The day Shaun Livingston faced amputation...... twice.

[gigantes]

very interesting article on grantland (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8934761/on-career-shaun-livingston-survived-one-worst-injuries-nba-history) about shaun livingston... the highest-drafted high-school PG in NBA history.


seems the japanese-american doctor took a big gamble on the court that day when he popped the knee back in. if he had failed, shaun might have developed gangrene within an hour or two... likely requiring amputation.

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0210/grant_g_livingston01jr_576.jpg

however, the maneuver worked out, and shaun breathed a huge sigh of relief... thinking it would be another rehab and recovery case like he had gone through before.

then when he got to the hospital, the doctor who handled him saw how much damage had been done to the surrounding tissues and ligaments and was leaning towards... yes, AMPUTATION.

fortunately one of the clips' athletic trainers talked her out of it, and here he is today... not only able to walk, but one of the brightest spots on a team full of underachievers. ain't life funny?

[Loneshot]

Yeah it may seem small, but seeing Livingston play well puts a smile on my face. Just knowing all he went through with his injuries as a rookie, its nice to see someone come back to progressing.

[cuad]

He's still athletic too, which is crazy.

[AI Thornton]

Didn't know gangrene spreads that fast :eek:

[ace23]

Didn't know gangrene spreads that fast :eek:
Just google imaged gangrene. Haha, I shouldn't have.

[gigantes]

Didn't know gangrene spreads that fast :eek:
the article was saying something about the misplaced knee cap cutting off blood flow to part of his lower leg, making it a critical situation.

but in most cases, yea... i don't think gangrene happens nearly that fast.

[AI Thornton]

this is how 30 year old canadian men spend their free time!!

Huh? I'm neither 30 nor Canadian. And I'm not sure what you mean by this is how I spend my time.

If you are still upset about my user name, I am not trying to hurt your image or pretend to be you. If anything, you should feel flattered.

[alenleomessi]

i dont know why a lot of teams waived him through the years... he literally played solid for all of them

[niko]

The Nets should be careful with his minutes. They asked him the other day if his injuries capped his minutes and he said something like "I'll deal with it, I need to be proffessional". Not, "no they don't". He is playing more 1 on 1 and offensive minded (his own) as a Net though, isn't he? He used to be all about the pass (helped by the fact his shooting was meh) now he drives a lot and scores more than assists. The other night, he went to the basket harder and better than I recall even in his pre injury days. His floater is money.

[bagelred]

"Japanese-American doctor".


Why does that matter?

[rufuspaul]

I was at that game. It's the worst sports injury I've ever witnessed.

Glad to see him playing well. I wish the Bobcats could've hung onto him. Gonna be at the game tonight btw.

[rufuspaul]

Flew out to LA to see the barnburner between Raymond Felton's Bobcats and the almost 500 Clippers eh?

Adam Morrisson went off for 15 in that game


:lol Actually I was in town for my cousin's wedding and decided to go support my Cats. It was absolutely no problem getting tickets.

When the Cats signed Livingston as a backup to Felton and Augustin I was like "that dude can still walk?".

[niko]

"Japanese-American doctor".


Why does that matter?
Racist. :mad:

Just kidding.

[gigantes]

when i was originally writing this in the nets forum, i was also going to point out that the athletic trainer was apparently chinese-american.

i'm a fan of different cultures and immigrants doing well in this country, so i guess those might have been my points.


I was at that game. It's the worst sports injury I've ever witnessed. ...
hate to ask this, but... could you hear him screaming from your seat? if so, how bad was it?

[RoseCity07]

Livingston had a dunk the other night that would be impressive for any player. When he did it I was like, "How in the f*ck....:eek:" He's recovery is something I've never seen before.

[rufuspaul]

when i was originally writing this in the nets forum, i was also going to point out that the athletic trainer was apparently chinese-american.

i'm a fan of different cultures and immigrants doing well in this country, so i guess those might have been my points.


hate to ask this, but... could you hear him screaming from your seat? if so, how bad was it?


I don't remember hearing any screaming but everyone was in shock. I just assumed that was the last I'd ever see of Livingston in a bball uniform.

[rufuspaul]

Get out of town!

Just looked it up and attendance was over 18,000 for that game. Just think, all those people got to see Matt Carroll go for 19 and 9!

[Thorpesaurous]

I don't remember hearing any screaming but everyone was in shock. I just assumed that was the last I'd ever see of Livingston in a bball uniform.


I've seen a handfull of gruesome injuries, although none that bad. But I had a similar experience when Randy Foy got his eye knocked out in the Big East Tournament in MSG many years ago. It wasn't like it was something you could see, and MSG doesn't have a TV board for the type of closeup replay you may expect (at least they didn't up to last year). But you could tell by how he went down from what looked pretty minor that it was bad, and then the medics came out and took forever. By then people had gotten on their phones and had started hearing what had happened, and the place got freakishly hushed.

[ace23]

I've seen a handfull of gruesome injuries, although none that bad. But I had a similar experience when Randy Foy got his eye knocked out in the Big East Tournament in MSG many years ago. It wasn't like it was something you could see, and MSG doesn't have a TV board for the type of closeup replay you may expect (at least they didn't up to last year). But you could tell by how he went down from what looked pretty minor that it was bad, and then the medics came out and took forever. By then people had gotten on their phones and had started hearing what had happened, and the place got freakishly hushed.
Wasn't that Alan Ray?