It’s the weekend and it’s time for Happy Hour! 🍻🏀 @terryhorstman.bsky.social is joined by @theixbasketball.bsky.social’s resident injury expert Dr. @seehafer.bsky.social to react to the Napheesa Collier ankle surgery news. Tap in! ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/0jPN...

No matter how many calf strains occur this season, there needs to be a sustained elevation in numbers for multiple seasons before we can conclude that they’re becoming more common. The overall sample is much too small across one season to conclude anything.

Shoutout to the Hoosiers for helping all of us fans of mediocre Big Ten programs believe

The stronger the supporting muscles are the better the outcomes. Same with normalized range of motion. It won't speed up recovery but she should be in a better place after fully recovered.

It isn't uncommon for athletes to do extensive rehab for ankle injuries before undergoing surgery. Ankle ligaments have good blood flow so even complete ruptures can heal on their own. Collier essentially rehabbed her injury for 12 weeks, which isn't abnormal.

*sigh* time to fire up the WNBA injury tracker

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Absolutely be that person. Exercise shouldn't be gatekept.

"Hyperextension" is the mechanism of the injury. "Knee sprain" would be the more correct term, but even then it could be more specific. Four week timeline suggests it's a moderate sprain, likely of the joint capsule and/or ligaments outside of the ACL, MCL, LCL, PCL based on Shams wording.

For no reason other than to enrich the pockets of adults. AAU, showcase baseball, JO, performance labs, etc. They're all scourges on youth athletics and, ultimately, pro sports.

Remember, don't use video to diagnose or prognose an injury. Always best to wait to hear from the team.