Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard spoke to Yahoo Sports in his first interview since it was announced he’d be sidelined for the remainder of the 2021-22 season to continue rehabbing from abdominal surgery he underwent in January. The six-time All-Star revealed how he feels physically, what he learned during the rehab process, why he believes we haven’t seen the best of him, what Portland needs to do in the critical offseason to contend for a title, his personal and collective… Source link
Read More »Kevin Durant to miss All-Star Game for MCL rehab
Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is expected to miss his second straight All-Star Game as he recovers from an MCL sprain, league sources told Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes as he relayed on TNT Tuesday night. Durant is out with an MCL sprain in his left knee after sustaining the injury Jan. 15. Durant was injured after teammate Bruce Brown fell backward into him after colliding with New Orleans Pelicans center Herbert Jones. Durant tried to continue, but eventually was ruled out for the… Source link
Read More »Kawhi Leonard (ACL rehab) could return this season
PHOENIX — Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is ahead of schedule in his rehab from a torn right ACL and a return to action this season is within reach, league sources told Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes as he relayed on TNT Thursday night. Leonard has amped up his workload in recent weeks and is looking stronger and stronger, sources said. Heading into Thursday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, the Clippers are 19-19, positioned eighth in the Western Conference standings. Multiple players… Source link
Read More »Macklemore says he was ‘about to die’ before going to rehab
There’s no doubt in Macklemore’s mind that rehab saved his life. “If it wasn’t for my pops having the 10 or 12 [thousand dollars] that it was when I first went to treatment and [his ability] to spend that on me, I’d be f****** dead,” the rapper told Talib Kweli on Thursday’s episode of Kweli’s podcast, People’s Party. “I wouldn’t be here right now. That’s not to be f****** dramatic, that’s just what it is. I was about to die.” Macklemore has been open about his… Source link
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