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I do pray he will be ok. However that kind of hit could be mcl acl broke knee cap. however lets hope none of the above.

Without NN UK will be hard pressed to make the NCAA tourney

Having it in a stable cast does not sound good at all. Very surprised they do not have xray equipment at the arena

Probably needs an MRI to be definitive anyway.

It's standard protocol. Without knowing if there is a fracture or not, you must assume that there is and brace accordingly just in case. Plus having an immobilizer brace on can reduce the jarring and movement in the joint making it more comfortable.

Agreed. The Athletic Trainers probably already have an idea of what the injury is. An x-ray really is going to show you if there is a fracture. To me, I believe it's probably more soft tissue than hard tissue......meaning that I don't think the x-ray will indicate a fracture. The MRI will display the soft tissues and confirm what the trainers probably already know through testing.

Much of this is based on experience and clinical expertise.

From what I saw, he landed on an extended knee after his attempt to block the shot. As stated earlier the ACL is vulnerable in this position. Many women actually tear their ACL's in this fashion when then land on extended knees. Men tend to land with their knees bent slightly and then progress into more flexion. Noel could not do this. He landed on an extended knee and then hit the backstop.....extending the knee further and preventing it from flexing. "IF" there is an ACL injury it could've happened when he landed and it could have little to do with the backstop.....then again the backstop could've cause more injury. An ACL injury would certainly give the "wobbly" appearance since it is one of the 4 main stabilizers of the knee.

ummmmmmmmm. From what I was just reading if it sweels up tonight they will not be able to do a MRI.
So they may be doing that tonight.

Cross our fingers UK fans.

Louisville fan here, never posted on your site but I have to wish Nerlens a speedy recovery and I sincerely hope this doesn't impact his NBA future. He's a hell of a player and I can only hope that he gets back to that level sooner rather than later.

Im betting against a fracture not that Im not a medical professional but I did fracture my kneecap almost 7 weeks ago when I fell squarely on the kneecap on the pavement. Nerlens had knee pads on and the support he hit had padding on it as well. So I would think its an injury not involving anyhting broken/fractured. Nerlens works and plays so hard on every play he is involved in I hate this happened to him. I believe he will be ok in the long term and will have a great future in the NBA. I hope his family knows how much the BBN cares about him and all the prayers going out for him.

U get my up vote thanks for your love. He was going to be the no 1 pick for sure. If and a big if this is a bad injury he will still be a high pick for sure.

However he might have to come back to prove his knee is ok.

Lets just pray that it will be something that will heal quickly.

This was my biggest fear this yr. He was the only player we could not loose. WOW bad to worse

Where is this shot?