Are Spurs Messing Up With Victor Wembanyama? Doctor Reacts

[@michaelhall3710]

The spurs imo are very clearly trying to very slowly get Wemby used to playing in the NBA. They don't care about this season at all. I think they're looking to slowly prepare his body by adding size and making sure his ligaments and joints progressively get stronger until he's ready to lose all restrictions

[@felixbenkenstein4904]

I think the main issue is that everyone is in uncharted territory with such an athletic 7'4 player. But two things: The Spurs hired his french trainer who has work with him the season before so they have addiditional knowledge. And the Spurs medical staff has an excellent record.

[@CaptainBobbysag]

Ya ask kawhi ! Lmao

[@aceacemania]

The Spurs medical staff has an excellent record? LMAO

[@Leo-nc3yx]

​@@CaptainBobbysagSo?It proved that no medical team can fix Kawhi's ankle during that time.

[@scordatura9259]

Excellent record 😂

[@aceacemania]

@@Leo-nc3yx that's not the problem though. They declared Kawhi fit to play, and when he went to look for other options, other doctors told him that his ankle was not yet even healed, but the team's medical staff were rushing him back to play because the playoffs was coming. That's not an excellent record at all.

[@chrisbishop3716]

At 8:47 we see the perfect image- Wembanyama with Porzingis' face right in front. Porzingis was very similar to Victor, a physical freak with crazy skills. But Porzingis has struggled with constant injury and has missed entire seasons and has played more than 60 games only 3 times in his career. I don't blame the Spurs for being cautious, but I know caution can be frustrating to both players and fans.

[@TiVeigaKung]

I don't think they are really alike. Porzigs came to the NBA way more heavier, wasn't as athletic as Wemby and Wemby is more springy.

[@LogjammerDbaggagecling-qr5ds]

That's just basic physics when you're that tall. The lever effect is going to drastically increase tension on muscles and ligaments compared to a less lanky person.

[@juliannewman8720]

Sorry but this isn't a great take. Porzingis is nothing like Wembanyama. Victor is atleast 2 inches taller, with a much bigger wing span who can cut & is athletic. Wemby is springy & has a developed shot selection already. With that being said, when you're in that 7"2 + height like they both are, yea, injuries are always going to be a concern.

[@SweatyTurban34]

@@juliannewman8720 the main difference i think between the two guys is their flexibility.

[@frankie3791]

If people don't think they should be cautious and think Wemby is different they should realize Wemby has already been hurt 3 times in the last 12 months

[@TheCriminalViolin]

As someone experienced with hypermobile joints, including in the ankles (if not especially), I've found often once you roll your ankle like that that much, that it gets loose (technically MORE loose), as it's been heavily stretched out. The looser it gets, the more it will begin to roll on its own when it normally wouldn't. And if you notice this, best advice is to stop playing hard for awhile. I wound up tearing my ATFL playing a game in a non-contact fashion as my foot didn't snap back after having jumped directly into the air for a rebound. I believe a part of why and how that happened is from not giving it a rest after having rolled it multiple times. Again, when it's somewhat normal to roll ankles from hypermobility, it often has zero pain.

[@ramonpunsalang3397]

Wemby is in total agreement with Pop's decision saying his long term health is paramount.

[@paulquirk3783]

Doctor (or anyone), why can't someone devise a light brace that strictly prevents turning the ankle beyond the functional limit, without impeding normal movement?

[@TiVeigaKung]

Steph uses one of those

[@WhydTheyChangeOurNames]

Ankle braces do exist. Players tend not to like them as its extra weight thus slowing them down and throwing off their mechanics

[@aedaed3605]

they're called ankle braces bruv and google is your friend

[@rdymr1]

The biggest answer to Doc'Brian's concerns is nobody knows what to anticipate or handle a specimen like Victor. Team docs and coaching are weighing HEAVILY on the side of caution. We can't fix that, but I am curious to see how his young body holds up after playing so much basketball in 2023 going into the summer Olympics in '24 and then the 24-25 NBA season.

[@bossaudio12]

Coach pop is probably one of if not the best Coach to develop a hype player like victor tho

[@marcomcdowell8861]

No one wears hightops and wraps anymore. Some guys used to wear ankle braces. Now dudes hoop in loafers 🤣 So many players miss time because of ankle sprains now.

[@wack...]

there isnt any solid evidence that hi tops increase ankle stability.

