Carl Landry SHOT in leg, but he's OK

[millwad]

Rockets' Landry shot in leg near downtown Houston

The Houston Chronicle reports:

Rockets forward Carl Landry is expected to miss 1-2 weeks after suffering a gunshot wound in his leg.

Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry suffered a gunshot wound to his lower leg early this morning in a possible drive-by shooting or failed robbery near downtown, police said.

Landry, 25, was released after treatment at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. A team spokesman said he suffered a flesh wound and is expected to be out of the lineup for one to two weeks.

...

Carl was treated and released at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center for a surface wound in his left calf and a dislocated finger on his left hand. X-rays were negative. We expect him to make a full recovery and return in 1-3 weeks.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6316071.html

[Undisputed]

:applause: Glad to hear he's still breathing. That's pretty messed up.

[TMAC-RAPTORS]

Wow wtf? That **** is messed up. Hope he is ok

[Se]

Hope you're okay Carl.

What a ****ty thing to do.

[loot]

With the current title it looks like Carl Landry was shot because he's gangrelated. From what I hear it's a stray bullet.

[Undisputed]

People can't even go get fast food without worrying about some dumbass on a power trip shooting stuff up.

[TMAC-RAPTORS]

Wow if he is really out for the season, that is probally it for the Rockets. A couple of thugs can ruin a team's season that quick :mad:

[Toizumi]

that sucks. glad he's okay! get well soon.

[millwad]

Wow if he is really out for the season, that is probally it for the Rockets. A couple of thugs can ruin a team's season that quick :mad:

It was a rumour, it's not clear yet about how long he will be gone. It should be mentioned that he was very lucky, according to some sources it was multipleshot's the person fired towards Carl but only one hit him, it could have ended VERY bad.

[Glo41]

:banghead: Stupid people nowadays...

Get well Carl

[mattevans11]

WOW!!!!!!! VEry proud to be an american...... these thugs need to be caught and dealt with...... Get back soon Carl...... you are very needed.

[InspiredLebowski]

Damn, couldn't happen to a better guy. At least he'll be able to watch the Boilers continue the resurrection of the program.

[D-Shark]

Carl Landry did the same thing Plaxico Burress did... He was just a better liar than Plaxico.

If you accidently shoot yourself in the leg, this is the story to use.

[millwad]

Damn, couldn't happen to a better guy. At least he'll be able to watch the Boilers continue the resurrection of the program.

That was my first thought too, Carl seems to be a very humble and down-to-earth guy and I've had the opportunity to meet him once when I was in Houston with basketballteam, we went to some Rocket-event and Carl seemed to be a very nice guy. At least I'm glad he's ok and he sure thing he had some luck that the other bullets missed him, this could have gone a hell alot worse then it did.

[DuMa]

damn. rox cant buy any luck this year... tmac, yao, and now carl

[soadrules]

Carl Landry did the same thing Plaxico Burress did... He was just a better liar than Plaxico.

If you accidently shoot yourself in the leg, this is the story to use.

Yes, because YOU would know what happened. I'm sure, if he shot himself in the leg, they would have found out about it by using angles.

[D-Rose]

Damn, hope he's aight.

[ScolaFan]

That's terrible.

But I'm glad he's ok.

[crisoner]

I got shot in the leg before. Sh*t hurts like f*ck once you realize what just happened.

[Posterize246]

Sportscenter said he'll miss 1-2 weeks

[GMAC]

Get well soon, CL!

[ZHAKIDD532]

That really sucks. Glad to hear he's OK. Should only miss a week or 2.

[A.M.G.]

Wow, can you say street cred? How many other NBA players can say they've been shot? How many rap songs will reference this? Yeah, probably none.

Glad he only suffered a flesh wound to his leg, and has been released from hospital. If the bullet had been a couple inches in another direction and Carl's career, or life, could have been tragically ended. Who just randomly opens fire on another car at a fast food joint? People are ****ing crazy.

[D-Shark]

Yes, because YOU would know what happened. I'm sure, if he shot himself in the leg, they would have found out about it by using angles.

I'm sure, if I made another joke, you would take it seriously.

