Chris Paul out 8 weeks after Thumb Surgery

[LongLiveTheKing]

The Los Angeles Clippers today announced that All-Star point guard Chris Paul underwent successful surgery this morning to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. The injury occurred last month during Team USA training camp in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Read more: http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=10796

[QuebecBaller]

Clippers stories are always the same :D

[DTreats]

"8 weeks is a low estimate, 12-16 is much more likely" -clippers trainer shawn karuso

[NOHCP3]

So even with the possibility of worst case scenario 12-16 that's the first month of the season? Or is my math that shitty

[QuebecBaller]

"8 weeks is a low estimate, 12-16 is much more likely" -clippers trainer shawn karuso

... and there's a very good chance for a season ending injury

[WeGetRing2012]

WoW

[Levity]

If he did have to miss the start of the season, who do you think would fill the starting pg role? chauncy with crawford at the 2? or start blesdoe and keep billups at the 2?

[crisoner]

That team is cursed.

[BlackVVaves]

8 weeks isn't that bad, right? That's basically training camp and pre-season. Sucks for the fluency of the team though. Clippers fans expected this off-season and training camp to be greatly beneficial for the team's continuity. Injuries to their two best players put an unfortunate snag in those plans.

Now, 12-16 weeks and that's a whole other ball game :wtf:

[mattvNJ]

cant wait to hear cf86 excuses when they underachieve and its blame on injuries and cp3 not being able to have a full training camp:rolleyes:

sucks to hear regardless, sure hell bounce back quick

[BlackVVaves]

If he did have to miss the start of the season, who do you think would fill the starting pg role? chauncy with crawford at the 2? or start blesdoe and keep billups at the 2?

Billups is out the first month too :(

This is where having Mo Williams would have been handy.

[WeGetRing2012]

So why is that Kobe can play with torn ligaments on his hand? I never had an injury like that but that fact that CP3 is gonna be out a while shows how crazy Kobe is...

[SilkyJohnson]

When people said he had his thumb up his ass during the playoffs, I didn't think they meant it literally. Yet, when people in sex shops talk about this act (I presume they talk about these types of things because I am merely speculating) they usually ramble on about the never ending ecstasy of prodding your bottom with the pollex, most commonly used as the international symbol for It's All Good.

[KOBEtherealKing]

So basically 2-4 months.

Why don't they just say months instead of weeks, I hate when people say a babies age in months instead of years.

[Yung D-Will]

So basically 2-4 months.

Why don't they just say months instead of weeks, I hate when people say a babies age in months instead of years.


That actually is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves, I don't know why it annoys me so much, but it just does.

[Punpun]

That actually is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves, I don't know why it annoys me so much, but it just does.

How the **** are they supposed to tell you he is 8 monthes ? "He is 2/3 years old" ?

[fpliii]

How the **** are they supposed to tell you he is 8 monthes ? "He is 2/3 years old" ?

some continue this when the kid is 1, 2, or even 3 years old tho

[Whoah10115]

Season starts in about 9-10 weeks, am I correct?


So even if he misses a couple weeks, they have Bledsoe.



It'll give Bledsoe some play time and it'd up his worth. More than likely they'll be able to move him for someone else later on.


It's all good.

[Yung D-Will]

How the **** are they supposed to tell you he is 8 monthes ? "He is 2/3 years old" ?
:coleman:

Clearly I'm reffering to when people will stated that their child is 36 months, or things of that nature.

[East_Stone_Ya]

when is Billups coming back?

[qrich]

Just gld its at seasons start and not end. Gives Bledsoe some nice time to show his skills. Expecting the Clips to add an emergency point guard now. Livingston would be amazing :D

[DuMa]

minor injury. he could resume basketball drills if he needed to. he played through the torn ligament in london. it didnt hamper him that much. a finger injury doesnt prevent you from doing conditioning drills

[SilkyJohnson]

So basically 2-4 months.

Why don't they just say months instead of weeks, I hate when people say a babies age in months instead of years.

Sandra, sweating profusely, not to mention urinating at an alarming rate on the operating table finally squeezes out her baby to a shocked looking Jason. He could never handle the sight of blood, stretching as far back to the night he took Sandra's virginity and proceeded to run home crying, trousers soaked with the stuff and by the time he got home, caked in it. The nurse hands the baby to the mother and Jason finally plucks up the courage to wipe the afterbirth onto the operating table cloth before cradling the babe in his arms.

Six months later and baby Bianca is sporting an elated expression as she wees on the sofa cushions. "Quick, Jase!...", Sandra's bursts out, "...get the wet wipes!". As quick as a flash, Jason bolts down the stairs clutching a pack of baby wipes and proceeds to clean up the mess. "Thank Christ she didn't do that while Bobby was here..." DING. DING DING. Jason and Sandra make their way to the door.

