Leonard should listen to how his body feels 1st
then teams medical team.
If the medical/trainning staff is not helping/improving his condition....then seek outside opinion with sign off from the team
doesnt seem like this is what happened and the Spurs staff didnt get a proper chance to help him heal. Then he just did his own thing
Imo Leonard is a goner this off season. Because I bet you, if he was a UFA , he would not be doing this
No team would sign him, if their doctors weren't allow to assess his situation and be able to help get him better
Exactly why does he need to get a sign off from the team? So if they say no, the player has to abide by what the team medical staff says, even if they are wrong and could be doing more harm than good? No one, player or regular person should ever have to get a sign off from their employer to seek medical care.
And, the Spurs medical staff had been working on this problem since the end of the 2016-17 season and through the summer. Things weren't getting better or moving forward at all. So Kawhi 2nd opinions were sought. It sounds like the Spurs worked with an outside physician for a while. So for months and months and months, Kawhi did what the Spurs said and nothing was happening. How long is he supposed to continue doing what the team medical staff is telling him what to do if it isn't having a positive effect at all. It was at that point that he went to New York fir another opinion and then the Spurs seemed to get angry.
eh?
Let me put it to you this way
What is the point of passing a physical then? Or a team wanting to check a player who just came off an injury before they dole out a big contract to sign them?
Why can't the player and agent just say, "don't worry about it, our guys got checked it out, its all good"
If a player is injured, the protocol is to see the team medical staff. Then to get an assessment and "fix" the issue. So that the player can get back on the court healthy
In this situation it sounds like the Spurs medical staff gave their assessment, and wanted to help Leonard rehab/keep track of his progression or road bumps to ultimately have him comeback 100 percent
Instead, sounds like Leonard and his crew (at some point of the assessment) didn't like or was unsure about the Spurs medical staff assessment and went somewhere else and got a different answer.
If this is not undermining the teams medical staff, what is?? The team who is paying you millions of dollars should be in the front of the line to understand what is going on with your injury/health issues. The Spurs organization at the moment from what it sounds like, are in the dark with this 2nd opinion.
Does this sit right with you??