[@aedaed3605]

we used to wear high tops all the time in the mid 2000s but fashion has really changed since then steph still balling because he knows to protect his ankles and screw the modern fashionistas 😂

[@Lewis-me7jr]

It’s not just that they’re low tops it’s also those ridiculous soles. I would tell him he can wear pink platform shoes when he’s shopping with his boyfriend but they won’t work in games.

[@johndavis9321]

Facts I don't understand why dudes hoop almost exclusively in lows I just don't feel safe with my ankle exposed like that

[@mediamannaman]

Thanks for shining some light about what is typical in this situation from a sports medicine perspective.

[@itsureishotout-itshotterin3985]

Excellent Youcast, again, Dr Sutterer.

[@DMaintain]

Tre jones should start as PG

[@ThatJustMatt]

Spurs have always been super careful with all their stars in terms of any aggravated injuries. No matter how small. This is par for the course. They think if they can manage the little nagging injuries, then their players can have long careers. In this case, especially because of Victor's body type, they are extra safe.

[@juanpanna6186]

they don't pass to him. they are not working with him as a team. it sucks

[@austinclubb2093]

POV: You don't actually watch the games...

[@carsonfarmer1074]

He needs a PG

[@TheDwightMamba]

Pop has repeatedly said that he doesn't want to hurt him by making Wemby the only option.

[@marcoa.7280]

They do pass. His usage rate is one of the highest in the league. Do your research

[@atbp828]

You are paranoid.

[@Kks-00]

I think he injured it more in practice cause he didnt have a minute restriction till like 3-4 games later, as for the Mavs injury he could’ve played but didnt on the side of caution

[@ThaRainMan25]

They just tanking. Playing him gives them a chance to win. Passing him the ball gives them a chance to win. They don't want to win. They want to get another high draft pick.

[@aXsEpsilon769]

that, and it helps with Wemby's longevity in the league by avoiding unnecessary injuries from games that don't mean as much since they are tanking.

[@gf5050]

There s always a noob comment like that smh. They not tanking, they r trying, they just not good enough yet and lack talent apart from wemby

[@ThaRainMan25]

Trust me I'm far from a noob at this game of basketball, and both can be true. I think you are just naive to the business of basketball. @@gf5050

[@TheHKZero]

@@gf5050 Nah, they're tanking. They have had several high draft picks and did nothing with it to put a team around wemby like they should have. Everyone knows if they wanted to win they'd have traded away some of the previous years draft picks to get decent mid-level veterans in that locker room.

[@Lewis-me7jr]

@@gf5050I think it’s both - they suck and they don’t really give a damn.

[@bernardasiedubuabeng636]

Doctor so in school i was asked to kneel down so idk when i got up the area under the patela was swollen and it is causing problems like runnign 😭and walking and i also dont feel comfortable standing for long periods of time what the doctor recommended that i wear a knee brace but i stiil feel the pain and the swollen part hasnt gone down and it has been 4 years since it happened what do think i should do ? btw i have seen 3 doctors they all recommended i wear abrace but it dosent seem to be doing anything.

[@FencingGold]

Make a 125 million dollar investment that could save your business & hundreds of businesses around you and tell me you don't try to protect it

[@InvisibleHole]

As a future AT I spent most of my hours observing in college basketball and Brians pretty much spot on with how it should be handled. The whole perspective of treating the patient not the condition is how athletes need to be treated especially high school/college athletes where their lives arent dictated by the sport they play

[@Dre7]

This is definitely a result of Kawhi's injury. Spurs are being overly cautious

[@jlolopez9623]

The Spurs don't trust the medical staff? They are overruling the medical staff in during multiple MRI's? All we heard was the medical staff from the Spurs are world class and nobody should question their competency. The doctor in the video is being too generous with the Spurs medical Staff by saying he can not find any medical reason for the MRI and so it must be coming from the organization. It's coming from the organization because they don't trust the medical staff.

[@NORMANDIEmix]

Spurs medical staff was right about Kawhi injury.

[@jlolopez9623]

@@NORMANDIEmix Right or wrong they wanted Kawhi to play in pain. Kawhi said he wanted a second opinion to make sure the injury would not get worse if he played. They told him to shut up and dribble. Eventually, he ended up tearing that ligament with the Clippers two years ago and is just now playing like new. He wanted injury rest to minimize the pain and had it with Toronto. He had injury management with the Clippers. In no way were the Spurs going to give Kawhi the type of injury management that Toronto provided. They put their foot down. They went to the press with leaks to force Kawhi into playing. They used players talking in public in order to force Kawhi into playing. They wanted Kawhi to play from day one to the last day he wore a Spurs uniform. Nobody knows the exact diagnosis that the Spus came up with but that wasn't the issue. There are two sides to the dispute on the diagnosis. It was how they handled the injury that upset Kawhi.

