Author Topic: Michael Redd out for season. (Read 280 times)

Chamillitary Click · « **on:** January 11, 2010, 05:18:55 PM »

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/01/11/bucks.redd.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2

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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Michael Redd's first season with a surgically repaired left knee ended the same way his previous one did.

Redd tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee for the second time in less than a year on Sunday night in the second quarter of Milwaukee's 95-77 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

An MRI on Monday in Phoenix revealed the injury, which will require surgery. The Bucks guard previously had surgery in March after tearing the same ligaments last January.

"It's hard to explain the emotions that I'm feeling," Redd said in a statement. "I know the amount of hard work it will take for me to get back to playing and helping our team, but I will continue to put my trust in God to get me though this."

Redd, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team, had mostly struggled this season. He had already missed 16 games this year with knee soreness and was averaging just 11.9 points in 18 games, 12 starts.

"We are deeply disappointed for Michael who worked so hard to make it back from this injury," general manager John Hammond said. "Although Michael is out for the season, we still have over half the season to play. That gives all of our players, especially our younger guys, the opportunity to earn more playing time the rest of the season."

Both Charlie Bell and rookie Brandon Jennings posted messages on their Twitter accounts encouraging their teammate.

"The team will miss u Mike Redd," Bell wrote. "Really unfortunate for a guy who worked so hard to get back healthy."

The injury casts doubt on his long-term future with the franchise.

The 30-year-old Redd has a player option worth $18.3 million remaining on his $90 million contract signed in 2005, but he will have missed 152 games over the previous four seasons going into 2010-11.

this guys is always fuckin' hurt; but when healthy i think he's one of the best "B Players" out there.

Lunatic · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2010, 05:19:20 PM »

shocker

always fuckin hurt lol

LooN3y · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2010, 01:12:11 AM »

there goes his chance of getting traded to a contender

tempo2 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2010, 03:55:55 AM »

yeah i think he'l struggle coming back from this injury as well, he didnt look like he had that explosivness back even from the last knee injury. on a side note from the snippet of games him and jennings played together i dont think that tandem blended very well.

Mo Z. Dizzle · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2010, 07:05:15 PM »

crappy way to end a crappy season for him.

hopefully Jennings and Ilyasova start picking up (from a fantasy sports perspective).

thisoneguy360 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2010, 07:59:10 PM »

Sucks for Bucks fans, but in the long term it's probably not such a bad thing. Jennings will get more experience being the go to guy and the Bucks will get another lottery pick.