Lopez Optimistic About Recovery, But There's No Return Date Yet
by Net Income on Jan 8, 2012 8:22 AM EST
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PrintThere have always been two concerns about Brook Lopez's broken foot: how long will it take for him to get back on the court and will it recur, as it has with so many big men (but NOT with his twin brother who suffered the same injury two years ago and is fine.)
Lopez, making his first appearance of the season, told reporters he is confident things are going well ... and an x-ray taken Saturday night showed that indeed things are going well.
He wouldn't predict when he'll return from the injury. It was expected to take six to eight weeks of recovery and rehab, suggesting a return sometime in early February. (Under the CBA, injured players can elect to go to the D-League for rehab.)
"We’re going to work more in the pool this week with the underwater treadmill and hopefully by the next week I’ll be standing up doing some workouts, maybe even some spot shooting if I’m lucky," said Lopez, still in a massive boot and on crutches. The boot is expected to be removed this week as well. Meanwhile, an MRI on Damion James foot revealed no damage. Mehmet Okur (back spasms) won't play vs. the Hawks Monday night.
- Nets' Brook Lopez says X-ray confirms right foot is healing as expected - Michael J. Fensom - Star-Ledger
- Nets center Mehmet Okur out several days because of back spasms - Tim Bontemps - New York Post
- Nets notes: Lopez speaks - Andy Vasquez - The Record
- Brook Lopez: No return set yet - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Brook Lopez Q&A - Tim Couch - New Jersey Nets
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Take your time Brook
some folks want you to heal quickly and get on the court ASAP. Some want that so we can package you to Orlando…
You’ve had a great attitude in NJ and to the best I know, have never complained. Take your time and heal up nicely so you can make the most of your career
Medically speaking, the foot is such an easy area to reaggravate injury and my podiatry friends have already let me know that they hope Brook is careful. Good luck and Go Nets
by Dr. Kevin MD on Jan 8, 2012 8:13 AM EST reply actions 12 recs
What about Okur's back spams?
Do any of your colleagues agree that Western Medicine isn’t good at treating back spasms, but Chinese Acupuncture works every time?
hey jerry
the back is such a crap shoot
if it was just spasm, thats one thing. You could trat with trigger point injections with lidocaine
the bigger concern is what’s making the back spasm. if its muscular in nature, no biggie
if the nerve root is irritated, then everything is out the window
in temrs of accupuncture, nothing is foolproof. If accupucture was some great cure all, yao ming would be playing as im sure hes received accupunture for his foot. The bottom line is, depending on the type on injury or reason for spasm, we will see some forms of treatment be better than other
Never had a case of back spasms that my wife couldn't stop. The trigger point theory comes from acupuncture and there is nothing to prevent simultaneous lidocaine injections with acupunctue.
If he tried acupuncture aggressively (daily treatments) and it didn’t work, that would be one thing.
But not trying (which I suspect is the case) is typical Western arrogance.
Fracture of foot is another game. Acupuncture can only speed up the recovery time, which I also suspect hasn’t been tried.
i'm always amenable
to multimodal therapy such as u r suggesting
I recognize fully the flaws of our medicine system. It doesn’t surprise me that Kobe and Arod are heading to Germany to get things treated
seemed like he pulled a hamstring on a rebound
and that triggered the back spasms. didnt look like irritation of nerves just a chain reaction to a muscle spasm connected to the spine
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 8, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Guess who also broke his foot and missed 64 games in his second season in the NBA...
Jordan came back better then ever and so will Brook !
This is Lopez's third season...
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hope so M I K E
I will never compare Mike to anyont MIKE. His will and resolve are so fierce I believe he willed his blood cells to heal better than anyone’s could
My concern is that Brook is just bigger and will cause more strain just due to size. When u consider that brook wasn’t exactly speedy gonzalez (inset GIF here MIKE) to begin with, anything that slows him further could jeopardize his career
I understand what you are saying...
but Lopez is still very young and with his strong will (never missed a NBA game in 3 years) I believe he too will make a complete recovery.
Don’t underestimate Brook Lopez…He is not as “soft” as many people think he is.
How much do I owe you Doc ? (LOL)
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I would never be able to pay u back for th laughs from ure GIF’s if that was the case
and I still believe in Brook too!
The best evidence, for those who haven't been following this closely,...
is that his twin brother Robin had the exact same injury a few years back and he was playing exactly 7 weeks after surgery.
Robin never had a foot problem since.
With Brook’s surgery going well, this would be the best estimate.
sadly Kevin
I’m willing to wager that the Nets will rush him back onto the court.
by MrDollarBills on Jan 8, 2012 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
MDB...
