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UPDATE: Bynum could be out until early January

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Andrew Bynum has an injury history, to put it lightly. He suffered multiple severe knee injuries and multiple surgeries, before having a fully healthy 2011-2012 campaign and establishing himself as the player he was hyped as for years. That injury factor lead in part to the Lakers' decision to upgrade him with Dwight Howard, and it was a precautionary note for the Sixers when they acquired him last week.

Now the Philadelphia Inquirer reports he's having some light surgical work done on the knee. But not until September. From the Inquirer:

OK, it's just non-invasive. And precautionary.

But it's just not how you want the Bynum era to start in Philadelphia.

The good news is about the context of the surgery. You may have noticed that word "German" and the name "Kobe Bryant' may have popped into your head. The Inquirer indeed notes it's the same procedure.

The procedure, known as Orthokine/Regenokine, will be performed by Dr. Peter Wehling. Bryant initially underwent the procedure to prevent the inevitable wearing down of his knee cartilage. The procedure is a derivation of platelet-rich plasma therapy, or PRP. The procedure, which is not yet performed in the United States, is less invasive than many, if not all, other forms of knee surgeries presently used.

According to the source, Bynum is not feeling any pain in his knees. However, the center wants to explore any options that will help to prolong the healthy status of his knees. According to the source, Bynum was so impressed with the results that Bryant experienced last season that he agreed that exploring the procedure was a viable option.

There's also a secondary issue. Why isn't the surgery coming sooner? It's likely simply the soonest it could be scheduled. But having it in September could complicate the start of his season. The process involves platelets and a treatment, then centrifuge, and a re-injection to the knee.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/e...o-have-kobe-treatment-in-germany-in-september
I'm glad this ship has sailed...
 
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Ah, but after we trade him away ! Great timing .
 
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Noninvasive. Precautionary. Anyone making a big deal over this is an idiot. Bynum should be commended - thus far this procedure has shown no negative side effects and what little anecdotal evidence we have shows it could be beneficial. He's going out of his way to improve his health by getting this procedure.
 
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It's a minimally invasive procedure that isn't supposed to in any way slow the start of his season. He's waiting until September - yes... but I guess we won't really see if he's waiting too long until the start of November. At which point one of us or the other will be able to say "toldjaso."
 
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It's a minimally invasive procedure that isn't supposed to in any way slow the start of his season. He's waiting until September - yes... but I guess we won't really see if he's waiting too long until the start of November. At which point one of us or the other will be able to say "toldjaso."
hhhhmmm
 
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I'll pose this here. I was talking with co-workers and they told me they didn't think he'd be under more pressure here than he was with the Lakers.

I argued that being a franchise player in Philly is more pressure than being (arguable) no. 3 on the Lakers...
 
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I'll pose this here. I was talking with co-workers and they told me they didn't think he'd be under more pressure here than he was with the Lakers.

I argued that being a franchise player in Philly is more pressure than being (arguable) no. 3 on the Lakers...
It's complicated.

Less pressure because a lot less people care about the Sixers and expectations aren't always going to be to win the title. More pressure because he's the franchise guy and people will hate on his mentality on the floor. So it's really hard to say.
 
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where's r-star?
Not much to write. The guy is a lazy, self centered bitch, just as I've said all along. Why get the procedure during the summer when you can wait and rehab during the regular season?


I fully expect the guy to stat stuff and get some crazy box scores this year. He'll get maxed out, and after that its all downhill. Whatever team gets him next offseason, he's going to ****ing cripple them.
 
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I'm surprised this isn't getting more attention. If he was still on the Lakers I would be absolutely disgusted that he waited this long to get the procedure done. No excuse for waiting especially since he did this exact same thing a couple years ago.
 
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I'm surprised this isn't getting more attention. If he was still on the Lakers I would be absolutely disgusted that he waited this long to get the procedure done. No excuse for waiting especially since he did this exact same thing a couple years ago.
No doubt. If he was still on the Lakers Bogg, R-star and Diable would of been in here by now.
 
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He'll have a week in between the three weeks resting and the start of the regular season. I doubt he misses time to start the season. They're doing this more as a precautionary measure.
 
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What country do you go to to get a brain transplant?
 
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what's interesting is how your hate of bynum has evolved from 'injury prone' (which was wrong - those were freaks) to 'bad attitude' (which may well be right) - seems like you were always in line to hate and sooner or later you'd find the right angle

but then again my opinion has changed in the last couple of seasons, not about his ability or his health (which were always previously the first point of attack by detractors such as yourself) but about his head - there have been a couple of extra seasons worth of data collected now and the findings are not promising
 
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Re: Report: Andrew Bynum to have 'Kobe treatment' in Germany in September

what's interesting is how your hate of bynum has evolved from 'injury prone' (which was wrong - those were freaks) to 'bad attitude' (which may well be right) - seems like you were always in line to hate and sooner or later you'd find the right angle

but then again my opinion has changed in the last couple of seasons, not about his ability or his health (which were always previously the first point of attack by detractors such as yourself) but about his head - there have been a couple of extra seasons worth of data collected now and the findings are not promising
Those were freak injuries?


I'm sorry, what is the title of this thread?
 
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both were landing and contact knee tweaks not Walton-esque structural flaws
And his knee is 100% now?

I mean I do understand that no one else in the NBA has had contract from another player on their knee, and its only happened to Bynum. That's why basketball is a 0 contact sport.


Chances are no one will ever touch his knee again, and he'll never miss time for it again over his career...




.... or he'll sign his big max contract, and then the injuries will pile on again. Because he's a heartless loser who only cares about paychecks.
 
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