"Welcome, Bobby!", Jason & Sandra greet in unison. "Heeeeeeeeeeey, It's Jason and Sandra! AND BABY PUMPKIN BIANCA!", enthuses Uncle Bobby. "I'm sorry it's taken this long to see you guys, but work etcetera." he sighs. "But, let's make the most of it while I'm here. How old is the adorable bundle of joy now?"

"She's nought point five years old.", declares Jason. "You what?" queries Uncle Bobby. "Nought. Point. Five. Years. Now, come on in, you must be starving not to mention parched, I've got a few ales out back!" said Jason. "You know what, I think I left the light back on in the flat, I'm just going to go back and switch it off quick time." says Bobby. "Bu...but, you live in Dubai", says Jason to much puzzlement. "Yeah, but you have to think about cost nowadays. Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves, A-HAHA!", and just like that, Bobby walked back towards his Audi R8 and reversed out of the drive.

[maybeshewill13]

Derp.

[BlackVVaves]

Season starts in about 9-10 weeks, am I correct?


So even if he misses a couple weeks, they have Bledsoe.



It'll give Bledsoe some play time and it'd up his worth. More than likely they'll be able to move him for someone else later on.


It's all good.

Bledsoe as a starting point guard is not good news by any means.

They'll need to sign a temporary point if it's true his absence will seep into November & December.

[Clippersfan86]

8 weeks means he will be ready well before the season starts. I'm okay with him taking his time so the rest of the world can see just how good Bledsoe is.

[alenleomessi]

its just a thumb

[Clippersfan86]

Do people know how to read? He already had the surgery and it's 8 weeks tops sounds like. Season starts in about 10. Not sure why in God's name people are saying November or December :facepalm . It's a thumb injury... meaning he can still stay in shape with cardio and all other basketball related activities besides full contact games. He can still gel with his new teammates and participate in training camp.

As I said... worst case scenario is he misses the first week of the season and Bledsoe gets to show his star potential and I'm happy with that but I'm positive CP3 will be ready.

[Raz]

:coleman:

Clearly I'm reffering to when people will stated that their child is 36 months, or things of that nature.

36 months, that's weak sauce. I always tell age by days.
I'm 11,247 days old!

[Derrick]

Billups is out the first month too :(

This is where having Mo Williams would have been handy.
He's out the first month? I thought he was back Dudley just said via twitter he was looking real good..

[Clippersfan86]

He's out the first month? I thought he was back Dudley just said via twitter he was looking real good..

Man that makes me so happy.

"Just work out with C.Billups for the 1st time since his injury. Was moving real well and shot the ball lights out. Pass the eye test for me"

Jared Dudley


If Chauncey already looks that great and isn't even 100 percent people are about to be eating crow for saying he's done and downplaying how good he can be for another couple years. He claims he's in the best shape of his life cardio/strength wise. He looked RIPPED when I saw a video last month.

[Clippersfan86]

People like to exaggerate all Clippers injuries though. CP3 will be back before season even starts, Billups will be back probably 3 weeks after the season starts. Clippers will be 100 percent by the start of December most likely.

[LongLiveTheKing]

People like to exaggerate all Clippers injuries though. CP3 will be back before season even starts, Billups will be back probably 3 weeks after the season starts. Clippers will be 100 percent by the start of December most likely.
The Heat vs Clippers preseason games is gonna be less entertaining without CP3, Billups and Blake.

[Clippersfan86]

The Heat vs Clippers preseason games is gonna be less entertaining without CP3, Billups and Blake.

:( didn't even think of that! Clippers vs Nuggets is also going to be the first NBA preseason on the Vegas strip ever and the players will be out. Oh well.. Bledsoe+Odom+Crawford+DJ should still put on a show.

[monkeypox]

So why is that Kobe can play with torn ligaments on his hand? I never had an injury like that but that fact that CP3 is gonna be out a while shows how crazy Kobe is...


In Kobe's case the ligament had already torn off, so there was no more damage to be done, just pain to deal with. He was basically told he could fix it now and miss important games or just leave it like that forever. Or if you listen to the haters it was a light sprain and he was playing it up.

[steve]

So basically 2-4 months.

Why don't they just say months instead of weeks, I hate when people say a babies age in months instead of years.

Because it's a more precise measurement of time.

And with babies, there's a lot of development that goes on within the first 2 years, so doctors and parents like to keep track of with more precise age markers like months instead of years. It's like when a woman is pregnant, doctors will measure it in weeks and not months since it's easier to track the development when you're more precise.

[TheGreatBlaze]

Two months without Xbox makes Pauly a dull boy

[Trentknicks]

:coleman:

Clearly I'm reffering to when people will stated that their child is 36 months, or things of that nature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6jBZFBjbDY
The worst.

