Domas injury update
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Just getting around to watching last night's game and Domas didn't look right from the jump. Noteworthy he had gone the two games prior without his usual double double and I know the previous game he was laboring then too. Wish they would/could have just given him the night off before he had to pull himself out so early but hopefully that's not a bad sign for the rest of the year when he gets back.
Personally, when I competed myself - I had plenty of strains and tears (not a muscle tears, but ligaments). If I am correct (medical and sport related medical terminology differ, especially in Europe and USA), lesser grade - lesser damage. As with god forbid cancer. From 1 to 4. Still, a muscle strain, especially for a such big muscle as hamstring, it is impossible to get back to a 100% with massages, different types of treatments (heating up affected and surrounding areas with electromagnetic feels, electro stimulation, heating mud, salt baths, injecting Vitamin B complexes plus Magnesium and Potassium and over needed mineral elements. In my times it was no less than 2 weeks of intense therapy. Nowadays sports medicine is on a space technology level, but requirements for the NBA pro athlete are on the space level too. I hope that 2 weeks or even a bit less should fix Domas.
To summarize: grade 1 level muscle strain is a lite scare. More severe strain or even the horror of a muscle tear (even it's just a small one) - oh boy. Hamstring muscles sit in a capsules that end up transforming into ligaments that connects to the parts of the bones or joints and have to work as whole unit. Grade 1 strain? OK, 2 weeks and Domas will start again.
To summarize: grade 1 level muscle strain is a lite scare. More severe strain or even the horror of a muscle tear (even it's just a small one) - oh boy. Hamstring muscles sit in a capsules that end up transforming into ligaments that connects to the parts of the bones or joints and have to work as whole unit. Grade 1 strain? OK, 2 weeks and Domas will start again.
Yeah, but hamstring injuries are tricky and can cause long term damage if he comes back too soon. Look at Hali who hasn't looked the same after he rushed back to play (to get enough games to qualify for the Super Max) after his hamstring injury. It could become a lingering issue for the next season too.
We just need to make sure he is100% good to go, before we put him back out on the floor.
We just need to make sure he is100% good to go, before we put him back out on the floor.
I am not so pessimistic. First of all - this season Domas in the best shape ever. Before the hammy strain he missed games because of bad bangs.
We all were surprised to see that Domas was able to go into the overdrive mode after MB's firing. In Boston he was dunking on everybody without the regard to human life. In that pre-Foxgate "feel-good" stretch he was averaging ~22+ points and I even don't know how many rebounds.
It's a hammy strain. Painful. Muscle doesn't work 100%. Even if the pain and discomfort more or less are gone, the strength has to be rebuilt.
I know from the inside that NBA teams have space level facilities for the rehab with top specialist in the field.
What do we have? OK, the problem has been taken care off. New problem - Domas has to be careful. Maybe play with minutes restriction. Come from the bench and back-up JV. Play with JV TOGETHER on the court? To ease up Domas into game shape wile playing JV 30+ minutes and Domas 12-18 minutes is a real possibility.
Grade 1 hammy strain. Question is: where in the hammy? Domas re-evaluation is in a week. The most real outlook from my personal view - Domas will be out maximum of 2 weeks. As long as he is open with the training staff, don't bs them "I'm good, I'm good, just let me play".
We all were surprised to see that Domas was able to go into the overdrive mode after MB's firing. In Boston he was dunking on everybody without the regard to human life. In that pre-Foxgate "feel-good" stretch he was averaging ~22+ points and I even don't know how many rebounds.
It's a hammy strain. Painful. Muscle doesn't work 100%. Even if the pain and discomfort more or less are gone, the strength has to be rebuilt.
I know from the inside that NBA teams have space level facilities for the rehab with top specialist in the field.
What do we have? OK, the problem has been taken care off. New problem - Domas has to be careful. Maybe play with minutes restriction. Come from the bench and back-up JV. Play with JV TOGETHER on the court? To ease up Domas into game shape wile playing JV 30+ minutes and Domas 12-18 minutes is a real possibility.
Grade 1 hammy strain. Question is: where in the hammy? Domas re-evaluation is in a week. The most real outlook from my personal view - Domas will be out maximum of 2 weeks. As long as he is open with the training staff, don't bs them "I'm good, I'm good, just let me play".