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Christian Clark

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The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

I mean, you know, he's averaging 39 minutes per game in his 10 games before he got hurt. I mean, that's just a huge workload on a guy who's, I mean, obviously a brilliant basketball player, but has not been the most durable guy in his career. He's not the biggest guy either. I mean, Luca was just a tank. Luca was a workhorse.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

I mean, you know, he's averaging 39 minutes per game in his 10 games before he got hurt. I mean, that's just a huge workload on a guy who's, I mean, obviously a brilliant basketball player, but has not been the most durable guy in his career. He's not the biggest guy either. I mean, Luca was just a tank. Luca was a workhorse.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

I mean, you could just give him the ball, so many possessions and count on him for 70 games every year. And it's like, he's going to be good just because he was so big. I mean, he's built like an SEC tight end. Like Kyrie is not built like that. You know, he's just not been as durable in his career. And I mean, this was beyond unfortunate.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

I mean, you could just give him the ball, so many possessions and count on him for 70 games every year. And it's like, he's going to be good just because he was so big. I mean, he's built like an SEC tight end. Like Kyrie is not built like that. You know, he's just not been as durable in his career. And I mean, this was beyond unfortunate.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

I mean, you could just give him the ball, so many possessions and count on him for 70 games every year. And it's like, he's going to be good just because he was so big. I mean, he's built like an SEC tight end. Like Kyrie is not built like that. You know, he's just not been as durable in his career. And I mean, this was beyond unfortunate.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

So yeah, I asked Jason Kidd, the Mavericks' first practice after the All-Star break, hey, what's going on with AD? Have you guys ruled out surgery? His answer at the time was, no, we have not ruled out surgery. He said, we're going to give you guys an update on March 6th. So that means on Thursday, we should have an update on Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, Derek Lively.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

So yeah, I asked Jason Kidd, the Mavericks' first practice after the All-Star break, hey, what's going on with AD? Have you guys ruled out surgery? His answer at the time was, no, we have not ruled out surgery. He said, we're going to give you guys an update on March 6th. So that means on Thursday, we should have an update on Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, Derek Lively.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

So yeah, I asked Jason Kidd, the Mavericks' first practice after the All-Star break, hey, what's going on with AD? Have you guys ruled out surgery? His answer at the time was, no, we have not ruled out surgery. He said, we're going to give you guys an update on March 6th. So that means on Thursday, we should have an update on Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, Derek Lively.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

Anthony Davis was with the team on their most recent road trip doing the lightest of shooting possible. And I'm saying he wasn't even leaving his feet on any of his shooting jumpers. I mean, to me, he did not look like a guy who was especially close to being back.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

Anthony Davis was with the team on their most recent road trip doing the lightest of shooting possible. And I'm saying he wasn't even leaving his feet on any of his shooting jumpers. I mean, to me, he did not look like a guy who was especially close to being back.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

Anthony Davis was with the team on their most recent road trip doing the lightest of shooting possible. And I'm saying he wasn't even leaving his feet on any of his shooting jumpers. I mean, to me, he did not look like a guy who was especially close to being back.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

And I do think it's fair to wonder, does Kyrie's injury impact, you know, AD and if he tries to make a return this year, because at this point it's like, for what? You're going to try to rush back for what?

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

And I do think it's fair to wonder, does Kyrie's injury impact, you know, AD and if he tries to make a return this year, because at this point it's like, for what? You're going to try to rush back for what?

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

And I do think it's fair to wonder, does Kyrie's injury impact, you know, AD and if he tries to make a return this year, because at this point it's like, for what? You're going to try to rush back for what?

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

I think they would probably understand it. I mean, it's like, what more can you do? I mean, we were redlining Kyrie and he tore his ACL. I mean, if that's not a sign to just kind of punt, I don't know what is. I mean, it's kind of amazing. I mean, all of this has unfolded in about 10 weeks. On December 23rd, the Mavericks beat the Trailblazers at home. Kyrie and Luka both played in that game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

I think they would probably understand it. I mean, it's like, what more can you do? I mean, we were redlining Kyrie and he tore his ACL. I mean, if that's not a sign to just kind of punt, I don't know what is. I mean, it's kind of amazing. I mean, all of this has unfolded in about 10 weeks. On December 23rd, the Mavericks beat the Trailblazers at home. Kyrie and Luka both played in that game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

I think they would probably understand it. I mean, it's like, what more can you do? I mean, we were redlining Kyrie and he tore his ACL. I mean, if that's not a sign to just kind of punt, I don't know what is. I mean, it's kind of amazing. I mean, all of this has unfolded in about 10 weeks. On December 23rd, the Mavericks beat the Trailblazers at home. Kyrie and Luka both played in that game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

They were 19-10. They had a No. 4 offense and a No. 11 defense. Kind of a profile of... They might not have been the favorites to come out of the West. That's probably OKC all year long. But they had a profile of, this can be a contending team. Two days later on Christmas, Luka... Left calf strain. And then they kind of kicks all this off.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

They were 19-10. They had a No. 4 offense and a No. 11 defense. Kind of a profile of... They might not have been the favorites to come out of the West. That's probably OKC all year long. But they had a profile of, this can be a contending team. Two days later on Christmas, Luka... Left calf strain. And then they kind of kicks all this off.

The Athletic NBA Daily
LeBron first to 50k points | Kyrie out for the season

They were 19-10. They had a No. 4 offense and a No. 11 defense. Kind of a profile of... They might not have been the favorites to come out of the West. That's probably OKC all year long. But they had a profile of, this can be a contending team. Two days later on Christmas, Luka... Left calf strain. And then they kind of kicks all this off.