[@dunmatta2670]

Happy New Year Doctor Sutterer! This is going to be a tricky situation. I don't see the Spurs being competitive these next 2 seasons so you can totally see them being more paranoid in protecting Wemby. But they gotta let him loose so his body can adjust to the NBA.

[@stevenkidd6761]

Would actual high tops help prevent this, or lesson its severity? Im thinking like 70s Converse height.

[@natev9022]

I think there has been mixed data over the years on high top vs low top shoes and how they relate to ankle injuries. But there is at least some data/studies that suggest high top shoes result in more injuries and less ankle stability.

[@stevenkidd6761]

@natev9022 I remember hearing about those studies, had forgotten those. So, he needs definitely needs to strengthen his lower leg muscles and tape those suckers up like in football, lol

[@guilhermebittar917]

They're so worried about him getting hurt they aren't even involving him in most plays

[@Brennan-34]

Thank you! This is the same organization that started load management for no medical reason

[@christopheb.6121]

Doc, have you ever seen how Victor makes his stretching works? It's just amazing for a 7'4 ft guy

[@semajtheprod]

Can you discuss the Elijah Moore hit?

[@Bambam0415]

Can you do tank dell?

[@jakestine4753]

I think they ordered a 2nd MRI because they were _really_ hoping to have enough evidence to go to the NBA and sit their star player and not get penalized for tanking. The problem for Wemby is that the Spurs need to tank the rest of the year to seal their draft pick, especially with stiff competition in the form of the Pistons and the Wizards, and there's just not much value to having Wemby on the floor at that point. Also, back-to-backs are hard on everyone, even youngsters. Whether a team is tanking or in first-place, I don't fault any coach for wanting to sit their star players for at least one game in a back-to-back, especially considering how generally compressed NBA seasons have become since they expanded the playoffs formats and added an extra week for "media day bonanzas" and such.

[@johnscards4633]

He has twigs for legs. Knees over toes guy on KZbin has entered the chat😂

[@davidgee1488]

Another great video! Honestly, with their record, they should hold him out back-to-back. I believe he is about to turn 20. Having him watch some games and listen to his teammates and coaches a little bit and also seeing the game from a spectator’s point of view, listening to the refs, etc. will not hurt his career. Also, some injuries happen from fatigue being a factor.

[@jsobers]

He could miss out on major awards if he sits out useless games when he's not really injured vs when he actually needs to sit out

[@JuztBillz]

It seems like all the cushion under his shoe caused him to roll it tbh

[@dualhearts2035]

idk if he was wearing the gt run's or gt hustles, but neither of them have good lateral support(no carbon fiber plate, so you can bend the shoe in half and twist it however you want)

[@keithfriestad3949]

Yeah the first one really looked like a shoe issue

[@Lewis-me7jr]

Agreed. Those shoes are ridiculous.

[@tt128556]

I had similar non-contact ankle injuries all the time when I played soccer. Still occasionally happens when I just walk around normally but it doesn't hurt any longer since there's nothing left to sprain.

[@williamsewell6094]

i rolled the fuck outa my ankle every single high school basketball game. walked it off and kept playing. idk how basketball players got so soft and flimsy.

[@MarcusHansen276]

@@williamsewell6094felt this one. I ran cross country and rolled mine every run. I’m 2-3 miles away from the school and nobody was coming to get me. Man up and get back

[@SolaceMcfly]

​@@williamsewell6094you are not everyone, im not sure how you rolling your ankle every game in high school translates to NBA players playing for millions. Some players and teams are just extra cautious in situations like this.

[@williamsewell6094]

@@SolaceMcfly they have the most advanced medical training staff that you could find.

[@elijahhutchings7947]

@@williamsewell6094bruh facts some of these guys are sorry. An ankle roll ain’t stopping shit. If I can moves play and if I can’t we playing zone

[@oeao2841]

Happy new year

[@kingrecoilz4491]

Bro I'll say this on every video I really wish the NBA or NFL would hire this guy as a consultant or something

[@theman9048]

They have a bunch of guys like him doing this

[@javyguzman9123]

It's pretty fuckin simple better shoes that offer more support for a big man.

