After tonight's embarrassing loss to the Houston Rockets, it is more evident than ever how badly the Celtics miss Kevin Garnett's presence on the court. More details on that game tomorrow, I can't bear to write about it right now, I'll break my computer. KG missed his seventh straight game tonight due to his strained calf. Not to worry though, as he is still within the original 2 week timetable pegged for his return. Only…..Doc is still uncertain about him practicing tomorrow, or playing in Wednesday night's game against the Sacramento Kings. Ok, remain calm, Doc rarely gives concrete answers as far as injuries are concerned. Right??
I truly believe as Kevin Garnett limped off the court in Auburn Hills, Detroit on December 29th(the day that almost lived in infamy), there was an audible terrified hush all across Celtic Nation. Ok, so you had to be listening really hard to hear said hush, but still. Like many of you, my mind immediately flashed back to the 2009 injury, which occurred in an almost identical fashion. I've been watching videos of both injuries on YouTube quite compulsively for about 2 weeks now. The thing that scares me is the fact that KG seemed to be in more pain after the 2010 version of this injury. Now, we can attribute his reaction to emotional pain. Can you imagine the thoughts running through that man's head as he unsuccessfully tried to put his weight on that leg? I have composed a formula to try to help us better understand how he felt:
I truly believe as Kevin Garnett limped off the court in Auburn Hills, Detroit on December 29th(the day that almost lived in infamy), there was an audible terrified hush all across Celtic Nation. Ok, so you had to be listening really hard to hear said hush, but still. Like many of you, my mind immediately flashed back to the 2009 injury, which occurred in an almost identical fashion. I've been watching videos of both injuries on YouTube quite compulsively for about 2 weeks now. The thing that scares me is the fact that KG seemed to be in more pain after the 2010 version of this injury. Now, we can attribute his reaction to emotional pain. Can you imagine the thoughts running through that man's head as he unsuccessfully tried to put his weight on that leg? I have composed a formula to try to help us better understand how he felt:
- Take how scared you were watching him stagger away….
- Multiply it by 100,000.
This formula may seem dramatic, but I really don't think it's that far off. I mean, with the allegedly imminent lockout looming next season, any season ending injury for any one of our Big Three could potentially turn into a career ending injury. As every non-Celtics fan on the planet keeps reminding us, they aren't getting any younger after all.
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