I hope they don’t do that. in a wierd way, I hope the injury is a blessing in disguise so we can kep the guy
i seriously hope Brook takes extra time off
we wonder why guys like Roy, Arenas and T-Mac and Grant Hill had such terrible injuries year after year. Aside from certain genetics and players rehab schedule most of these guys rush back way too early and only further complicate the healing process and reduce the durability of the injured region of the body
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 8, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
This team would be so different with him here
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Come back healthy Brook!
We miss you Big Disney!
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Local 6 Sports Director David Pingalore has learned that Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard may be rethinking his trade request. In December, Howard told the Magic he would want to be traded to either the New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks or Los Angeles Lakers. Multiple NBA sources confirmed to Pingalore that Howard has been heavily recruiting New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams to play with him in Orlando. clickorlando.com
awesome!!!!!! dont let the door hit you in the kiester on the way out dwill
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by Angelo Mihalitsianos on Jan 8, 2012 8:40 AM EST up reply actions
Not happenning
they dont have the cap space
by DJ HeavyDuty on Jan 8, 2012 8:40 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
what could a convo between these 2 sound like
things change constantly…..bigger picture or no bigger picture, losing consistently and looking extremely bad in the process can sour a player from staying or coming to a specific market no matter how nice of a new arena, how up and coming an area, how rich your owner is, how cool your locker rooms are, how great of a rapper your part owner is……these are all just perks….if your team stinks it just doesnt matter!!!!
Everyone drinking the dwight or bust plan…….GET READY FOR BUST
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by Angelo Mihalitsianos on Jan 8, 2012 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
ORL could get DWill via trade...
…if they send back DHoward to NJ. It would serve them both right.
I'm all in. Go Nets!
by John at the Jersey Shore on Jan 8, 2012 8:46 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions 3 recs
David Pingalore, great source!
There’s a great news story for ya: he MIGHT be rethinking his trade request.
“Dwight, will you reconsider asking to be traded?”
“I might.”
NEWS!!!!
by mytoemytoe on Jan 8, 2012 8:50 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It is not necessary to listen to all that speak around. If all is bad we Nene or TС have signed. I am assured that Howard will appear in Brooklyn.
I don't speak English
Yoda has spoken
May the force be with you. :)
Probably what happened is that Dwight in an effort to get the reporter off his back said...
“If you get we Deron Williams, then I’ll stay”.
Dwight’s agent must have already told him that the Nets had no plans of trading DWill to ORL and that ORL didn’t have the cap space to get him as a free agent.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
These local Orlando reports are funny. How exactly do they expect to get DWill?
They have overr 60 mil of contracts. Nets arent going to take
-Jameer Nelson 2yrs/15mil and his 7ppg 5apg. Gaines and Farmar could do that as starters
- JJ Reddick 2yr/12.5 Mil and his 12ppg. our Rookie is already outproducing Reddick
- Ryan Anderson is a Nice piece but he will find the shots alot harder to get open without Howard pulling his man on a double team
So I guess they plan on signing him in FA. They must be hoping Hedo is going to retire since he still has 3yr/34 mil on his contract. Or maybe they can trade him with his 10% trade kicker.
Facts get in the way of their reporting opinions. Their is no saving this teams mismanagement no matter how many BS reports they plant in the local media
by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 8, 2012 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
lol Pingalore is a joke
prior to the lockout y reported Dwight had agreed to an extension with ORL.
And even if this was true there is zero chance ORL can get Deron.
Does anyone have a link to this guy's twitter account?
Want to tell him what a jerk he is or else incredibly gullible.
We'd be at worst 5-4 with brook right now
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by Angelo Mihalitsianos on Jan 8, 2012 8:39 AM EST reply actions
6-3 easy
the offense would be easier, and AK would have signed to make a real roster
by DJ HeavyDuty on Jan 8, 2012 8:46 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
we give effort
especially the last few games
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This is why I'm starting to hate the game of basketball.
I understand that certain superstar players can help teams and ownership make money but this has gotten out of hand. Owners need to run there teams instead of the players telling then what they want. If Deron wants to go let him go, there always someone who can replace him.
Dre Day all day
by Dre Day41 on Jan 8, 2012 8:45 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Deron isn't telling anyone he wants to go.
Don’t believe the garbage you read.
uhh how did like uhhhh anyone uhhhh understand brook uh-talking uhhh with all his uh-long pauses and "uhs"
dwill to howard -> kidd to kmart 2.0
The Damion James news of negative MRI is something to be happy about.
I don’t think Lopez actually said his fracture was healed, but that is what he meant.
I couldn’t believe Brook actually said he kept busy reading Comics (among other things).
Here is the picture that goes with this story:
Bondy seems to have taken Al’s spot.