[@ayeblinkin]

I personally don’t think there is anything wrong with being extra cautious in year one with wemby. He has an absolutely unique body and skill set, so it’s hard to use precedent when dealing with him. I think if the spurs were even somewhat close to .500 or in contention for a playoff spot they wouldn’t have issue running him out there a full set of minutes. Their nightmare scenario would be a serious injury to wemby in a developmental year where winning is not the main priority. I’m sure they are communicating that with victor.

[@yt_eli2643]

Its costing them games and him valuable experience

[@eddiea2446]

​@yt_eli2643 😂😂😂 chill dude. I think that why we're not coaches in the nba and they are . They know what there doing

[@lordkaiser1404]

spurs are tanking for nikola topic to pair with wemby. that's why pop is creatively finding ways to make the tanking not so obvious.

[@elijahhutchings7947]

He rolled his ankle if he can play play

[@mikeesteves8427]

@@lordkaiser1404 like telling everyone not to pass to wemby

[@johnjunietify]

Lack of peroneal strength to interrupt the MOI. Predisposed for more inversion sprains, IMO.

[@johnofmalta]

Wemby is like the Bismarck. He’s too valuable to risk using.

[@AshadowsShadow]

I couldn’t agree more. I get so tired of people just assuming that Greg Popovich and the staff are a bunch of geniuses because we were good 10 years ago. My dad’s an ER doctor, he said the same thing. There isn’t any science with the minutes restriction to prevent injury

[@theman9048]

Exactly it's tanking

[@charlesedward313]

Back when I used to ball I rolled my ankle just like that have been the same sents but don't have millions and spurs backing me

[@Sleepy4213]

You could argue he has a Marfan’s body habitus…. Ligamentous laxity would be a high concern for his future. Basketball players often have ATFL ligamentous injury but he’s inverting without contact…

[@AlexCortes-h2y]

I love your videos

[@robertredmon6387]

The problem is he's 7'4" and very athletic and isn't strong yet once he add size and strengthen ankles or his whole lower body he will be fine

[@woootskie5268]

They are just using the minutes restriction as an excuse so that the NBA wont fine them for deliberately tanking

[@Andrew17B]

I understand why they would be so cautious with him given how tall he is and how historically taller players are more prone to injuries

[@InvisibleHole]

why are taller players more prone to injuries

[@Andrew17B]

@@InvisibleHole a combination of many factors, the most serious of which being that they have longer limbs which leads to having longer levers in their biomechanics which are more prone to injury while experiencing greater loads from the overall mass of a taller person being greater in general compared to an average sized person. TL:DR: longer limbs equals more stability needed to hold the same weight. Being taller usually equals greater mass.

[@InvisibleHole]

yeah and to add I think more specifically its the loads that are placed on the joints like body mass and increased load due to gravity probably@@Andrew17B

[@josephdizon3493]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@InvisibleHolelike what Andrew is saying that the more tall you are, the most likely you will get injured; though small players like myself can get injured( in fact I have multiple sprain ankles and finger jams playing basketball), but taller players due to their anatomy, their biomechanics are more prone to get injured. For example: An athlete that I trained from last year, she 6’3 who played Power forward/Center- very tall but due to her biomechanics and also her gender, she suffered an ACL injury. She’s now a Division 1-2 or maybe 3 athelte(don’t know which division) but it took me and my fellow coaches and physical therapists and doctors to help her get back to playing the sport that she loves.

[@InvisibleHole]

Im actually having a hard time finding good studies on injury occurrence and tall athletes but i feel like what you just mentioned feels like anecdotal evidence. Your player tearing their ACL and you saying its cuz of their gender or height is subjective. Lots of injuries are contact injuries so you could have a 7'0 tall athlete plagued with contact injuries and you cant turn around and say tall people are more likely to get injured cuz theyre tall. MOI is good for determining what body part is injured but not predicting the specific injury I believe. Maybe correlations can be made between MOI and a Tall athlete population Im not sure honestly @@josephdizon3493

[@crypto_que]

In Germany if you have a grade 3 ankle sprain you get surgery to repair the ankle. You get ONE CHANCE to repair an ankle, if not the strength and laxity are never the same. We treat ankle sprains in America like no big deal, and kids especially are back out on their near broken ankles in a few weeks, doomed to resprain & resprain again & again.