[longtime lurker]

Lucky he doesn't have the Portland trainers or he'd die in 2 weeks

[senelcoolidge]

No big deal. He's fine and will just recuperate during this off season and be ready for training camp just like everyone else. Nothing serious. Carry on.

[bagelred]

Man that makes me so happy.

"Just work out with C.Billups for the 1st time since his injury. Was moving real well and shot the ball lights out. Pass the eye test for me"

Jared Dudley



Jared Dudley is an optometrist?


:biggums:



:oldlol:



:confusedshrug:




:rant





:pimp:

[blacknapalm]

No big deal. He's fine and will just recuperate during this off season and be ready for training camp just like everyone else. Nothing serious. Carry on.

if he's out for 8 weeks that means he'll miss most of training camp, which is quite a problem in developing chemistry overall. this isn't like kyrie irving missing time (he'll be closer to recovery btw). irving is more an individual movement....sure, they want him to gain chemistry but i think most fans know what cp3 is capable of. it's overall chemistry they're looking for.

[eurobum]

So basically 2-4 months.

Why don't they just say months instead of weeks, I hate when people say a babies age in months instead of years.


umm, because it's more accurate. 1 month ≠ 4 weeks, so that's why people say that, because there are many idiots like you two. 1 month = 4.35 weeks.

with regards to the baby age in years, do you really want me to explain this as well? i'm gonna go out on a limb here and assume i will have to. again, more accurate. you want to know only the age in years? so if the baby's somewhere between 1 and 2 years of age, you want them to say 1.66 years (for instance)? lol ok. or ommit the decimals and use fractions? lol. "she's one and two/thirds years old."

:biggums:

or just round up/down? ridiculous. stick to basketball discussions, kids.

[Fiasco]

if he's out for 8 weeks that means he'll miss most of training camp, which is quite a problem in developing chemistry overall

Team says he'll be good for training camp. Why would you doubt them?

[blacknapalm]

Team says he'll be good for training camp. Why would you doubt them?

reports are that he'll be out for 8 weeks.

8 weeks from now = late october and just in time for preseason games.

late october = most of training camp is over with.

8 weeks is also probably optimistic. i remember when he had the groin injury and was supposed to miss a game or two. it ended up being like seven.

[Fiasco]

reports are that he'll be out for 8 weeks.

8 weeks from now = late october.

late october = most of training camp is over with

Most being the operative word, he'll still be there for some of it. As long as he makes home opener, who really cares?

[blacknapalm]

Most being the operative word, he'll still be there for some of it. As long as he makes home opener, who really cares?

he'll be there for some of it is an ideal situation.

a lot of clippers fan cited that the lack of training camp last season is why cp3 didn't gel with griffin completely. now that they're going to miss the vast majority of another training camp, i wonder about the excuses....

again, this has nothing to do with cp3 as an individual . he should be able to keep up his cardio and even if he slips a bit, that won't hurt him in a big way just as last season showed. this is about a team chemistry issue, period...they need these training camps.

[senelcoolidge]

if he's out for 8 weeks that means he'll miss most of training camp, which is quite a problem in developing chemistry overall. this isn't like kyrie irving missing time (he'll be closer to recovery btw). irving is more an individual movement....sure, they want him to gain chemistry but i think most fans know what cp3 is capable of. it's overall chemistry they're looking for.

Yeah, he will have to form chemistry with the new guys, but Griffin, Butler, and the other guys he's very familiar with now. He's played with Willie Green in the past. I guess he has to get familiar with Odom and Hill.

[Clippersfan86]

he'll be there for some of it is an ideal situation.

a lot of clippers fan cited that the lack of training camp last season is why cp3 didn't gel with griffin completely. now that they're going to miss the vast majority of another training camp, i wonder about the excuses....

again, this has nothing to do with cp3 as an individual . he should be able to keep up his cardio and even if he slips a bit, that won't hurt him in a big way just as last season showed. this is about a team chemistry issue, period...they need these training camps.

It's not rare for veterans to skip training camp. The reason it was a valid excuse last year was all the players were acquired right before the season started. If most of the guys go through it and CP3 is there doing all non contact drills major chemistry will still be established. Last year it was all new players. Griffin is already mostly recovered too so not worried about that as long as it doesn't keep happening. They DO need training camp and they are going to get it. Griffin's getting whole thing and CP3 will get evrrything besides a few 5 on 5's.

[Clippersfan86]

reports are that he'll be out for 8 weeks.

8 weeks from now = late october and just in time for preseason games.

late october = most of training camp is over with.

8 weeks is also probably optimistic. i remember when he had the groin injury and was supposed to miss a game or two. it ended up being like seven.

They held CP3 out longer to protect the team's superstar. Not because the injury was worse. I think 8 weeks is them protecting him and he will likely be back sooner.

[SilkkTheShocker]

This is going to really end up hurting the Clippers imo