Joel Embiid Medical Update: Appendectomies are relatively uncommon in the NBA but have occurred with players like Grant Hill & OG Anunoby undergoing the procedure. The average time lost for in-season surgery is ~23 days (10.2 games). Median = 18 days
Victor Wembanyama Injury News: Spurs may have dodged a bullet here as rib contusions don't often result in significant missed time (Average ~1.1 games or 4 days). However, ribs can be tricky to x-ray & I'm betting Wemby undergoes a more detailed exam soon.
My latest Fantasy Baseball Injury Report for @rotowire.bsky.social: Oblique Strain Sidelines Betts www.rotowire.com/baseball/art...
For a more detailed breakdown check out what I wrote when McCollum first suffered a collapsed lung:
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Cade Cunningham Injury Update: A pneumothorax (collapsed lung) is much more common in contact sports like the NFL but there have been several cases in the NBA including Gerald Wallace, CJ McCollum (2x), & Terrence Jones.
Average time lost? 26 days (~10.8 games)
Welcome back Nikola Topić! The Thunder guard played 17 minutes off the bench Monday for OKC's G-League Affiliate. It was his first game back since undergoing surgery and chemo for testicular cancer. I hope he gets to make his NBA debut soon.
Very little if anything seems to have changed on the ground. ICE is still out there terrorizing neighborhoods and trying to disappear neighbors. None of us on the ground are buying this bullshit. We will keep organizing and fighting.
Steph Curry on watching the protests from his hotel window: "In negative 10-degree weather. It was beautiful to see that turnout. That speaks to how important people felt to have their voice heard. In those elements and whatever streets outside our hotel, they were out, and it was amazing to watch."
For more details on the injury here's a previous breakdown I did when Paul George suffered his UCL injury.
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New Ja Morant Injury Update: Elbow UCL injuries are commonplace in baseball (think Tommy John) but not in the NBA. Average missed time lost for a mild to moderate UCL elbow sprain? ~11. 8 games (~22 days).
Giannis Injury News: Important to remember the soleus is part of the calf muscle complex. His eventual MRI will determine severity of the strain & the exact muscle/area involved & that will dictate time lost. He missed 8 games (24 days) earlier this year with a soleus strain.
The Rockets confirmed center Steven Adams is dealing with a Grade 3 ankle sprain, an injury marked by a complete tear of at least one of the ankle ligaments. The average time lost for G3 ankle sprains in the NBA is 62.9 days (~28 games).
Jimmy Butler (36) is the second oldest NBA player to tear his ACL since the start of the 2005-06 season. Chris Andersen tore his ACL during the 2016-17 season at age 38.
Miami has determined Tyler Herro's rib injury is a costochondral injury, involving the cartilage that attaches the bony ribs to the sternum (breastbone). Costochondral injuries are often very painful and limiting. The average time lost for these injuries in the NBA is ~13 days.
My final NFL Injury Report & Analysis for the 2025 season is now up on @rotowire.bsky.social: Multiple Players Limping Into Week 18 www.rotowire.com/football/art...
My latest NFL Injury Report & Analysis for @rotowire.bsky.social: Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons Suffer ACL Tears www.rotowire.com/football/art...
Isaiah Hartenstein Injury News: The soleus is a part of the calf muscle complex. The average time lost for soleus strains is ~17.5 days (6 games). Hartenstein suffered a soleus strain in the opposite leg last season & missed 12 days (5 games).
My latest NFL Injury Report & Analysis for @rotowire.bsky.social: Baker Mayfield Injures Shoulder www.rotowire.com/football/art...
I previously discussed the injury when Boston’s Jaylen Brown suffered a partial meniscus tear last season. He played through the issue before undergoing surgery in the offseason. instreetclothes.com/2025/06/11/u...
BIG Domantas Sabonis Injury News: Treatment options for meniscus tears are dictated by location of the tear. For a true repair to be possible, the damage has to occur to a specific region of the disc. Otherwise a removal (meniscectomy) may be the only option.
Just watched the Trae Young injury. As Mo Gueye falls into Young, the impact places a valgus stress through Young’s knee. This mechanism of injury places strain on the inside aspect of the knee, particularly the medial collateral ligament (MCL). Interested to see what the MRI shows.
My latest NFL Injury Report & Analysis for @rotowire.bsky.social: Cam Skattebo Suffers Gruesome Injury www.rotowire.com/football/art...
The total games lost is up by 40ish games through one week
Brandon Miller Injury Update: A shoulder subluxation is also known as a partial dislocation of the ball-and-socket joint of the shoulder. The average time lost for in-season shoulder subluxations that do not require surgery is ~21 days.
Year 13 for InStreetClothes.com and providing in-depth NBA injury analysis using my injury database. Many thanks to anyone and everyone that has read or shared my work. Can’t wait to see what the new season brings.
It's opening night of the NBA season and I have nearly 90 open injuries entering the regular season. Hoping for a healthy season and wishing all 30 NBA medical staffs best of luck this year.
My latest NFL Injury Report & Analysis is up on @rotowire.bsky.social: Mike Evans Breaks Collarbone www.rotowire.com/football/art...
My latest NFL Injury Report & Analysis for @rotowire.bsky.social: The Buccaneers Are Banged Up www.rotowire.com/football/art...
One of the most well known cases of sciatica in the NBA is LeBron’s Mind the Game cohost Steve Nash. Nash’s sciatica was linked to multiple bulging discs in his back and spondylolisthesis.
Massive LeBron Injury Update: Sciatica occurs when the longest nerve in the body becomes impinged often due to a disc in the lower back or a muscle in the glute region. Addressing the root of the problem is key to recovery. Other cases of sciatica in the NBA are accompanied by considerable time lost