He's making it really, really easy for me.
Why did he leave at halftime, exactly? It doesn't seem like it was medical care -- or that medical care was even needed -- so how is that excusable? I get that he has a lot to do with his twitter and IG, but that's not the time for it. He then sends the team a congratulatory group text? Seems like insult to fake injury.
It's pitiful that some of these cupcakes choose not to play with minor injuries. Again, Baynes took a shot on a broken nose last season and just laughed it off. IT got his tooth knocked out, picked it up, and drilled a 3 on the next possession (day after sister died). But this is your modern NBA, folks. A lot of these guys are incredibly soft, pampered, and selfish.
Lol what's the worst injury you ever had? Twisted an ankle once or twice? Love it when idiots come out to voice their opinions.
My senior year of high school, I played for a couple of months with a broken hand and hamstring tendon tear. This was two weeks after my father passed away unexpectedly.
Edit: Forgot that I also had tendinitis in both wrists.
By "played" you mean you were the guy at the end of the bench furthest from the coach?
This is the NBA. You don't play injured unless it's the playoffs.
Starting PG. I also dated the head cheerleader. She left me for a hockey player.
Let's please try to keep it civil here. I shouldn't have to explain how good I was at basketball, how many injuries I played with, etc.
IT played injury for what was likely the majority of the season, and he carried the team on his back the whole time. What a meaningful and recent comparison.
There is moral culpability when a player is suspected to have a concussion. The NFL hasn't figured this out yet. The NBA is trying to learn from the NFL's errors and protect its players well.
They weren't going to let him come back into the game. They may have sent him to the hospital
or home for various reasons. Irving was still engaged in the game, even though he wasn't allowed to return.
Your glory years playing basketball in high school do not in any way compare to a professional basketball league. Your injuries do not compare to a potential concussion. You weren't risking millions of dollars and/or future mental health. You did not have to abide by professional rules that guided what to do with particular injuries.
It was a regular season game in the middle of November. Grind your axe elsewhere. If you prefer the life of a troll near/under a bridge, I suggest you become a Golden State fan.
There is moral culpability*, I agree. It's also very hazy. NFL players, especially linemen, are getting several concussions every single game. There are varying degrees, and we definitely do not have sensitive enough instruments to detect them nor what to do with them from preventative and treatment standpoints. Part of my meager salary comes from assessing the cognitive symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury, so I do appreciate your consideration of this factors.
That said, there are also a lot of athletes across sports that play with concussions (not just football). Any one recall when Curry played with a concussion two years ago? And ironically, Klay Thompson suffered one right after. Both continued to play, and Klay was reported to vomit after the game and needed to be driven home. Yep, that is the playoffs, which is admittedly a different beast. But you can be sure that bench players are playing through significant injuries all the time. This is their livelihood. Kyrie is one of the fortunate "stars" that doesn't need to because of his status (and hand-checking rules). He shouldn't have left the arena, and personally, I have a lot more respect for guys that play through injuries... esp given how much money these guys are making. No one rolls out a red carpet for me when tragedy strikes -- I'm still expected to go to work, as I'm sure most of us here are.
My glory years? I was asked - via personal attacks - what injuries I had experienced. If you rest my entire post there, you'd probably agree that those were far from "glory years." They were personal hell, and continue to be. But again, thanks for the personal attack. *thumbs up*. And I'm not trolling. I've given Kyrie a ton of credit elsewhere, I just simply do not like him
because he represents everything I dislike about the modern NBA. I'm not baiting you, or any one else -- if you disagree, let's discuss without insults. Alternatively, you can ignore my posts or block me.
*Is there a moral culpability to drive a player into the ground at his expense, but the betterment of the franchise, and then trade him without warning? I think so. We could also question Kyrie's moral compass in the way he forced his way out of Cleveland and into a very cushy situation.