Yesterday, it seemed like every time I checked my twitter feed, there was more news about a playing getting injured. By the time last night's games were over, four significant contributors to potential NCAA Tournament teams were on the mend. These are their stories:
- Scotty Hopson, Tennessee: Hopson injured his left ankle yesterday in practice. He says he will be fine, but with a game tomorrow night against Auburn it will be interesting to hear about how much pain he is in today. He was placed in a protective boot and left Thompson-Boling Arena on crutches, but that doesn't necessarily tell us the extent of the injury. Often times, teams do that for preventative measures. Just as worrisome is that Tobias Harris is also dealing with an ankle injury. Will the Vols be down their two best players?
- Justin Brownlee, St. John's: Brownlee has a non-displaced hairline fracture in the distal phalange of his left thumb. I don't know what that means, but I do know that Brownlee injured the thumb against Duke and returned to the game. He finished with 20 points, nine boards, and six assists, so maybe the injury isn't all that bad. He won't miss any game time, but he will have to wear a fiber glass splint.
- Jeff Brooks, Penn State: The Nittany Lions most important player not named Talor Battle crumbled to the floor in a neap in late in the first half of last night's loss to Illinois. Brooks separated his right shoulder, and the Nits simply did not look like the same team without him on the floor. David Jones texted the Penn State trainer, who responded: "Real variable but usually at least two weeks or more. Previous injury, bone contusions, tendon injury all add to the time out from the ligament problem."
- Christian Watford, Indiana: First, it was Maurice Creek, whose season ended when he fractured his patella. Then, it was Verdell Jones, who has missed the last three games with a bum knee. And now its Watford, who could miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery for a hand he broke against Michigan State on Sunday.
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I have no medical education experience other than a failed biology class freshman year and roughly 10-12 distal phalangeal thumb fractures to my name. As well as 5-7 metacarpal fractures, and two severe hamate and capitate breaks.
For you English speakers, thats: broken/fracture thumb 10x, broken/fracture fingers 5x, and nasty broken wrist, and a reoccurring broken hand injury.
Essentially, Brownlee fracture the tip of his thumb, somewhere between the the end of his thumb to the first knuckle.
Plus, the fracture occurred on his left hand aka his non-shooting hand, so a fiberglass splint is all that is necessary.
However, having had an athletic career plagued by these injuries I can tell you that while he will be able to play, it still hurts...a lot.
I doubt we see Brownlee doing a lot of ball-handling with his off-hand.
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