[Mississippi]

That's how it is down here in the south.

[soadrules]

I'm sure, if I made another joke, you would take it seriously.

You're probably right about that.

I can never tell when anybody is being serious or joking, especially on InsideHoops. You never know.

Sorry about that anywho.

[lolwut]

Thank god he's ok.

[boozehound]

Just heard it on 610 Houston.
Shot in calf. Random violence. 1:30AM just got back from NO. Going to get food. Car was side-swiped. Whoever was in other car, fired shots. Treated and released already. Shouldn't miss much time.

http://www.click2houston.com/sports/18948362/detail.html
see that doesnt really sound random. who the **** starts shooting after a traffic accident. Where in houston was he?

[boozehound]

so, from the OP, you said he was sideswiped and then shot at. but your link says "Houston police said two men in a vehicle behind Landry's opened fire. Landry exited his vehicle to see what was happening and was wounded in the lower leg."

Nothing about an accident. I love that "Landry exited his vehicle to see what was happening". sure, not to get the **** out of there. Was he at a drivethrough? Cant think of whats at 3000 leeland.

[SCREWstonRockets]

Wow, this team can't stay healthy. I mean seriously, one of our players gets shot?!? This team can't catch a break.

[Raj Da Dodge]

Ok so I was just about to post a thread about this but then I saw this one. So yea, I feel bad for him, he's gonna be out for 1-2 weeks and HPD are saying it was a drive by shooting, somebody hit his car and he got out to look at the damage, and then some thugs drove by slowly and shot him. But yea, dang I feel bad, hope he's good and get well bro! I hope they catch the dumbasses who shot him!

[boozehound]

thanks for the clear story. seems odd that some "random" people would bother driving by an accident and shooting landry. wonder if there is more to it. anyways, sucks for houston and for him.

[millwad]

so, from the OP, you said he was sideswiped and then shot at. but your link says "Houston police said two men in a vehicle behind Landry's opened fire. Landry exited his vehicle to see what was happening and was wounded in the lower leg."

Nothing about an accident. I love that "Landry exited his vehicle to see what was happening". sure, not to get the **** out of there. Was he at a drivethrough? Cant think of whats at 3000 leeland.

I wrote the first stuff before I found the link, I first heard it on the radio and I wrote what I heard, I edited my post after I got the link.

[SCREWstonRockets]

I wrote the first stuff before I found the link, I first heard it on the radio and I wrote what I heard, I edited my post after I got the link.

You should change your post. I don't think thats how it happened. The whole "Car swiped" or whatever. Plus, it was being reported that it happened around 4AM.

[jaydacris]

damn *******
they should face carl landry man to man minus the guns... he'll *** them up!!

[Jordandunk23]

I'm just relieved Carl Landry is OK. i dont care about when he comes back to play, i just want him to fully recover...

[jaydacris]

landry should put a bounty on the ghey shooters

[SCREWstonRockets]

Nevermind, ESPN mentioned he was side swiped, went to look at the damage, car came back and fired 2 shots, one hitting his leg.

[joshwake]

HOUSTON (AP)—Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry was shot in the left leg early Tuesday while driving near his home.

The injury was minor, and the team said Landry was treated at a hospital and released. The Rockets said they expected Landry to return to action in one to three weeks.

The shooting occurred about 4 a.m., a few hours after the Rockets returned from a game at New Orleans. Landry drove home after the team arrived about 12:30 a.m.

Houston police said a car with two occupants hit Landry’s vehicle from behind. Police said Landry was shot when he got out to inspect the damage, and the other vehicle left the scene. The Rockets also said Landry dislocated a finger on his left hand in the incident.

The 6-foot-9 Landry has become a valuable player off the bench for the Rockets, averaging 9.3 points and five rebounds in his second NBA season. He had 12 points and six rebounds in Monday’s 95-84 win that kept Houston in third place in the Western Conference standings.

“We are very thankful and relieved that Carl’s injuries were relatively minor and that he is doing well,” the Rockets said in a statement. “We are in the process of working with authorities to gather more information.”

