De'Aaron Fox to return soon
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De'Aaron Fox just said he could be back as soon as the Charlotte game, and no later than Christmas. 
HOW COULD WE NOT TAKE IT TO THE HOLE ONCE IN THE FINAL THREE MINUTES!!!!!!!
(aside from Barnes drawing a foul once).
Fox would have rammed it down their throat every time and at bare minimum kicked it out to wide open shooters.
As much as I would love to see Fox back in the lineup, I want him to make sure he is 110% before he makes his comeback.
I would much rather him wait a week until the December 23rd home stand for a return, than to risk re-injury by coming back too soon in Charlotte. That would give him a full 6 weeks to recover from the ankle sprain.
I would much rather him wait a week until the December 23rd home stand for a return, than to risk re-injury by coming back too soon in Charlotte. That would give him a full 6 weeks to recover from the ankle sprain.
Looks like Fox is cleared to return tomorrow, against Charlotte.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/kings-deaaron-fox-expects-play-075139037.html
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/kings-deaaron-fox-expects-play-075139037.html
This is my main concern. What do they say when something is too good to be true? I just don't believe it. I don't believe that he's a 100% and I don't believe that he won't be risking getting it re-injured within a couple of weeks of starting play. Call me a major skeptic on this one. Do I have any inside medical knowledge? No. Am I an expert? Not in any way. It's just that from what I've read this grade 3 sprain takes several months to fully recover from and I can't shake the feeling that he's coming back too soon. I had a very bad ankle sprain in my 20s with crutches and whole shebang and so I'm also drawing on that personal experience. It's going to probably take a month of seeing him play with no repercussions before I stop worrying about him like a fretful mother.
The Kings have a lot more invested in Fox than us fans. I can't imagine they are taking the decision to give him the go-ahead lightly. They also have minimal incentives to rush him back. The Kings are playing fairly well.
There was a very similar discussion of Bogi's hamstring and how he was going to rip it or he should take two weeks off. The Kings are paying people to make these decisions.
I have enough stress keeping up my fandom without having to second guess trainers and doctors. If he's cleared, he should play.
There was a very similar discussion of Bogi's hamstring and how he was going to rip it or he should take two weeks off. The Kings are paying people to make these decisions.
I have enough stress keeping up my fandom without having to second guess trainers and doctors. If he's cleared, he should play.
It may have been more a misdiagnosis on the grade of injury, than a misreporting, because the Kings never corrected the reports of the Grade 3 ankle sprain.
Maybe the initial injury was really a grade 2 (moderate) as opposed to grade 3 (severe) ankle sprain.
From the very first weeks of Fox's recovery, he didn't seem as "injured" as a grade 3 sprain would have suggested.
Either way, I just hope that Fox is really 100%, if he is coming back tomorrow.
Maybe the initial injury was really a grade 2 (moderate) as opposed to grade 3 (severe) ankle sprain.
From the very first weeks of Fox's recovery, he didn't seem as "injured" as a grade 3 sprain would have suggested.
Either way, I just hope that Fox is really 100%, if he is coming back tomorrow.
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I had a full tear of my ATFL. It was 3 months before I could even think about taking a jumpshot standing still on the court by myself. But then again I didn’t have top of the line equipment and a trained staff caring for me either.
My guess is, as others have said, this was not a grade 3. Grade 3 sprains don’t magically speed up their healing process by 50%. Most likely a grade 2.
My guess is, as others have said, this was not a grade 3. Grade 3 sprains don’t magically speed up their healing process by 50%. Most likely a grade 2.
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