TINAWAG siyang ‘The Claw’ dahil sa haba ng kaniyang mga daliri. Kaya niyang hawakan ng isang kamay lamang ang buong bola ng hindi ito maaagaw ng iba. “What the…?” ang malamang na iniisip ninyo. “Health article ito dapat ‘di ba, bakit napunta sa sports?”
Pag-uusapan po natin today ang minamatiyagan ng basketball fans sa buong mundo. Ito ay ang kuwento ni Kawhi Leonard, one of the best defenders to ever play, ayon sa analysts. Humupa na ang shock sa paglipat ni LeBron sa LA Lakers. Pero nagsisimula pa lang ang tunay na telenovela sa NBA. Di-to ang players ay mistulang produkto na puwedeng ibenta ng teams nila, matapos ang ilang taon ng pagtitiyaga. Business is business, ‘ika nga.
NAKAHIHIYA!
Ayoko nang magkomento sa nangyaring gulo sa FIBA sa pagitan ng Gilas at Australia. Kani-kaniya ng
opinyon at kampihan. Kesyo tinawag daw tayong mga unggoy. Sino nga ba naman ang hindi mag-iinit ang ulo? May nanapak tuloy. May nag-flying kick pa. Pagkatapos ay may nag-apologize. May nagmati-gas at nanahimik. Pero in the end, ito ang suma-total. Nanonood sa atin ang buong mundo. Ito ba ang halimbawa natin pati sa mga bata, na kawalan ng disiplina at humility maging sa coaches at fans?
“Mga bastos kasi sila!” ang katwiran ng iba. Kaya ba bumaba rin tayo sa lebel ng mga bastos? Tinawag pa naman tayong ‘the only Christian country’ sa Asya.
MABUTI PA SI KAWHI
Hinangaan siya ng marami dahil sa kaniyang pagiging tahimik at simplicity. Binibiro siya ng team mates dahil kahit multi-million dollars na ang kinikita ay gamit pa rin niya ang lumang sasakyan noong high school siya. “Tumatakbo pa naman ng maayos at ba-yad na,” ang katwiran ni Leonard. Ito ay nagka-kahalaga lamang sa ngayon ng less than $1k or Php55k. Hinimok siyang bumili ng isang magarang sports car for image purposes daw. Binili niya ito at iniwan sa kaniyang lola. Makikita sa social media na ang natur-ang lumang utility truck pa rin ang dala niya sa practices nila. Ang tunay na magaling, hindi kailangan ng puro porma.
ANG RECORD NI KAWHI
• Finals Most Valuable Player.
• Two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
• Two-time All-NBA First Team member.
• 2011 Rookie of the year.
• December 2011, signed deal with the Spurs.
• 2012 USA men’s basketball Select Team.
• 2013 NBA championship and Finals MVP.
• 2014 Defensive Player of the Year.
• July 2015, Spurs offered $90 million contract.
• 2017 right quadriceps injury.
• June 2018 was traded to Toronto Raptors.
ANG QUADRICEPS INJURY
The quadriceps is made up of four muscles that are located on the front of the thigh. The muscle is re-sponsible for flexing the hip and extending or straightening the knee. Kailangan ito para makatakbo at makatalon ng maayos. Maaaring masira ang quadriceps at mga litid nito dahil sa:
• Contusion from a direct blow
• Strain from overuse
• Partial tear of the muscle
• Tendinitis (inflammation of the tendon)
• Tendinosis (degeneration)
• Scarring from repetitive injury
• Tendon rupture
SINTOMAS AT SENYALES
Limping o paika-ika sa paglakad at pagtakbo. Hindi makalundag ng maayos. Patuloy na pagkirot ng mga hita. Kung ito ay pupuwersahin ay maaaring maging permanent injury. Injuries such as bone fractures, sprains, and strains are common causes of limping. A ‘sprain’ is an injury to a ligament. A ‘strain’ is an injury to muscle or tendon tissue. Pinipilit si Kawhi na paglaruin sa crucial games kahit nagdurusa at ayaw niya. The diagnosis from the team says he has an injury only to his quadriceps tendon. His own team of doctors believe Kawhi has Jumper’s Knee, which includes both patellar and quadriceps tendi-nopathy. Jumper’s Knee is caused by overuse or repetitive movements such as running and jumping. The symptoms are pain over the knee and can present with or without swelling. Bukod pa rito ang in-jury na kaniyang tinamo sa laban ng Spurs at GSW kung saan inakusahan si Pachulia ng dirty play laban kay Kawhi.
GAMUTAN NG SPRAIN AT STRAIN
Treatment most often involves R.I.C.E. or Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. Physical therapy is also needed to help regain range of motion and muscle strength. Crutches or other gait-assist devices might be needed depending upon the level of pain. Emer-gency medical care should be considered if the patient cannot extend or straighten the knee, if there is intense pain, swelling, or numbness of the leg. Compartment syndrome may occur as a complication of trauma to the anterior compartment of the thigh. Com-partment syndrome is a surgical emergency, and the thigh needs to be opened to re-lieve the pressure and to prevent permanent dam-age. Surgery may be needed to repair tendon rup-tures, and muscle herniation. Ito ang dilemma ni Kawhi. Inilipat man siya ng team, kakailanganin pa rin siyang paglaruin. Hindi para pagpahingahin. Business is business.
*Quotes
“Ain’t no loyalty in this game.”
– DeMar Derozan after being traded from Raptors
“Just learn from my story! Loyalty is just a word in this game,” SMH.
– Isaiah Thomas after being traded from Celtics
“You can’t let nobody run your train. This is your life and this is your train.”
– LeBron James explains his decision choices.
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