[@vipstarizm6990]

7'3 19 yr old. I wouldn't play him in any back to backs in his 1st year. Even 100% healthy.

[@Lewis-me7jr]

7’ 3”? I think they’re underreporting his height when they list him at 7’ 4”. That kid is easily 7’ 6”. They’re underreporting his height because the medical history of players that size would slow down the hype train.

[@peterf.229]

his body reminds me of Shawn Bradley from the Sixers , in a sad note he got hit by a car while riding a bike and is a quadriplegic now . feel bad for even if he wasn’t the best nba player

[@sl1ck557]

They are trying to show how protetctive they will be over him. Kawhi and his camp tried saying they were trying to push kawhi to play when he didnt feel ready. one of the main reasons he was traded to toronto.

[@DGRIFF]

Why aren't athletes wearing better shoes? The Chuck Taylors were built for ankles but were terrible for everything else. There is a HUGE opportunity for a small company to make the perfect basketball shoe. It doesn't have to be pretty!

[@jlolopez9623]

It has nothing to do with Kawhi nor anything similar to Kawhi. Kawhi was not crowned the best player since LeBron. He was not a lottery pick.They did not give the key to city as they did with Victor on day one. They did not nor even remotely think of yelling at Victor like they did with Kawhi. Kawhi was treated like a nobody from day one and was told what, when, and where to pee as a Spur. When it came to the injury it was more of the same. They call Kawhi the nephew because they can't call him a boy since that has racial undertones. The Spurs doctors made all of the calls. They used the MRI's and saw nothing according to them or brushed off things and declared him fit to play. Kawhi was in pain and did not want to play in pain. The Spurs do not like nor respect second opinions and Tony P made that perfectly clear when he said never get an opinion outside the Spurs organization because they have world renown doctors and should not be questioned. If Victor does get second opinions then there is no question that the Spurs will not like it one bit. The Spurs medical stuff misdiagnosed a lot of players. They misdiagnosed Greens torn thigh. They misdiagnosed Gasols broken foot. They are a horrendous medical staff.

[@SameSpitDifferentFacePodcast]

Boyyyyyyyyyyy you aging. this my first video in a few month BUT love the work

[@cesarmm1]

We all had a feeling that Poppovich would be too conservative with Wemby.

[@Bilal_Aslam_]

Should’ve reacted to Bradley Chubb’s injury but now we know it’s a torn ACL

[@davidtran2026]

There wasn't much to react on like the other ACL related stuff he covered already. Chubb's scream right at the end of the play basically confirmed it all.

[@peterf.229]

i saw it live and was like uh oh he just tore his acl

[@babanbo-sama2072]

I thought the injury that triggered the minutes restriction is the one he had during the warm ups in Dallas, not the ankle roll in Houston.

[@adrian10k5k]

Doc you’re overthinking this. The team is tanking.

[@LEF3133]

My ankle does this, doesn’t swell. I feel it happen, it’s not comfortable but no pain. I was hit by a car as a teen and foot was dislocated and lower leg shattered. Had 2 surgeries and a rod put in. Had to learn to walk again.

[@peterf.229]

my ankles like to do the inversion injury thing but my ligaments must be loose 🤣 it feels kinda weird and hurts , but I never get bruising or any pain . i was not however hit by a car , i’ve never to my knowledge broken a bone 🤣

[@LEF3133]

@@peterf.229 it will happen weekly at work as always walking on gravel and uneven surfaces. Nobody even asks if I’m okay now haha

[@peterf.229]

haha it kinda sucks but it is fun to biff it while hiking 🤣

[@peterf.229]

haha it kinda sucks but it is fun to biff it while hiking 🤣

[@peterf.229]

haha it kinda sucks but it is fun to biff it while hiking 🤣

[@juliannewman8720]

Doctor, you should look at his post game interviews. When he moves his right arm, he has this weird ripply effect on his bicep I've never seen anyone have, which could be related to his ligaments & how his body is developed! No one has done a video on it, I'm sure you'd get amazing views on it as well since a lot of body builders are into that stuff as well

[@Lewis-me7jr]

His bicep insertions are abnormally high. It’s actually a bit hard for bodybuilders to look at. We find it repulsive.

[@juliannewman8720]

@@Lewis-me7jr I don’t know man. It’s like that joe asthertics dude how he ripples his chest. Very similar. I would think bodybuilders would love that. It would increase their content and freak factor

[@Lewis-me7jr]

Actually I went and looked at one of his post game press conferences and his bicep insertions are pretty good. It’s the only thing on his frame that doesn’t concern me.

