Built Ford Tough Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) TORONTO -- Toronto Raptors rookie Ed Davis has suffered a knee injury less than two weeks before the start of training camp. Davis suffered damage to his meniscus cartilage in his right knee while playing basketball Wednesday, the Raptors announced Friday, adding the team and Davis are evaluating treatment options. A serious injury would be a blow to a young Raptors squad that lost Chris Bosh in the off-season when the all-star forward signed with the Miami Heat. Toronto selected Davis, a University of North Carolina product, with the 13th overall pick in the NBA draft, hoping the six-foot-10 would help fill the front-court hole left by Bosh's departure. http://tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=334124 Can this team ever head into a training camp at full strength? Last season Bosh missed part of camp because of a hamstring (I think) and Turkoglu missed part of it because of an inflamed vagina. This season it looks like Davis will miss at least part of camp and who knows if Calderon will be at 100% either. Hopefully this injury doesn't progress into anything serious, though. I know it is probably nothing, but you really hate to hear that a young big man has a knee injury. Edited September 20, 2010 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted September 20, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Davis suffered damage to his meniscus cartilage in his right kneeHate to say this...but that's what us Lakers fans heard with one of Drew's injuries. Not saying it'll be something detrimental to his career...but it could be an injury that requires surgery sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 He had the same problem in college if I'm not mistaken. But that's exactly what NBA scouts were worried about when Brandon Roy first entered the league, so I wouldn't panic just yet. For his sake though I hope he gets fully healthy before participating in any basketball related activities Would hate to see this as a lingering problem throughout the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Hate to say this...but that's what us Lakers fans heard with one of Drew's injuries. Not saying it'll be something detrimental to his career...but it could be an injury that requires surgery sooner or later. Yeah, that is why I was a bit worried when seeing hearing about this a couple of days ago. From everything that I've read on the situation, it sounds like it is nothing more than a tweak or something else that is minor and just needs rest to heal, but in the back of your mind you can't help but think the worst when it comes to young bigs and their knees. The ads at the bottom of the page about knee surgy and ACL rehabilitiation don't exactly help either. He had the same problem in college if I'm not mistaken. But that's exactly what NBA scouts were worried about when Brandon Roy first entered the league, so I wouldn't panic just yet. For his sake though I hope he gets fully healthy before participating in any basketball related activities Would hate to see this as a lingering problem throughout the season. Do you have an article or a quote or something about him having this problem in college? I never heard anything about that. The only injury I was aware of was his broken wrist last season. Not saying that I don't believe you or anything, I just never really heard of this before. Edited September 20, 2010 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted September 20, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Haha, Google is trying to raise your blood pressure a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Haha, Google is trying to raise your blood pressure a bit. Jesus, now they are putting ads about knee replacement operations. I think I'll just leave this thread before I have a heart attack, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Yeah, that is why I was a bit worried when seeing hearing about this a couple of days ago. From everything that I've read on the situation, it sounds like it is nothing more than a tweak or something else that is minor and just needs rest to heal, but in the back of your mind you can't help but think the worst when it comes to young bigs and their knees. The ads at the bottom of the page about knee surgy and ACL rehabilitiation don't exactly help either. Do you have an article or a quote or something about him having this problem in college? I never heard anything about that. The only injury I was aware of was his broken wrist last season. Not saying that I don't believe you or anything, I just never really heard of this before.Ah, my fault, it was his wrist, not his knee. But what I said about Brandon Roy is true, NBA teams were concerned with it as he entered the draft, and he turned out fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 http://tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=334124 Can this team ever head into a training camp at full strength? Last season Bosh missed part of camp because of a hamstring (I think) and Turkoglu missed part of it because of an inflamed vagina. Lmao,you are my new hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 It sucks that this happened at a pickup game too, hopefully he can get healthy soon I want to see this kid get minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 SpearsNBAYahoo: Raptors say rookie forward Ed Davis had right knee surgery to repair a meniscus tear. He is expected to return to action within six weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Was just about to post that. He has a scope job done on his knee and won't be able to do any basketball related activities for at least six weeks, according to Raptors officials. When I first heard about the injury I thought it was nothing to worry about, but once a couple of days passed and there was no update on him, I had a gut feeling that he was going to miss a decent amount of time. This is some pretty crappy news, though. I wasn't expecting much from him this season, but I was hoping that he could stay healthy and play 25 minutes or so a night. With him missing training camp and the first couple of weeks of the season, he is going to be horribly out of shape, especially considering he was in pretty average shape to begin with, after missing most of his sophomore season at UNC with the broken wrist. It will probably be around December before he is finally back to 100% and in game shape. Oh well, hopefully this just means more ping pong balls for Toronto, haha. Edited September 20, 2010 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted September 20, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Not saying it'll be something detrimental to his career...but it could be an injury that requires surgery sooner or later. But, really, six weeks is good. You have to keep in mind that Ed Davis is a stick compared to Drew. I mean, that's what...60-75 pounds less weight on that knee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Meh whoever injured him at the gym deserves to have his knees broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted September 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 (edited) How much of a set back do you think it will be for his development to miss his rookie season Training Camp? I'm more worried about his missing camp and this being a lingering thing than I am about him actually missing the 6 weeks of action. Edited September 23, 2010 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Swish* Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Man this news is absolutely h.o.r.r.i.b.l.e for me! I`m going to watch the Raptors against the Knicks in Montreal on october 22nd and if he's not playing that would really suck. Anyways, I really hope he will recover before the season starts. We really need a player like him. He's the Raptors future and he's part of the young guns. He's a great defender and had amazing blocks in the summer league. Hope this recovery won't take too long because Raptors will miss him. 6 weeks is a little bit too long but if you guys say great news that means he was supposed to say longer on the recovery. Great News then. But as bena2005 said, it sucks that we can't see him at the preseason game. I really wanted to see him! I'm going to watch the Knicks Vs the Raptors in Montreal on October 22nd and I don't think he'll be able to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasX Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Amir Johnson getting lucky two years in a row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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