How Monta Ellis Really Got Hurt
MontaLike an episode of CSI, increased analysis of the hard evidence of Monta Ellis’ injury is shedding light on what actually happened the day he got hurt.
First, it came out that Monta tore the deltoid ligament in his foot, an injury rarely seen from playing ball. Generally, basketball injuries occur on the pinky toe side of a player’s ankle, not on the big toe side, which is where the deltoid ligament is located.
Add in another new detail that could earn Monta a pretty tough cross-examination – he has various cuts and abrasions on that leg. Unless he was playing in a bunch of bushes, it’s tough to imagine that he got those injuries playing basketball.
Two experts in sports medicine consulted by ESPN.com, granted anonymity because they aren’t privy to the specifics of Ellis’ condition, said that a torn deltoid ligament is rarely seen in basketball. The deltoid ligament, the sources explained, is on the medial (big toe) side of the ankle while the structures typically involved in a high ankle sprain are on the opposite (lateral) side of the ankle. Involvement of the deltoid suggests a more serious rotational injury than those commonly associated with the NBA, the sources said.
Source: ESPN.com
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:42 pm
chekmate says:
first
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:43 pm
George W Kush Sr says:
well, well, well
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Michorizo says:
Sounds like he got hurt kicking his lady out of bed.
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Homeless J says:
We need to get Mariska Hargitay on this. or at least send Craig Sager to some mississippi-area strip clubs to do some hard journalistic investigation.
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Junio says:
Motorcycle?
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:50 pm
nick says:
not a good look for monta and the warriors.
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:55 pm
ZACH says:
ten to one that this somehow involves a tricycle, a wedding dress, two armless hookers and a trampoline.
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Tha Boddy says:
Ok DIMEmag we need to stop bsing we need to get Nancy Drew out for this asap or atleast Gilbert Arenas in a detective hat…lol
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Homeless J says:
if word gets out that I provided Monta with those armless hookers, my career as an armless hooker salesman will be ruined.
Or will it simply be boosted by quasi-celebrity advertisement?
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:10 pm
ERIC says:
Get the “CLOSER” lady who is on every single commercial break during a TNT broadcast
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
bballinca says:
say goodbye to that fat contract!
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Mo says:
They probably won’t void his contract but he’ll probably be fined or at least suspended.
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Tyrone says:
That ain’t right y’all – dem Warriors gave Monta a ginormous paycheck and this ain’t the way Monta outta repay dem – remember y’all – true thugz never lie.
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:37 pm
jfromla says:
he jus pissed away 67 mil. fuckin idiot
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:39 pm
David Brandon says:
man, he was playin wii…
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
marcus the great says:
too bad this happened in the offseason when bball stories are scarce cuz otherwise this wouldn’t be gettin as much pub
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:59 pm
shake&bake says:
Don’t people learn from Jay Williams?
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:19 pm
loganlight says:
Don’t jump to conclusions! Doctor’s say that this injury RARELY happens in basketball…
Yep, and Ron Artest RARELY catches a case.
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Kevin says:
I had an injury to the deltoid ligaments from playing ball and it’s still bothering me two years later. Some days it will make a crack or snapping sound on every step. I had just come back from another ankle sprain when I got it. I was rotating on it while doing what commentators have idiotically started to describe as the “european two step”.
Quit speculating and wait for the results, or else you’re all just a bunch of gossip queens.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:00 pm
LakeShow84 says:
OUCH i thought Monta was smarter than this..
He just pulled a Vlad.. Damn.. good thing the warriors are my B team..
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Random Guess says:
Barefoot Thornball injury?
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Coop says:
How about you all wait until something is actually proven.
All I hope is that whatever he was doing was worth it; kicking SJax repeatedly in the head and neck, for example.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Scottee says:
This tells us nothing of how he “Really Got Hurt.” All this says is what happened to the ankle. Give us the good stuff yo
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
smokez4Dayz says:
That could still be a bball injury, I used to walk on my toes, and always had the aggravating pain on the big toe side of my foot, I was also chubby, and not dunking, but still, I could be a basketball injury. Unless, he hurt his toe on the gas pedal of a bentley.