[@InvisibleHole]

what do you mean by bicep insertion? the biceps inserts on the same bony landmark in every body @@Lewis-me7jr

[@cruzanassassin]

As a spurs fan...we have fallen off as an organization and we no longer know what the hellnwe are doing...and sadly it starts and ends with Pop

[@franckjimenez7264]

Hey Doc, could you please explain what happen to the French football player Andy Delort during a match in Qatar? It was really scary

[@MMAInjury]

I have noticed Wembanyama's knees on his jump landing. He sometimes lands in valgus position, and I cringe every time I see it. I'm sure the team is managing this with appropriate neuromuscular training, and for me this is more of a long term concern than the ankle.

[@brianbland4837]

This is the new way of ‘resting’ players without getting jammed up by the league.

[@adendeng7789]

brian its good and bad because they don't want him to get hurt more but its making wemby more frustrated

[@ztowthatme]

i knew he would snap them legs

[@ks_portraits]

As a Spurs fan, I can sum up this video for your audience on why the Spurs are doing this. They're tanking.

[@KarlHeinzRumgef1cke]

Just tape the thing and let him do single leg deadlifts or stuff like that.

[@ziplockbaggies8707]

The thing is, Vic isn’t a normal dude. He’s has a team of doctors who get paid just to monitor the players. He’ll be fine

[@davidgriffiths3032]

This reminds me of Dirk Nowitski and his 'rubber' ankles. It seems to me he would roll an ankle yearly. He would miss the rest of the game and maybe 1 or 2 more. He would still set the record for most years played for 1 team.

[@adisucipto5386]

Kawhi situation and now Wemby shows that Spurs doesn't have the medics they needed to be successful. They used to be elite, not anymore

[@victorpena200]

The truth is that too many younger players are surrounded around Wemby, he would work perfect surrounded around older players. You can’t win a championship with too many younger players.

[@iamkeithaustria]

Younger athletes are reckless with their movements. Things like these don't happen in the past because athletes were more cautious with their movements..

[@SirKnight1096]

Who angles their foot like that to begin with?

[@bhestonmusic]

Wemby sprained his ankle over 30 times in this video damn

[@Stimulation334]

Long skinny Bigs shouldn't be diving for rebounds like that.

[@ATeaNTea]

Why he don’t he have a light brace he not taped up and where his high top pink shoes 😂

[@KingKiller5555555555]

The Spurs have been known to do this. In today's medicine we have gotten smarter. That's why maybe not in the NBA or NFL but in baseball load management is important and there's definitely science behind it.

[@osusauckes]

Chet the goat thoooo

[@ghsty95]

Ive been saying it since before he was drafted but im scared that hes going to have a very short career, purely because of his size, and this absolutely could be the start

[@christopheb.6121]

😂😂

[@AlexandreG]

This is called tanking. Every team nowadays is cautious with 1st picks, but this is not only that. This is a season of him being eased into the NBA while they bank on the opportunity of another top 4 pick. Even Orlando last season really wanted to be bad, and they are quite good this season.

[@TavionDefense]

Finally! Somebody else sees what’s going on… Pop is about to get another lottery pick to go with Wemby, I think it’s some elite fundamental 2 guard what do you think

[@AlexandreG]

@TavionDefense honestly have no opinion, first because I don't know next year prospects yet, and second because Iif they get 1st pick and a guard is the 3rd or 4th best player in the draft, and the top 3 are players like Banchero or Chet, they would end up picking a center or forward even if what they need is really a 2 guard. But I think if the best player in the draft is a great PG, it's the best situation for them, Devin Vassell can fill it up but he's not a very good playmaker

[@robertkrebs4192]

I think it’s a ruse. SA has to regulate his minutes because he gets so exhausted due to such poor stamina. PS: high top shoes would help protect his ankles 🤷‍♂️

[@icg2412]

They’re saving Wembi until they have a competitive and championship caliber team.

[@fortbball24]

One of the foundations of medicine is to not order a test if the result won't change patient management. The sports med team HAS to have an understanding of the natural history of these injuries and have a a reasonable clinical question to be answered by the MRI. Otherwise it's a waste of time, money, radiologist liability/license risk, and shit a waste of electricity. This is pretty typical of the rest of clinical medicine in 2024 unfortunately. Just image for imaging sake and see what happens, because "why not" -Radiologist

[@jakestine4753]

In this case the test can change team management, but not so much player management: If the GMS can order tests enough to find the slightest bit of evidence that Wemby has a documentable injury, that will allow them to shut Wemby down for whatever games they want through-out the season without being penalized by the NBA for tanking and sitting their star player (which the NBA now has some rules against).

