs

urfaselol | NBA

8 | a day ago

his hamstrings are so cooked. He just can’t stay healthy

YSLMangoManiac | Warriors

28 | a day ago

Think he just needs extended time off to fully let it heal (which will happen during the offseason) hamstrings just re aggravate so easily. Haliburton had the same issue a couple season ago where the issue lingered the whole season

AntEdwardsBallSweat | Thunder

7 | a day ago

Fucking fuck.

Hinohellono | Knicks

7 | a day ago

He probably needs to rest for at least a month

TrueEclecticism | NBA

9 | 21 hours ago

He literally just did before this series 😔. Sucks, he’s one of my favorites to watch.

Saucy_Totchie | Knicks

8 | 20 hours ago

He just came back from a hamstring injury that sidelined him for a month and aggravated enough to come put him out again. It’s not good at all and I highly doubt he’ll be back at all anymore for this playoff run.

Major_Enthusiasm1099 | Cavaliers

5 | a day ago

Ajay Mitchell takeover imminent

Lstark5642 | Thunder

6 | a day ago

Honestly? Stay out man. He’s been dealing with these hamstring injuries all year. We won last night even though he only played 7 minutes.

I understand wanting to play, and he was so damn great in game 1, but at this point it’s just risking more long term affects if he comes back and injure for the fourth or fifth time in a single season.

Not worth risking the long term for the short at this moment.

Prize-File2979

4 | a day ago

Doesn’t say strain so im assuming this is good

Malemansam | Spurs

4 | 18 hours ago

They need to give these teams 2 days rest between games if its going to be this physical. Too many fuckin injuries man.

ottespana | Thunder

3 | a day ago

Crying myself to bed tonight

Allexandyr | Spurs

3 | a day ago

Hope he recovers back to full health soon! Dudes a baller

Scmods05 | Spurs

3 | 21 hours ago

Injuries suck

motherseffinjones | Raptors

2 | a day ago

As o he’s probably out for the series and probably the playoffs

moistkebab32 | Suns

2 | a day ago

The role players play so much better when he’s out for some reason.

Team just keeps on rolling. It’s weird I thought it was a coincidence but they seem to just win and the depth plays so much better without J dub.

HealthyMeet3925

2 | 21 hours ago

I think this is the fourth incident of Jalen having a hamstring injury this season.

MeBadNeedMoneyNow | Thunder

2 | 21 hours ago

They always play kinda scared with him on the court. Holmgren needs to grow a sack and stop faking at the three point line.

Thunder in 5.

mediablitz91

2 | 20 hours ago

We rode most of the year without him we can do it

LFCRedman8

2 | 20 hours ago

Yeah probably out the rest of the series. Not gonna lie though I think we are better without him. Played without him basically all year and still #1 team in the league. A-Mitch plays smart and knows what he’s doing and so does Wallace.

What y’all think if J-Dub was shopped in offseason? It’s a possibility….

BaullahBaullah87

1 | a day ago

Lol ya right, this is pure gamesmanship. I’m sure they will let their second best player play on a reinjured hamstring sometime very soon lol

heat_fan_ | Raptors

1 | a day ago

Probably not playing this series damn

thatmanzuko

1 | a day ago

He’s done

theguytomeet | Magic

1 | a day ago

In order words he’s cooked for the series. Wish we got to see both teams fully healthy

Ayo_Trill

1 | a day ago

Don’t risk it.

SwagDad13 | Spurs

1 | a day ago

Man that sucks. Was really hoping both teams could be 100% healthy for this series.

rumblegod | Thunder

1 | a day ago

All good, OKC in 5.

Nopementator

1 | 21 hours ago

Feels like he’s out for the rest of the series. He was injured, he probably rushed the recovery and got hurt again.

It sucks because hamstring injuries are diabolical, you feel you can come back early, your mobility is there, you don’t feel pain but the chance to get hurt again are damn high.

I feel this was going to happen to Luka too if he was coming back too early.

JupitersClock | Timberwolves

1 | 21 hours ago

That really sucks. OKC really needs his skillset this series.

millterrance | Celtics

1 | 21 hours ago

It sucks becuase they need him this series way more than whoever they face in the Finals.

Carl1t0_Goon | Thunder

1 | 21 hours ago

It fees disingenuous to say that we can win it all without him, so I’m cautiously okay if he comes back, but I just want him to have confidence in it.

Floppy_Jet1123 | New Zealand

1 | 21 hours ago

Yep guy’s out.

Unless you want to gamble with the injury gods.

You got your 1 chip, no need to squander one of your cornerstone pieces.

SAguilar23 | Spurs

1 | 21 hours ago

Well that sucks. Rather be safe than sorry. I feel the same will happen with Harper and Fox. No need to rush it. If they don’t return, so be it. Whatever happens, happens.

Positive_Narwhal_419 | Thunder

1 | 21 hours ago

He’s done

ablackcloudupahead | Lakers

1 | 20 hours ago

Yeah he needs to call it and rest for next season. It sucks but I feel like reinjuring it so soon is a big flashing red sign to take it easy. We’ve seen way too many times recently where those signs were ignored and players injured themselves further

Zammy512 | Lakers

1 | 20 hours ago

They’re morons if they bring him back. Let him heal.

racymserehwedud

1 | 20 hours ago

Shorten the season. It is time. These are clearly overuse injuries. I’ve been watching the nba for 22 years and this has been the most unwatchable season despite the league having more talent than ever.

NerdLawyer55 | Thunder

1 | 19 hours ago

Stupid ass hamstrings

WTF4211

1 | 19 hours ago

He’s finished for 2026.

Methamine | Knicks

1 | 19 hours ago

He’s done for the series unless it’s an elimination game

Primary-Paint-1716 | Timberwolves

1 | 18 hours ago

OKC is fucked if jdub is out. spurs in 6.

axnjxn00 | Magic

1 | 18 hours ago

He won’t be back this year

AP_professional

1 | 18 hours ago

I had a hamstring injury once and that pain persisted for weeks afterwards. If nobody has ever had one they couldn’t understand how bothersome it is. It’s not something you can power through either since it could lead to an even worse injury.

Neptune28

1 | 18 hours ago

The Arkansas one or Santa Clara one?

GlassCap123 | Knicks

1 | 17 hours ago

That’s rough for him/team. Reoccurring hamstring is horrible for the average person. For an athlete, beat of luck.

nigevellie | HOU

1 | 16 hours ago

Don’t do it

sdrj77 | Knicks

1 | 14 hours ago

Yeah, he’s gotta sit now.

Once is fine. Twice is just asking for a full tear and 6 plus months on the shelf.

adonWPV

1 | 5 hours ago

Best ability is availability

Minato997 | Suns

1 | 5 hours ago

Should’ve been lu dort 🙏

[Charania] Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams will be evaluated day by day, game to game with a left hamstring injury, sources tell ESPN. He’ll undergo treatment and return based on how he feels recovering from the second injury to the same hamstring in under one month.