Saint Pablo said:

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Love Bill Simmons' podcast. Just started listening towards the end of the NBA regular season and I really enjoy it.

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Ditto. I've listened to every single one the last 3+ years

Seven Costanza said:

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Toronto just looks so much better, despite losing last night. This is absurd because GS is a dynasty with two of the best shooters ever that do this on a routine basis, but that game reminded me of a 13 seed beating a 4 seed. GS looked completely outclassed, but managed to get by with miracle shots.

Toronto probably wins big on Thursday.

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Toronto has looked like the better team overall in the series to me except for the part of the first half where Durant was in.

Front line seems to get lots of second chances and they have shut down Draymond's transition offense that killed Portland.

GS also looks more tired.

Interesting article from ProFootballDoc (Dr Chao) back in May after Durant's original injury.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/nba/story/2019-05-09/nba-kevin-durant-injury-achilles-warriors

Was already speculating that it was an Achilles injury rather than his calf.

I really think there's a lot more to the story than the Warriors let on. But I also find it hard to believe Durant played with an injured Achilles that hadn't fully recovered. I don't know what to think at this point.

Given that weird fake crying "nobody is at fault" press conference, I'd say the Warriors paid up to have the injury framed in a certain way when presented to Durant, and he (and his personal advisers on the matter) decided to give it a go based on that information.

CrottyKid said:

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Given that weird fake crying "nobody is at fault" press conference, I'd say the Warriors paid up to have the injury framed in a certain way when presented to Durant, and he (and his personal advisers on the matter) decided to give it a go based on that information.

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Anything is possible I suppose, but I highly doubt it. If that's true, the Warriors organization has a multi-billion dollar law suit on their hands now.

CrottyKid said:

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Given that weird fake crying "nobody is at fault" press conference, I'd say the Warriors paid up to have the injury framed in a certain way when presented to Durant, and he (and his personal advisers on the matter) decided to give it a go based on that information.

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The Warriors management and medical staff deceiving Durant seems extremely farfetched conspiracy theory. Pulling medical diagnosis stunts with their players is almost certainly going to get sniffed out and the fallout would significantly damage their credibility with NBA players. Not to mention potentially hundreds of millions of $$$ in legal liabilities when Durant sues the f*** out of them.

he was ****in dancing in pre-game. Could have just as easily popped it then. It happened. Oh well.

k20dub said:

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Saint Pablo said:

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Love Bill Simmons' podcast. Just started listening towards the end of the NBA regular season and I really enjoy it.

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Ditto. I've listened to every single one the last 3+ years

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After 10 years of listening to him, Simmons has started to get on my nerves. I still listen, though. Russillo is a great addition to the show. Smart, funny, self-aware guy that doesn't hesitate to call out Bill's dumb takes or wild swings in emotions from game to game (I often wonder whether or not Bill is genuine in this or if it's just part of an everyman schtick).

https://instagr.am/p/Byn0c6NjoQq

Got to love how they gave no updates, just straight to surgery.

Going straight to surgery after getting an MRI and advice from rehab doctor in New York just yesterday...

Olsen said:

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Going straight to surgery after getting an MRI and advice from rehab doctor in New York just yesterday...

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The doctor in New York that he went to (and presumably did the surgery) is apparently the same doctor who repaired Kobe Bryant's Achilles.

The more a read about this, the more it seems like this was an absolutely crazy coincidental fluke injury with no reason to expect that he was at an increased risk of a torn Achilles based on current medical knowledge.

This may be a sports medical case study for decades to come and impact recovery timelines from lower leg muscle injuries before being cleared to play.

Just my two cents.

Olsen said:

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https://instagr.am/p/Byn0c6NjoQq

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He looks really tired or pissed. Not sure which.

I really hate that a player of his caliber joined a 70+ win team, but I feel bad for the guy after seeing this photo.

Probably still woozy from the surgery

Gigemags382 said:

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The more a read about this, the more it seems like this was an absolutely crazy coincidental fluke injury with no reason to expect that he was at an increased risk of a torn Achilles based on current medical knowledge.

This may be a sports medical case study for decades to come and impact recovery timelines from lower leg muscle injuries before being cleared to play.

Just my two cents.

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Almost every entry on the first page of a google search tells you tight or strained calf muscles put more strain on the Achilles.

This wasn't some medical mystery.

When players have muscle injuries (Tony Parker thigh bruise / soreness turns into ruptured quad tendon) it puts the associated tendon at a risk of damage.

Think of tendons and muscles as 2 parts of a whole rather than 2 completely separate entities.

And guess what, teams manage injuries different in the playoffs. Remember Grant Hill? Never would have ruined his career if that game was in the regular season. Tony Parker? He had a lot left in the tank when he went down in the semis against Houston. He never would have suited up had it been regular season. Kawhi Leonard against GSW? Never would have happened if regular season. Durant? Same deal.

Tim Duncan sitting in the 2000 playoffs is one of the few times I can remember a team holding a guy out of the playoffs that probably could have played effectively. Most the time players can't get over their ego enough to listen to any advice of caution.

Weird to realize that if Toronto closes it out tomorrow night the Finals will end with only one win by the home team.

Lowry already off to an 8 point start!

The Raptors are absolutely clueless how to run their offense against this zone.

impressive it's only a 1 point game after the hot start from the raptors

Raptors not even attempting to get into their offense until 5 left on the clock for at least 5 drives in the row. So dumb.

It's a shame Draymond has to be such a jerk. He's such an interesting player.

This has been an entertaining half

3rd on Kawhi. That hurts.

That was a fun and exciting 1st half of a game!

That was a well played half a game by both teams.

Dumb play by Lowry. Foul trouble is going to be serious issue for the Raptors.

That was clearly ball first. Ref anticipating the foul, as expected.

Is green behaving? Not yelling at the ref and getting on everybody's nerves like he usually does?

Grapesoda2525 said:

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Is green behaving? Not yelling at the ref and getting on everybody's nerves like he usually does?

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He's actually been pretty controlled. It's amazing how much less I despise them when they keep their mouths shut.

Game 6 Klay is having a night!

Oh wow. Klay is out.