[@fortbball24]

@@jakestine4753 I guess it's what Brian said, there will absolutely be abnormality. That's already a given. So if they just want confirmation of what everyone already knows for some policy, then fair enough but I'll call that suboptimal medicine

[@lolz6337]

Good Jaime jaques needs to win rookie of the year

[@timevans4942]

They fired the ball boy

[@WolfmaskJack]

The first rookie in history to request a trade

[@GH-cd6oq]

🤡🤡🤡

[@andressoto5278]

With the league more strict on resting players, the spurs are using the ankle tweak as the perfect excuse to rest him, which is smart and makes perfect sense. He is not yet completely physically developed, he could basically be in ncaa, so ir makes a lot of sense to limit his minutes this year and the next.

[@meepk633]

I'm not sports physiologists, but his shoes need to have soles that are 1mm thick at most. There's just too much torque on those 8 ft legs.

[@Lewis-me7jr]

Agreed!!!

[@tommygun80127]

Its not the Spurs its the game of basketball. Ankle sprains are the most common injury, an injury I sustained hundreds of times from middle school to college. It has nothing to do with the Spurs org its the nature of the beast.

[@hunter4779]

The Kawhi Leonard effect

[@bozoclown99]

First video you did on him showing his lower legs and feet ny thought was: he will never last, his bone structure and physique are too fragile This guy will have a short career. wear and tear of NBA is incompatible with a fragile physique.... /240102

[@msp5138]

What are the Spurs record with and without this scrub?

[@kyledeacon5620]

do laporta please i need to know if my daddys okay

[@stevenkidd6761]

He'd be better off being 2" shorter and 40lbs heavier. Seems like he's going to have a shorter, injury plagued career with conditioning problems, if he doesn't add strength and a little fat reserves for a 7 month sprint. Load management is crap. Everyone should get less $$$. The players and owners are screwing the fans over by crazy high tix and merc, but then dont provide the product. If Taylor Swift scheduled 80 concerts a year, but then was actually only performing at 60, utilizing a very similar sounding substitute, as she watched from back stage; would that be ok?

[@Desi365]

Funny that you complain about load management but say nothing about teams mischieviously tanking. I find the latter a lot worse. Actually i don't understand how and why the fans keep buying (expensive) tickets to watch that.

[@stevenkidd6761]

@@Desi365 You're right about tanking too. I was just focused on the load management cuz of this video... Tanking is complete crap also!!!

[@stevenkidd6761]

@@Truth-time Then he needs to figure out who he is gonna be and build his body accordingly. Kareem and Manute never tried to play the 2-4 either.

[@stevenkidd6761]

@@Truth-time Dudes gonna be the Zion of stick figures....

[@stevenkidd6761]

@@Truth-time As long as people like you wanna slobber all over his nob and throwing $$$ at the NBA, to watch him maybe play 60% of his games, I suppose. But, will you still be happy if when the concert you go to by your favorite band, they are subbed in for by a good cover band of them? That was point of this point...

[@Wallyworld30]

It's become normal for players dealing with Injuries not to play Back 2 Back games. Khris Middleton hasn't played in a back 2 back in 2 years now. Why stress a player who's dealing with an injury by making him play 2 games in 2 days?

[@jaycarneygiants]

A bigger problem that could be happening here is grooming a player to be soft. Period.

[@DD-mc9qp]

Man those guy need high top shoes with some ankle support, like some Kobe 9 elite, theses low tops are not it. Try some mids , with some ankle support

[@felixhug6503]

Its called tanking and preserving him

[@bc7013]

Or the team is terrible, they want their rookie and franchise player to be able to take it easy and take games off, and to do that without the NBA punishing the team they need something like an MRI to keep the NBA at bay.

[@galedribble9535]

I don’t blame them

[@Defort-jd8xe]

He looked good after the ankle sprain? People have no idea what it takes to play an NBA game. Vince Carter was missing games in his late 30s and was throwing between the leg dunks in practice. „Looking good“ can deceive.

[@nitichan]

They just need a reason to keep tanking. 😂😂

[@bass6478]

Going to react to Elijah Moore?