Four things
1) brook – don’t rush and get healthy…you are one of the good guys
2) Brooks – very efficient last night, made some nice passes and was our best obj defender
3) dwight – with the nets season in the gutter…I really hope Dwight and deron have decided to give Orlando false hope so they don’t trade him. Then we keep brook, Brooks and our pick.
4) I am very happy for favors…humble good kid
Wow...
Favors 12/10/2 blocks in 26 minutes.
Kanter is also putting up huge number in limited time.
He did that for the Nets but didn't seem to know how to win.
They still say in Utah that Favors doesn’t know what he is doing out there, but has talent.
I don’t recall anyone, in his 3rd year out of high school, who didn’t know what they were doing, but ended up being a Star player.
Even in limited minutes, Brooks was impressive last night
There was a sequence where he was going baseline and could have forced up a bad shot and made the right pass to Stevenson to the left (who made the pass to Williams).
I’m really surprised how efficient he is — doesn’t get a lot of touches, but seems to make the most of them and not make too many mistakes or take too many forced shots. On a team like this, it would be easy for him to be a chucker, but he’s really played in control for the most part.
Avery needs to run sets for him like Rip Hamilton in Detroit. Bring him off screens, get him short jumpers, get him cutting to the basket, let him make plays. Only good things will come out of him touching the ball, I believe.
Brooks has been the best player on this team, period
by MrDollarBills on Jan 8, 2012 9:48 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Per minute.
But DWill has been the driving force to keep the rest of the team pushing.
DWill, Hump and Brooks are true starters going forward, with Lopez the 4th.
Had Lopez not gone down, we might have gotten AK47 with the 11 million in cap space.
Let's trade for his brother
and use him for spare parts.
by kiemurphy on Jan 8, 2012 8:59 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
we have nothing to trade. Would yu trade the Rockets pick? I wouldnt
Phoenix doesn’t need the garbage we have
how much would we have to give for just a foot?
by kiemurphy on Jan 8, 2012 9:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Don't you hate it when you have to...
explain the joke ?
That was pretty funny and clever kimurphy…I enjoyed it !
by M I K E on Jan 8, 2012 9:48 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
All the things we can do with his 20 pts/game
And the attention he creates that opens up the floor for our shooters. Dwill/Brooks/Stevenson/Hump/Brook is at a 0.4-.5 team at the very least
Lopez can take his time and heal up
I’’m in no hurry, just have him back at full strength
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Deron is not a franchise player but he is being treated like one
I guess the thought is that Deron will lure a franchise player to come with him. But Deron, by himself, is not much better than an average PG at this point.
Problem is, if we don’t get Dwight, the keys are in the hand of an overrated grumpy player who seemingly can’t shoot.
When we are 20 games below .500, no way Dwight demands a trade here.
The media scrutiny of NY will eat at Deron, and he will be temped to leave
PS- No way OKC trades Westbrook for Deron. OKC is 7-2 and has a good core with manageable salaries. Deron isn’t locked up whereas Westbrook is. The furthest Deron ever went was Western Conference Finals… Durant and Westbrook already did that. If OKC did that, we would be the ones paying more (Deron and a pick for Westrbook). Sam Presti is calculating and smart. No way he gets Deron
by orangeeater on Jan 8, 2012 9:09 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Sadly, there aren't any players named 20 or 10 to go out there and help this team play
his numbers are nice, actually sexy, too bad he’s playing like Anthony Carter out there.
Dwight or Bust
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One of the BEST game a duo ever had
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when orlando sees how much better we are with brook
they will covet him
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probably right :p
but fans around the league undervalue him so much. he can take over games.
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by BrooklynNets12 on Jan 8, 2012 9:16 AM EST up reply actions
sign and trade?
if he doesnt want to sign there? i dont know just throwing out ideas
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by BrooklynNets12 on Jan 8, 2012 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
if he doesn't want to sign in Minny...
He would have to accept the qualifying offer (significantly less) and become UFA in summer of 2013.
say that did actually happen..and we signed him, we`d have his rights
to offer him more than anyone, right?
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by BrooklynNets12 on Jan 8, 2012 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
Ben has a brother? lol
Brook Lopez Q&A – Tim Couch – New Jersey Nets
wasnt he a quarterback?
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by BrooklynNets12 on Jan 8, 2012 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
So when did Bogut become a vampire?
Looks like he’s feasting on Brook’s shoulder in the headliner
by Frigidevil on Jan 8, 2012 9:53 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Zombie maybe ?
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven"
wonder what happened to him? he left for Australia last week and hasnt returned yet
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 8, 2012 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
I think… if Brook were playing, we would be a .500 or better team at the LEAST!
I love the way we are playing, we just need to hit our shots. But with Brook in the lineup, we have a guy who would hit higher % shots for us, totally changing the whole dynamic. What a horrible hit for this team.
"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"
Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...
by Tim823 on Jan 8, 2012 11:20 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
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