Landry was drafted by Seattle in the second round in 2007, then traded to Houston for a future second-round pick and cash. He averaged eight points and 4.9 rebounds in 2007-08. In Game 3 of a first-round series against Utah, Landry blocked Deron Williams’ layup try with 3.4 seconds left to preserve Houston’s 94-92 victory.

so, if the plane came in at 12:30, and the shooting happend at 4, wtf was he doing in that time?

[bagelred]

When the Houston coach told Landry he needs to look for his shot more, I think Landry misunderstood him.


Oh relax, it's a joke. He's ok.

[jaydacris]

good thing artest didnt get shot.. if artest got shot in the leg, he'd get up and run after the perps leg bleeding and all. he'll limp after them till he gets shot and killed

[juju151111]

I hate humans.

[Cyclone112]

check out the sticky at the top of the forum.

[crounsa810]

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[niko]

Because players are stupid, and never take into account that getting fast food at 4 am is stupid when you can have the **** delivered. (or he's jsut lying and out on a booty call or something).

sanchez on the mets destroyed his career basically by doign the same thing - got in a car accident at 3am on a food run.

[DeuceWallaces]

'Tis only a flesh-wound.

[joe]

Musta been a Spurs fan..

i kid i kid :D

[Smokee]

I don't even get how the charter can arrive at midnight, and Landry is getting food at 4am :confusedshrug:

Stuff like this always seems to happen to pro athletes who are out at the very early morning hours when most people are asleep in bed, except for the other idiots/thugs that are just hangin out all night and sleeping all day. I wonder what kind of car he was driving around too. I swear so many of these athletes bring it on themselves. Nobody would probably even know wtf Landry was if they saw him out in the first place.

[brantonli]

F8cking retarded gangs (yes I just assume they are in gangs), I want them strung up by sundown. Hope Landry will make a full recovery (I mean, when somebody asks, Hey how come you are injured? Oh I just got shot. No biggie.)

[raptorfan_dr07]

damn *******
they should face carl landry man to man minus the guns... he'll *** them up!!

That's the problem though, they wouldn't dare do something like that. I live in Los Angeles, and it's the same thing with all these wannabe punks. They think they're hot stuff when in a group or hiding behind a gun, but catch them alone on the street and you'll see how fast they shut their mouths

[BallPhunk]

[QUOTE=boozehound]so, from the OP, you said he was sideswiped and then shot at. but your link says "Houston police said two men in a vehicle behind Landry's opened fire. Landry exited his vehicle to see what was happening and was wounded in the lower leg."


(I do hope he's ok :( )

[joshwake]

Did Landry actually say somewhere he was out to get some food? If so I don't buy it. It dosn't take 3 hours to go to taco bell.

[Raj Da Dodge]

Hey I hope u know there's already a thread about this, its stickied at the top, if u actually look at threads posted before u go ahead and post :hammerhead:

[SCREWstonRockets]

Wow, more detailed information:

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/sports/pro/basketball&id=6713932


One of his neighbors who didn't want to be shown on camera said he had no idea it was Landry outside his door who needed help. He showed us the trail of blood Landry left behind.

"There was blood everywhere, all over the trails, all the way up to the front door, as you can see," he said. "He went to each of the neighbors' houses. The reason I know is because I heard the dogs barking at 4:30. Also, a neighbor came out this morning as I was rinsing off the blood, said that someone rang his doorbell at 4:30 this morning, saying, 'Let me in. I've been shot'."

That neighbor didn't let Landry in, as he couldn't tell who it was.

"(Landry) jumped over my fence and tried to get to my front door," the witness continued. "The reason I knew that is because I could see blood spots on the side of my house where he was trying to ring my doorbell."

[joshwake]

Hey I hope u know there's already a thread about this, its stickied at the top, if u actually look at threads posted before u go ahead and post :hammerhead:
Hey I hope you know someone already enlightend me to the fact that there is already a post on this. Do you actually read the thread before posting?:hammerhead:

And yes I missed it cuz I often overlook stickies since they sometimes rarely change.

[nbastatus]

why dont they shoot T-mac instead...
hope he will be okay.

[joshwake]

so ESPN is saying he went to get something to eat at 4 am after going home. Sorry but I can almost garantee there will be more info saying that Carl was at a club or something to that effect. Carl seems like a really good guy too, don't like to see him getting mixed up in this kind of stuff.

