Suns’ Fans: ‘If Nash Bleeds, We Bleed’

mummynashIn case your Internet’s down — and someone has been kind enough to print this off and fax it to you — the Suns and Spurs continue their series tonight at 10:30 p.m. EST on TNT.

A must win game for ball fans everywhere, Steve Nash and his All-Star hemophilia are expected to play. But just in case he can’t, 20,000 doppelgangers are ready to go:

Apparently in a show of support for Steve Nash, there’s been a grassroots effort to get fans to wear bandages across their nose tonight when the Suns host the Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals.

Nash was hurt late in Game 1 when he collided with the Spurs’ Tony Parker. Nash needed six stitches to close up the cut and he will be playing tonight.

Um, I’m not so sure this is such a great idea. Didn’t anyone see how poorly those stupid BandAids (TM!) stayed put? They didn’t! And it basically cost the Suns the game.

Which is why I suggest everyone — Nash and his teammates included — show up tonight dressed like the dude/dudette above. Not only would the excessive gauze fend of Tony P. and his razorblade eyebrows, it would also look a hell of a lot cooler. And isn’t that what’s really important here?

Suns Fans to Don Purple Bandages to Support Nash [KTAR.com]

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By J.E. Skeets at 2:39 pm on 05.08.2007 — Tags: '07 Playoffs, Injuries, Steve Nash, Suns

Dwyane Wade’s Amazing Pain Threshold

Dwyane Wade has been out for six weeks, but is scheduled to participate in his first practice with the Heat later today. And while Coach Riley was quick to pussy-step his way around a possible return date, several Heat officials are confident Wade could be back in the lineup by April 11.

This is all pretty amazing news when you consider how Wade first handled the injury:

What? I laughed.

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By J.E. Skeets at 10:07 am on 04.02.2007 — Tags: Video, Injuries, Dwyane Wade, Heat

“It Was A Pretty Clean Snap, Mate”

Yeah, yeah, yeah… I know what you’re thinking:

“Oh, wow, the poor kid broke his arm. Whatever. It was hard foul and he fell pretty awkward on it. Didn’t really look that bad though. Big deal, Skeets. Go write a stupid post that involves Eddy Curry grocery shopping or something, then give me a call.”

Umm… fair. It didn’t really look that bad. You’re right.

Now read this report and watch it again:

Brad Hill knew he was in trouble as he hit the hardwood after being taken down in mid-flight by Townsville’s Larry Abney on Friday.

The 36ers’ tyro had the ball on the break and was only thinking one thing - hammer down a dunk. But in the air, Abney, 11cm taller and 19kg heavier, intentionally crashed into the airborne Hill, whose awkward landing produced the most horrific injury in an NBL game in Adelaide.

Both bones in Hill’s right arm snapped, with one protruding, the young guard rushed to hospital by ambulance. Two-hour surgery on Saturday meant the insertion of two plates and screws, his arm in plaster for the next three weeks, his season over.

[…]

Hill said he knew something was horribly wrong and Sixers’ team doctor Graham Lewis was off the bench and out to him on court in a flash. “Doc noticed straight away,” Hill said. “He noticed before I did.”

Holding his arm in place, Hill immediately was taken into the change-room area. “I never actually saw the bone coming out but I knew it was all out of whack,” he said. “I knew it was wrong.”

[…]

Hill said because the break had been “a pretty clean snap”, he was “pretty happy”. “I was in a bit of shock with it all,” he said of the incident’s immediate aftermath. “I had painkillers and because there wasn’t any appropriate bandage, they wrapped my arm in a roll of posters to stabilise [sic] it.”

Mmmmm… enjoy those Saturday morning eggs!

Hardwood Hit Spelt Trouble [AdelaideNow]
Brad Hill Broken Arm [YouTube]

(Thx to Jesse in Melbourne for the heads up.)

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By J.E. Skeets at 12:10 pm on 11.18.2006 — Tags: Injuries, International, Media

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