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10 NBA Players Who Have the Most to be Thankful for This Thanksgiving

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Rudy Gay Shows Out In His First Game Back From Injury

9. Rudy Gay – We chilled with nearly half of the Grizzlies roster at various points during the Lockout, and they all echo the same thing: no lockout, no
extended break is going to kill our momentum or devour our chemistry. This isn’t the Clippers of 2006. They’re not a one-hit wonder. All the more reason for Gay to get healthy from his screwed-up shoulder, rediscover his confidence and game and then come back next season to prove the critics wrong. Did we mention he also signed a mammoth $82 million extension just a year before the lockout (and subsequently smaller salaries) hit?

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  • http://www.zwani.com/graphics/funny_pictures/images/88funny-pictures128.jpg JAY

    Funny, a few weeks ago I was thinking the same thing about Oden. Let’s hope he’s using the extra time to get that big body in elite level shape. Not just good shape, he needs to be in the best shape of his life.

  • Rainman

    i heard not long ago that Oden had just begun running, by the sounds of things he still probably wont be in the thick of things by January, at the earliest.

  • J

    The lockout could be the worst thing. He does not have nba trainers to help him rehab,which could significantly hurt his heeling process. Look at the slew of nfl injuries this year caused by the lockout and players not having access to team facilities and their trainers. They were not able to rehab properly and ended up hurt again. Main example, Chris cooley

  • http://www.zwani.com/graphics/funny_pictures/images/88funny-pictures128.jpg JAY

    ^
    There are a ton of elite level non-NBA trainers in the world. Boxer trainers, football trainers, etc.

    And is there any rule that says players can’t personally hire NBA trainers? I’m pretty sure they can workout with whomever they chose. Nobody is getting paid by the NBA. Not the players, not the trainers, not the team doctors… nobody. Do the owners have a right to stop a trainer from getting paid as a personal trainer?? I don’t know for sure but I doubt it. That’s their livelihood.

    If I were an owner, and found out that one of my players who has history of injuries was working with a trainer on my payroll I wouldn’t stop it. That’s ridiculous. You’d want that player to get healthy even if there’s a lockout in place.

  • Sam

    How exactly did Javale McGee raise his profile? I’d be surprised if any casual basketball fan outside of DC has ever heard of him.

  • Phileus

    Aw man, seeing that Odom pic on the last slide made me feel a little bit sad inside.

    I really hope he’ll be a regular in the NBA someday, even if it’s just in a Shaun Livingston-like way.

  • TheLoveFamily1

    Im a League Pass beast…

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