AD officially listed as day-to-day with adductor strain

Injury Update: Anthony Davis has been diagnosed with a left adductor strain. An MRI and further examination revealed no structural damage. Davis will miss tonight’s game against the Warriors and is listed as day-to-day going forward #Pelicans pic.twitter.com/IpXfU7wu9g

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 4, 2017

We legit keep on escaping death with these major injuries.

day to day? a strain like that can keep you out for 2 months.

The last thing they need to do is rush AD back. Let him sit as long as it takes to heal and work him back in gradually.

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Originally Posted by superstar7th

day to day? a strain like that can keep you out for 2 months.

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They said no structural damage so I'd imagine that means no tear.

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Originally Posted by kinglio21093

We legit keep on escaping death with these major injuries.

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This type of injury can take up to 4-5 months. It is a tendon injury. Can literally become chronic if it doesn't heal completely (pain free) before activity. Not saying it's going to take that long, but depending on what part of the adductor is affected, this can be a long haul. Played 2 yrs of high school baseball w/ constant certain movement pain because of this thing . It is complex & controls groin, hips (everything in the pelvic area.) I wish AD luck.

Ufffff, what a relief...

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Originally Posted by Tinman

This type of injury can take up to 4-5 months. It is a tendon injury. Can literally become chronic if it doesn't heal completely (pain free) before activity. Not saying it's going to take that long, but depending on what part of the adductor is affected, this can be a long haul. Played 2 yrs of high school baseball w/ constant certain movement pain because of this thing . It is complex & controls groin, hips (everything in the pelvic area.) I wish AD luck.

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Do u think this injury was inevitable given the amount of pressure he has and lack of rest?


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Yeah, I think this is one you have to be careful with. Like the dreaded "sports hernia" it can be difficult to heal fully. Sounds like it's Grade I or II if the MRI was negative. Even so, I'd say AD is out a minimum of two weeks, probably longer with rehab. Last thing you want is for it to become chronic. Be interested to know if it was sudden or something that was bothering him before. Groin strains are often overuse injuries.

Inevitable ? No. The complexity of that tendon & what it controls is mind numbing . Oddly, & it may have had ZERO to do with anything.BUT, the past 4 games, before the injury, I kept telling the guys around us (STH), that AD didn't look right whenever he dunked the ball. He would land & STAND STILL for a moment before he moved. He would also walk gingerly when he was hard-fouled. Friends would ask me "what do you think it is" ? All I could say was "I DONT KNOW, but he looks ginger.

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Yeah, I think this is one you have to be careful with. Like the dreaded "sports hernia" it can be difficult to heal fully. Sounds like it's Grade I or II if the MRI was negative. Even so, I'd say AD is out a minimum of two weeks, probably longer with rehab. Last thing you want is for it to become chronic. Be interested to know if it was sudden or something that was bothering him before. Groin strains are often overuse injuries.

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So ironic that you just posted this, because I was typing my post, before I read yours.

If he was going to miss significant time, pretty sure the team would have just came out with the canned "4-6 weeks", or "6-8 weeks" or the Jrue Holiday "no timetable on his return."

Day-to-day sounds like it's either exactly that, meaning just a few games, or they really have no clue. Which is troubling for the current medical staff.

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If he was going to miss significant time, pretty sure the team would have just came out with the canned "4-6 weeks", or "6-8 weeks" or the Jrue Holiday "no timetable on his return."

Day-to-day sounds like it's either exactly that, meaning just a few games, or they really have no clue. Which is troubling for the current medical staff.

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Well, when it comes to tendons, we literally do have NO idea. There is NO WAY to determine the duration. If it's an adductor strain that caused him to need a wheelchair to leave that arena--> it AINT day to day. If AD comes back with ANY pain at all, it is medical practice malfeasance. A hypothesis for me would be 1-2 months. No 2 people have the same Tendon tolerance & there are many different working parts w/in the TENDON umbrella in this case. I wish him well, but he needs to feel ZERO pain before he comes back! AND even then, it could be a crap shoot.

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Originally Posted by Tinman

"what do you think it is" ?

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Watch at 26 sec - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RycfEynAS7w

them calling it "day-to-day" is still the best you could hope for there.

They are probably just being cautious because he reacted like he was shot out there, but the tests came back negative. This isn't a miss a month sort of thing. Unfortunately it could be a linger and miss a couple of weeks thing, and the next few weeks are the toughest of the season until April, so wrong timing. But it's not a season ender or close. If teams have specific injuries/concerns with reliable prognoses they'll say 2-4 weeks, 4-6 weeks, 6-8 weeks, whatever. Day to day is just "when you feel up to it".

