Knicks · Amar'e to have MRI for similar back injury to one he suffered in playoffs. Uh-oh. (page 2)

BasketballJones wrote:Sounds like it's time for a backiotomy transplant.

Fixed.

HugeKnick4 wrote:Bulging disk finished

What??

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Amar'e's MRI revealed bulging disk in lower back and he is out indefinitely. Lin will also be out tonight against Bucks. #Knicks

Bad luck for Woody. We might sneak in to the playoffs but have no shot without the Amare that was coming back to normal.

Let's go Yankees. Kill me.

CHAOS wrote:Its a bulging disk. Same as Baron Davis. He is done for the year !!!!!

Damn!! you got a link?

CHAOS wrote:Its a bulging disk. Same as Baron Davis. He is done for the year !!!!!

Baron had a herniated disk, which is worse. Bulging disk is what Gallo had his rookie season.

mrKnickShot wrote:

CHAOS wrote:Its a bulging disk. Same as Baron Davis. He is done for the year !!!!!

Damn!! you got a link?

http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2012/3...

Amar'e Stoudemire has a bulging disc in his back.
by Seth on Mar 26, 2012 6:28 PM EDT in News

Oh, this isn't good. Amar'e Stoudemire, who tweaked something in his back on Saturday night, went in for an MRI today and came out with bad news. Via Steve Popper:

Amare - bulging disk - out indefinitely. Non surgical treatment coming. #knicks

About that non-surgical treatment for Amar'e - it is non-surgical today but Woodson hinted that it could turn to that. #knicks

Popper also just mentioned that Amar'e is headed down to Miami to get a second opinion on his back. We know all too well from our experiences with Danilo Gallinari and Baron Davis that bulging discs have the potential to cause a lot of trouble long-term. There's no way of knowing for how long this particular disc would like to bulge, but it seems possible that Amar'e could sit out for quite some time. Pooooop.

Oh, and just to make things more fun, Jeremy Lin will rest his sore knee tonight as well (though there's no indication that that's a serious injury). Baron Davis will start with Iman Shumpert, Landry Fields, Carmelo Anthony, and Tyson Chandler, and Toney Douglas will probably get minutes off the bench.

Injuries suck, y'all. I hate 'em.

MSG3 wrote:I can't believe this. Really if this was going to happen it happened before Jeffries AND amare got hurt. Would've been nice to sign Turiaf.

or JJ Hickson... sigh.

and it'll be more minutes for the new stat-geek darling, mr. novak.

i wouldn't feel as worried if Jeffries and Lin were healthy.

but with Jeffries, Lin AND Amar'e out? UGH.