Derrick Rose Injured In His Bed

December 8, 2008

Total Pro Sports - The title of this post says it all, "Derrick Rose Injured In His Bed".

Believe it or not, Derrick Rose injured himself while eating an apple in bed. He rolled over only to forgot that the knife he was using to cut the apple was there. The knife gashed his arm, Rose needed 10 stitches to close the wound. Visible on Monday to the media was his large gauze bandage on his left arm, and yes he missed the teams practice.

"It was a silly incident," Rose said. "I was cutting up some food and I laid on a knife getting lazy in bed. I went to go get a bottle of water, came back, forgot the knife was there, then sat down and sliced my arm."

After the injury occurred, Derrick Rose immediately called the Chicago Bulls athletic trainer Fred Tedeschi, who drove Rose out to Highland Park Hospital where doctors took care of the wound. The stitches will be in Roses arm for approximately 10-14 days.

"It’s just an unfortunate thing, but he’ll be fine," coach Vinny Del Negro said.

I remeber being taught by my mom when I was a child, that I should never eat in bed. I guess we all know why she enforced this rule? because not only will it make a mess of your bed, but you potentially could get seriously injured. A lesson all learned.

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Larry Hughes Out 6-8 Weeks

October 23, 2008

Total Pro Sports - So much talent, but no luck for Larry Hughes. He's been hampered with injuries ever since he first stepped foot onto an NBA court. Maybe it was best for him to stay a little longer in college?

If your thinking of drafting him ion your fantasy basketball team be very cautions as he is a band aid. If you can get him as a third or fourth option be sure to take the chance on him, but don't draft him earlier then that in you fantasy basketball league.

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Team sources said Hughes would miss six to eight weeks after dislocating his right shoulder late in the third quarter of the Bulls' 85-75 victory over the Timberwolves on Wednesday night at Target Center.

Sources said it's likely surgery would be avoided, although more tests will be conducted Thursday or Friday.

Hughes had scored a game-high 21 points with three steals before colliding with Timberwolves swingman Mike Miller with 3 minutes 27 seconds remaining in the third. At a timeout 11 seconds later, trainer Fred Tedeschi raced to attend to Hughes, who later had his shoulder popped back into place.

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You’re not Jordan! NBA Finals Game 6

June 18, 2008

Sitting in the TD Banknorth Garden last night with two of my friends, I realized that I had just witnessed a game most people could only dream about seeing. It didn’t matter to us that we paid $1,300 a ticket, $450 for a plane ride and $385 for a hotel room, for me, it was worth every penny. To anyone who has not had the chance to watch a team raise a championship trophy, I must say, it is truly something you will never forget. The Boston Celtics absolutely destroyed the Los Angeles Lakers by a total of 39 points making it the biggest win in NBA finals history.

One thing I will never forget are some of the chants the Boston fans came up with during the absolute massacre. They chirped and chirped the Lakers relentlessly. One chant that was emphatically yelled a bunch a times was “You’ve been Rondod”, which was rather unique. The best chant of the night also was the best chant I have ever heard, as the fans let Kobe know he has nothing on Jordan. The crowd just erupted and began chanting “You’re Not Jordan, You’re Not Jordan, You’re Not Jordan”, it was music to my ears. We got back to the hotel room after partying on the streets with the Celtics fans, turned on ESPN and watched the sports highlights for the night. We never really got to see or hear what was going on the floor after the Celtics big win, as there were way too many people on the court. When the Celtics highlights came on and Kevin Garnett was being interviewed by Michele Tafoya, everyone in the room realized how important a championship can be. A very emotional Garnett, in his own way let the world know what a championship really meant to him.

This display of emotions proves that sporting events are more than a show, and some players are there for more then the money. They are playing a game they love, trying to achieve greatness, and last night the Celtics were great. Many times players leave a legacy behind long after they retire, a legacy that survives not only in the stat books but also, in the minds and hearts of their fans. One day I will be able to tell my children I was there when the big man in green won it all and explained to the world that “Anything is possible.”

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