Last week, Tim Duncan, Ace player of the San Antonio Spurs, suffered an ankle injury after landing on the left foot/ankle awkwardly coming down from a jumper. His absence from play is 'indefinite,' as no one from the NBA is willing to comment on the Truth of his injury and extent of damage.
The public has been made aware that there has been no bone damage and that the MRI was negative for anything specific, and Duncan was diagnosed with a Grade I or II ankle sprain.
WHAT IS AN ANKLE SPRAIN??
An ankle sprain is secondary to a forcible turning in , or a forcible turning out of the ankle joint. There are ligaments (soft tissue structures that attach from one bone to another, to stablilize a joint and keep the joint together) on the inside/medial side, and outside/lateral side of the ankle joint. When these ankle ligaments are disrupted, usually by a twisting injury, an ankle sprain results.
There are 3 major type of ankle sprains.
Type 1 -- the ankle joint ligaments are stretched.
Type 2-- the ankle joint ligaments stretch and tear, much like a a piece of silly putty tears in the middle when stretched too far.
Type 3-- the ankle joint ligaments are stretched so far that they pull off of the bone, and sometimes pull off a piece of bone with them, and can become so damaged that they shred into nothing.
Often times with ankle sprains, other areas of the foot and ankle can become damaged, even fractured!
Moral of the story is, Tim Duncan is on crutches. The injury could be minor or major. NBA playoffs could be at stake!
Any questions and/or comments welcomed.
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