Pau Thread: Surgery a success; now rehab & rest for 12 weeks

Pau Gasol told me after the game he has tendinitis in both knees that has been "pretty bothersome." He has been wearing bands over both knees during games for a while in an attempt to control the swelling and pain. He said: "It's something that has been lingering. So far, I'm dealing with it."

Knee pain certainly is an issue for Gasol in meeting the lofty demands of Mike D'Antoni to run the floor and bring energy to the game, although Gasol managed to do exactly those things in the victory in Dallas on Saturday night.

Gasol is coming off minimal offseason rest as the anchor of the Spanish national team that won the silver medal in the London Olympics. He said the knees didn't bother him then, but they are now.

dj vitus wrote:If he can stay at 27 mins to rest his knees while playing this efficiently, then I'm all for it.

NBA Rumors ‏@NBARUMORS
Pau Gasol's tendinitis in both knees has been "pretty bothersome" of late. "It's something that has been lingering," said Gasol.
Expand Reply Retweet Favorite

Doc Brown wrote:

NBA Rumors ‏@NBARUMORS
Pau Gasol's tendinitis in both knees has been "pretty bothersome" of late. "It's something that has been lingering," said Gasol.
Expand Reply Retweet Favorite

We have Jamison/Hill/D12 and even MWP if need be, let's reduce the minutes and not make things worse.

last stand wrote:is pau pulling the patented luke walton trade deadline injury.

"oh no i'm under performing, something hurts"

KB24 wrote:Gasol needs to suck a fat one.

I'm tired of "I need closer looks to the basket"....

move your F'n retarded soft azz in the paint, post up, demand the ball and go from there. Aside from the fact that you are probably dead last in FG% within the paint, YOU expect others to work hard and get you bunnies under the rim instead of working for your shots.

Trade his arse...I have said it for 2 years now...he is done like a christmas turkey and gets owned routinely.

I love bystander and I understand if he is a fan of Gasol and everything...but as a matter of fact he isn't playing related to his paycheck and he hasn't for consecutive seasons.

khmrP wrote:as per some reports, mgmt. has probably done their research around the league, Pau doesnt have much value now not only his decline in play but his contract and the new CBA makes Pau virtually untradable at this point. BS with the "rest" garbage, sure he should get it but I bet he'll come back with the same garbage games he's been having more often then not. Just look at the Dall gm, b2b and he actually looked like the old Pau at times. Its a matter of effort, if he tries he's good but most of the time he doesn't and just settles for jump shots and floating around the perimiter.

NBA Rumors ‏@NBARUMORS
According to sources, the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers are discussing a trade involving Amar'e Stoudemire and Pau Gasol.
Expand Reply Retweet Favorite