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Watch at 26 sec - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RycfEynAS7w

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Absolutely makes sense. That was 7 games prior to implosion. I remember that play. aggravate & aggravate until spring pops. There is no doubt in my mind, after you refreshing my mop memory, AD was, as I saw, playing ginger . Good find.

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Originally Posted by Tinman

Well, when it comes to tendons, we literally do have NO idea. There is NO WAY to determine the duration. If it's an adductor strain that caused him to need a wheelchair to leave that arena--> it AINT day to day. If AD comes back with ANY pain at all, it is medical practice malfeasance. A hypothesis for me would be 1-2 months. No 2 people have the same Tendon tolerance & there are many different working parts w/in the TENDON umbrella in this case. I wish him well, but he needs to feel ZERO pain before he comes back! AND even then, it could be a crap shoot.

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Curious, you say" we literally have NO idea." Sounds like you are a doctor. Is that the case? If so, I would think you have solid insight into the issues that are posed here.

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them calling it "day-to-day" is still the best you could hope for there.

They are probably just being cautious because he reacted like he was shot out there, but the tests came back negative. This isn't a miss a month sort of thing. Unfortunately it could be a linger and miss a couple of weeks thing, and the next few weeks are the toughest of the season until April, so wrong timing. But it's not a season ender or close. If teams have specific injuries/concerns with reliable prognoses they'll say 2-4 weeks, 4-6 weeks, 6-8 weeks, whatever. Day to day is just "when you feel up to it".

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That Injury can most certainly last well over a month. I am assuming that you have never had that injury, because it's not as easy peasy as you are claiming. If the pain is lingering, then you don't play. Must be pain free or the injury can become chronic. AD will be at home for The holidays.

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Curious, you say" we literally have NO idea." Sounds like you are a doctor? Is that the case? If so, I would think you have solid insight into the issues that are posed here.

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No, not a doctor. Played college baseball & track. I always had to stretch extensively due to tight hammy's.Lived through that type on injury, oh, probably 4 separate times in over 20 yrs of playing sports. I don't have to be a doctor to know what a tendons purpose is. I assume you coached in the upper levels of basketball, since you know how to run a pick and roll! Touché . I mean,really. What are you trying to prove? When someone incurs an injury, that said someone would usually like to inquire about said injury. Right? Here- I DO have an idea. ---> 2 weeks to 5 months. Is that better?

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That Injury can most certainly last well over a month. I am assuming that you have never had that injury, because it's not as easy peasy as you are claiming. If the pain is lingering, then you don't play. Must be pain free or the injury can become chronic. AD will be at home for The holidays.

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Your specious logic of having to be a doctor to understand motor functions of different body parts seems a bit short sided. Or is there something else on your mind?

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No, not a doctor. Played college baseball & track. I always had to stretch extensively due to tight hammy's.Lived through that type on injury, oh, probably 4 separate times in over 20 yrs of playing sports. I don't have to be a doctor to know what a tendons purpose is. I assume you coached in the upper levels of basketball, since you know how to run a pick and roll! Touché . I mean,really. What are you trying to prove? When someone incurs an injury, that said someone would usually like to inquire about said injury. Right? Here- I DO have an idea. ---> 2 weeks to 5 months. Is that better?

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Not meant to be a slight as you seem to have taken it. You sounded very knowledgeable and when you said "we" have no idea, I wondered if you were referring to you as doctors. Didn't know if you would be a good source for other injury-related topics when they happen. Thanks for the clarification.

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Originally Posted by PELICANSFAN

Not meant to be a slight as you seem to have taken it. You sounded very knowledgeable and when you said "we" have no idea, I wondered if you were referring to you as doctors. Didn't know if you would be a good source for other injury-related topics when they happen. Thanks for the clarification.

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No, We, as in us. Actually ,No one. Fought that injury through a year and a half, always playing because it hurt "just a little" problem was "It always hurt just a little", until it hurt "just a lot" It took from the end of baseball season through the summer (5 months) to be pain free. Now, granted- maybe the pain was gone in less than 5 months, because I was dormant in the summer, but

Tough thread for Gingers...

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Tough thread for Gingers...

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it's always tough on gingers, thus the moniker

Look, it's irrelevant who has had what injury. I've personally done rotator cuff, separated shoulder, torn elbow ligaments, torn thumb ligaments, torn ankle ligaments, broken jaw, fingers and arm...but if any NBA training staff examined a player who appeared to have one of those things happen to them, and then announced that player would be "day to day", my own experience with the injuries would not be relevant. What is relevant is the "day to day" prognosis. I've been watching the NBA for decades, and not once in all those years can I recall a "day to day" announcement preceding a player missing a month or more straight of action. Especially with soft tissue injuries, there are numerous different severities. If this was a significant tear, they wouldn't list it day to day, they'd know he was definitely going to be out for some period of weeks at least, and give a general range.