[OneMoreSucka]

why dont they shoot T-mac instead...
hope he will be okay.
Wow that is ****ing terrible. Show some respect for gods sake.

[nbastatus]

Wow that is ****ing terrible. Show some respect for gods sake.
i was j/k.

[RoodyPooUS]

i was j/k.

Oh well, that makes everything ok if you are just kidding.

[Kujo]

I don't even get how the charter can arrive at midnight, and Landry is getting food at 4am :confusedshrug:

Stuff like this always seems to happen to pro athletes who are out at the very early morning hours when most people are asleep in bed, except for the other idiots/thugs that are just hangin out all night and sleeping all day. I wonder what kind of car he was driving around too. I swear so many of these athletes bring it on themselves. Nobody would probably even know wtf Landry was if they saw him out in the first place.

Yep, nothing ever good happens in the early A.M.

I wonder if there was some type of road rage involved in the incident.

[joshwake]

Oh well, that makes everything ok if you are just kidding.
yea, be like everyone else on ISH and never joke about anything right?

[wTFaMonkey]

'Tis only a flesh-wound.
STFU

lets see you shoot yourself in the leg. :violin: :violin:

[Q.E.C]

That's how it is down here in the south.

Yea, 1 of my friends got kidnapped and got grazed on his ankle a few months ago, and another 1 of my friends got shot in the leg a few months ago.


I'm glad to hear Landry is doing ok. I hope this doesn't effect his game or anything.

[AznTacoLover]

wow. sucks for the guy. hope he recovers soon.

[rezznor]

heard on tv that the gunmen chased after him but landry lost them, so the injury must not have been that bad if he could outrun those guys, granted his adrenaline had him going too, funny thing is he had a female in his car who i assumed he left behind.

edit, also, the car he was driving was an suv, and the news said landry lived in the area (probably one of those new townhomes that are being built with the gentrification effort going on there)

[artest 93]

Gangstalicious: I got shot

[liverpooty]

Yea, 1 of my friends got kidnapped and got grazed on his ankle a few months ago, and another 1 of my friends got shot in the leg a few months ago.


I'm glad to hear Landry is doing ok. I hope this doesn't effect his game or anything.


I think I would find some new friends to hang out with.

[wTFaMonkey]

He got shot at 2:00 AM. Not at 4:00 AM.

The Police was called at 4. so stop bashing him :violin: :violin:

[rezznor]

[QUOTE]Landry hit, ran for help
Landry and the rest of the Rockets had just returned from New Orleans after their 95-84 victory over the Hornets. The team

[SCY]

I can't make any sense out of what the perps were doing. How can you not catch a dude that got shot in the leg? What a bizarre f*cking incident.

[rezznor]

I can't make any sense out of what the perps were doing. How can you not catch a dude that got shot in the leg? What a bizarre f*cking incident.
im thinking the 2 dudes were drunk, and just spoiling for a fight. maybe they were so hammered they thought carl caused the wreck and was pissed at him. that could explain why they were bad shots, couldnt catch a wounded man, and were dumb enough to leave their car.

[MiseryCityTexas]

heard on tv that the gunmen chased after him but landry lost them, so the injury must not have been that bad if he could outrun those guys, granted his adrenaline had him going too, funny thing is he had a female in his car who i assumed he left behind.

edit, also, the car he was driving was an suv, and the news said landry lived in the area (probably one of those new townhomes that are being built with the gentrification effort going on there)


landry make 3 million a year. fack living in them town homes in downtown houston. even though they look nice, ghetto ass neighborhoods like 3rd, 4th, and 5th ward are still not too far away from that area.

[boozehound]

He got shot at 2:00 AM. Not at 4:00 AM.

The Police was called at 4. so stop bashing him :violin: :violin:
well no, right there is a good reason to bash him. he got shot at 2:30 and didnt call the police for over an hour? thats pretty suspicious behavior.

from espn "Houston police said Landry was driving his sport utility vehicle southbound on a city street, when a northbound car swerved into his path and collided with his vehicle. Landry and the driver of the other vehicle made U-turns and the vehicles collided again and Landry's SUV hit a utility pole.

