Comments on: Gasol injured, MRI exam to be taken today

By: kb24 4life

kb24 4life — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:14:47 +0000

hey good news, just read on http://www.paugasol.com, that the sprain is not severe and he will miss a week or less, the site is in spanish…

By: goodfella

goodfella — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:46:59 +0000

i think we can take the rocks’ tomorrow, i’d bet the house on that.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:05:49 +0000

MRI exam reveals a moderate sprain that will keep him out of Sunday’s contest against the Rockets and likely the rest of the games on the road trip.
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
6:20 PM PDT, March 15, 2008
Pau Gasol will be out indefinitely because of a moderately sprained left ankle, leaving the Lakers without a true post presence as they pursue one of the top spots in the Western Conference.

Gasol was hurt Friday against New Orleans after landing on Vladimir Radmanovic’s foot while cutting through the lane early in the first quarter.

“He’s out for sure for the Houston game, most likely out for the rest of the trip, but we don’t really want to say that for sure,” Lakers spokesman John Black said today. “He’ll be reevaluated in two or three days. It’s not great, but it’s not horrible.”

The Lakers (45-20) play Houston on Sunday, Dallas on Tuesday and Utah on Thursday before returning home to play Seattle on Friday.

X-rays taken after the game of Gasol’s ankle were negative, and an MRI exam today at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston revealed a moderate sprain.

Gasol said he hoped to miss only two weeks after sitting out that long when he sustained a sprained left ankle in training camp that produced “similar pain, a similar reaction,” he said.

Ronny Turiaf, who is listed at 6-foot-10, will start at center as the Lakers change their offense to more of a “small-ball” scheme.

Andrew Bynum is out until at least early April because of a left knee injury that has sidelined him since Jan. 13. Chris Mihm has not played since Dec. 23, although he has not felt any pain since having a screw removed from his surgically repaired right ankle last month. Mihm might begin practicing with the team shortly after it returns from its road trip.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:00:01 +0000

Yeah… I’ll take 2 weeks… it’s just when we miss guys for 8-12 weeks. If that’s the case, you can pretty much call it a season. They need everyone to come back end of month/early April.

By: Luis

Luis — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:02:43 +0000

Houston did good without Yao, Kobe will average 50 EASILY, Farmar will turn into Chris Paul, Machine will be Peja,Ronny will be KG, Fisher will become Billups, and so on,are players come back tougher and nastier. we get a good seed, win first round against tough battle with GS or Nuggets, win against Dallas or Phoenix, Shaq will get pissed and attack Kobe. For winning game winning series shot while posterizing Shaq. Then we take out Duncan and Kobe averages 45, In Fimals dont matter who we meet Kobe averages 50 and make KG, RA and PP never win a chip,

By: k0be da 1 andonly

k0be da 1 andonly — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:42:50 +0000

2 weeks??? not bad

By: megaloco10

megaloco10 — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:16:52 +0000

sh*t this can’t be happening.. no bynamite and gasolina…. ronny’s time to step up as a starter..

By: LD2k

LD2k — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:47:13 +0000

The Los Angeles Lakers will have to finish off the rest of their crucial road trip without Pau Gasol.

According to the team, Gasol will miss the remainder of the Lakers’ road trip….

By: RC

RC — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:56:23 +0000

I am curious as to whether the Lakers tape up ankles or put some kind of wrap to help soften the blow of ankle injuries. And, if they don’t then why not? Ankles injuries are the most common in the NBA and we can’t take another ankle injury!

There has to be something the Laker trainers can do to help!

By: Neo-Laker Era

Neo-Laker Era — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:54:08 +0000

This is why I believe every player in the NBA should wear ankle braces/support. It is the most common basketball injury as you all know. Even the healthiest player should wear them. All it takes is a couple injuries like this to make you “injury prone”. I have had ligament reconstruction surgery on my left ankle for TWO of these injuries (both third degree 10 months apart), and now I don’t play basketball AT ALL without putting on my braces first. I know Wade is currently injured, but the guy basically puts on armor before he plays; ankle/knee braces, pads on his arms to ward off hacks, etc. Sometimes braces don’t fully prevent an injury (this has also happened to me). But that just means the injury could have been A LOT worse. Take note NBA players. If you want to stay healthy, WEAR ANKLE BRACES/SUPPORT/TAPE!!!!