The injury Ben Simmons suffered in the 76ers game against the Wizards had a lot of NBA fans shook on Wednesday.
Knee injuries are never great, in general. But non-contact knee injuries can be devastating. So when Simmons hobbled off the floor after seemingly not taking much contact to the knee, fans feared the worst.
Those fears were quelled for a second shortly after he went into the locker room. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Sixers were encouraged the injury wasn’t too serious because Simmons wasn’t experiencing any pain or swelling in the knee.
But fans feared the worst again on Thursday after Wojnarowski reported that Simmons was out indefinitely after suffering a subluxation of the knee.
Ben Simmons suffered a subluxation of the left knee cap, Sixers say. He’s considering treatment options and currently out.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 6, 2020
The fear was back — mostly because most people didn’t know what a subluxation actually was. And it sounded terrible.
Most of the initial reaction was trying to find out what subluxation means.
Can someone with more intelligence than me explain what a subluxation of the left knee cap is https://t.co/z3FMGIOLUk
— Jack Susanin (@JSusanin) August 6, 2020
I have no idea what a subluxation is and will be Googling soon.. but it doesn't sound good, and I was having a great day and this just hurt my spirit https://t.co/YUjHd3eTY5
— CJ Cameron (@CJ_Cameron13) August 6, 2020
No idea what a subluxation is, but I’m shocked a Mets player didn’t suffer from it first #LGM https://t.co/R0qFfFWxDj
— Brett Herskowitz (@bretther) August 6, 2020
Cool, cool, cool, totally know what a subluxation is. Let’s all say together what it is at the same time so we all know together. Okay, here we go… https://t.co/dYG9l4HiB1
— Dan Sweatt (@DanceWet86) August 6, 2020
We all collectively found out that a subluxation is what happens when a joint slides partially out of place. Yeah, that sounds awful. Not great at all.
Another quick Google search says that, for normal people, this injury takes about four to six weeks to recover from. But that’s not with the best of the best trainers and medical personnel NBA teams have to offer.
Still, everyone switched back to doom and gloom.
We, Sixers fans, can never have nice things. It's illegal. https://t.co/uqbRUNtpTW
— Colin Kerrigan (@colinkerrigan) August 6, 2020
Welp it looks like the Sixers season is toast. I hope this tweet ages poorly.
— Timothy Parker (@TimothyParkerTV) August 6, 2020
Sixers injuries and crushing Phillies losses. Sports are most definitely back.
— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) August 6, 2020
The Sixers just can’t buy a break.
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) August 6, 2020
Here's the thing about the Sixers – they're cursed and it's all Brian Colangelo's fault
— Ryan (@ryrob97) August 6, 2020
It might not be all bad. There’s still hope that Simmons might be able to return this season. The organization says they’ll have a better idea of their power forward’s immediate future in the next 24 hours.
Brett Brown says the Sixers will have a better sense of what a timeline might be for Ben Simmons over the next 24 hours.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) August 6, 2020
Until then, everyone will be on pins and needles waiting to see how this unfolds. Hopefully, either way, Simmons can make a full recovery as quickly as possible.
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