Police spokesman Kese Smith said Landry got out of his SUV to inspect the damage, and was shot by one of the two occupants of the car. The suspects then fled the scene, while Landry ran to get help, police said.

Smith originally said the incident occurred about 4 a.m., but said later that was the time authorities were notified. Smith did not know if Landry was the person who called police."

so, he got hit, did a Uie, and got hit again by the same car? thats obviously something going on, its like freaking jousting with cars. I bet the Fe was some banger's girl.

[kumquat]

A guy with short hair wearing black clothes has been taken into custody, there is a photo of him from earlier that night.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/415645026_1f0579bcab.jpg

There is some footage up that may sparked the seemingly random incident.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL1KJQ6pjos

[InspiredLebowski]

A guy with short hair wearing black clothes has been taken into custody, there is a photo of him from earlier that night.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/415645026_1f0579bcab.jpg

There is some footage up that may sparked the seemingly random incident.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL1KJQ6pjos

Gotta admit, that was pretty good. :oldlol:

[Raj Da Dodge]

A guy with short hair wearing black clothes has been taken into custody, there is a photo of him from earlier that night.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/415645026_1f0579bcab.jpg

There is some footage up that may sparked the seemingly random incident.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL1KJQ6pjos
:roll: hahahhaha wow that's tight! haha :applause:

[bdreason]

This story doesn't add up. I think this is what really happened.


Landry is bangin some chick whose got a thug boyfriend. Landry was at her place, bangin away, and the boyfriend and and a friend were waitin for him to leave. Landry leaves her place to go back to his place with her, and the chicks boyfriend and friend ram Landry's car off the road in a hit attempt. Landry knows what's up, so he immediatly flees the vehicle. The two suspects fire at him as he runs away (hitting him once in the leg), and chase him for a bit, but realize they left their car behind, and the cops would show up soon, so they bounce. The girl just sat in the car because she knew she wasn't in danger.


This makes 100x's more sense than Landrys version that some random people ran him off the road, shot at him, chased him, and did nothing to his girlfriend (and she had no fear to run).

[joshwake]

A guy with short hair wearing black clothes has been taken into custody, there is a photo of him from earlier that night.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/415645026_1f0579bcab.jpg

There is some footage up that may sparked the seemingly random incident.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL1KJQ6pjos
Yea, im sure Deron is still bitter even though houston lost the series for the second year in a row.

It all sounds too suspicious to me. Details keep changing etc. Landry seems like he would be a cool guy off the court, hope he dosn't get mixed up doing stupid crap like playing chicken with cars to impress his ***** or w/e the hell was going on there.

[JerzeyBlaze]

This story doesn't add up. I think this is what really happened.


Landry is bangin some chick whose got a thug boyfriend. Landry was at her place, bangin away, and the boyfriend and and a friend were waitin for him to leave. Landry leaves her place to go back to his place with her, and the chicks boyfriend and friend ram Landry's car off the road in a hit attempt. Landry knows what's up, so he immediatly flees the vehicle. The two suspects fire at him as he runs away (hitting him once in the leg), and chase him for a bit, but realize they left their car behind, and the cops would show up soon, so they bounce. The girl just sat in the car because she knew she wasn't in danger.


This makes 100x's more sense than Landrys version that some random people ran him off the road, shot at him, chased him, and did nothing to his girlfriend (and she had no fear to run).

To be honest, your fictional story does make some sense. First off my prayers go out to the Landry family, but i was left with questions...like 1. The girl just sits in the car after the accident and nothing happens to her? 2. How come she didnt call the police immediately if she's left to witness all of this?
3. How come there is no mention of an investigation going on, like the police searching for these thugs...as if they dont even care. Just like the big and pac cases...Seems like they dont even try to clean up the streets. These thugs are running around and no one is searching for them. Thats BullSh*t!

Congress really needs to do something about this street violence...unacceptable, We need to do something about these gun laws and put these gangs in prison where they belong. Or take out some military tanks and wipe out all of these gangs...ship em all off to an island and let them kill each other off.