in these, the waning days of stern: 2013-2014 NBA regular season thread (part 1)

knicks and nets won on the same night for the first time this season. and the beat the Spurs and OKC respectively. weird night!

Radiculopathy is a very tough diagnosis. In most cases, it's a chronic condition that is one of the leading causes of workplace disability. The pain radiates from the spine out to inflamed nerves, sending electric jolts that can bring the strongest men to their knees, literally. It's debilitating for mailmen and factory workers, so it's hard to imagine how someone like Nash could play through it.

The hope is not that they cure the issue, but that it's controlled and maintained. One of the strongest tools at the doctor's disposal is epidural injections. These are merely injections of anti-inflammatories and anaesthetic agents that go directly into the spine. Yes, it's as uncomfortable as it sounds.

"They can give a lot of relief, sometimes in seconds," Dr. Anand explained, "but they don't always last. You can only do so many in a period of time. Over a season, it's not going to be effective as a maintenance plan. It might help him get through pain enough to where other treatments work.

Looool @ Perk getting FOMO

But unlike the Warriors, the Blazers have been remarkably, off-the-charts healthy this season.

Lol saying this is tempting fate

Portland's stability and ridiculously clean bill of health

I was gonna say, blessed be these words and may they forever ring true. I can't count the number of consecutive seasons the blazers have been gutted and wrecked by injuries.

let's not forget arrests

"That's a really good team," Heat forward LeBron James said of the Warriors after the game. "But that's an indoor team from California. I mean, can they do it in a winter night in New York?"

lebron is the best

yeah i want that whole presser tbf, can't find it. he was singing all kinds of praise too.

lol bron nice

http://instagram.com/p/irmfcHvSuG

lawl

haha

"Lunch meat," Robinson explained to Blazersedge, smiling. "Whatchu do when you got some lunch meat? You eat it. Exactly! Whenever someone [is guarding Aldridge], he's always eating. He's L.A. Whenever somebody on him, he eat him. Lunch meat. That's how it is."

Apparently Thomas Robinson yells "lunch meat" from the bench whenever LMA gets the ball.

Metta World Peace ‏@MettaWorldPeace 25m

“@Kevin_KTK: I wish @MettaWorldPeace was my dad.” potentially i am what year were u born?

Terrence Ross has become a much more complete player, I think he's gonna be really good

amir johnson is shooting like 60% this year

Amir>>>Barnita

insane block by beal wow

Lol Lebron clowning a Super Bowl that hasn't even happened yet

Raptors 10-3 since the Rudy Gay trade

who the hell is pero antic?

all i know about him is that one step to the side 3 pointer he hit last week

hes a crazy dog

man the dubs are so out of it tonight

ryan anderson got whacked in the head--they're stabilizing his neck and putting him on a stretcher :(

:0

whoa

that sucks

eh im sure hes fine, all these new procedures

warriors missed 18 threes in a row

how is James Johnson awesome all of a sudden

he was talking and moving--mike and tommy were debating whether he and gerald wallace hit heads or whether he got some kind of whiplash thing. hope he's ok in any event, i like that guy.

James Johnson, James Jones, Jumaine Jones, Joe Johnson,

why doesn't calderon just shoot every shot, i've never seen him miss a jumper

xp Yeah it's probably a precautionary thing

Crazy that the last time I remember this happening it was also during a Celtics game

Didn't marquis daniels to damage to his head like twice with the celtics?

Pietrus. That's right

Is he even still in the league

yeah marquis had that crazy injury where it looked like he was barely touched and then he was out for like half a year

daniels has some sort of condition iirc

pietrus not currently playing anywhere i guess

air france

cp3 has 19-6 on 5 shots

why doesn't calderon just shoot every shot, i've never seen him miss a jumper

― k3vin k., Saturday, January 4, 2014 2:34 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he's just one of those guys who hates taking selfish shots. Stockton never shot enough either.

I think marquis had spinal fusion surgery

dam curry 8 TOs

YES

classic letdown sgoarbtb

why doesn't calderon just shoot every shot, i've never seen him miss a jumper

― k3vin k., Saturday, January 4, 2014 2:34 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he's just one of those guys who hates taking selfish shots. Stockton never shot enough either.

― Matt Armstrong, Friday, January 3, 2014 9:38 PM (1 minute ago)

+ nash

+paul