Porter isn't playing against Utah. That's a long flight (flew it last weekend) with very little upside and from all indications this looks like more than a 1-week injury.
Reading between the lines and having a good understanding on how PR relations work in conjunction with HIPAA laws, nothing is going to be revealed except day-to-day.
Which is 100% true, yet will never actually satisfy the fanbase. Whether it's a hip flexor, irritated nerve issue located along L1-L5 or stress fracture, it's not going to be revealed.
Why? A multitude of reasons, but there is basically no reason to reveal it because he has no ligament damage, no permanent nerve damage, no instability within his hip joint.
How do I know this? Because if he did, you release that information, provide a conservative timeline and move on with treatment.
Watching him play, ice and interact with his teammates, combined with his decision to not sit on the bench leads me to believe has a hip flexor issue.
That's a pain threshold issue and has the potential to linger. Stay tuned.
Reading between the lines and having a good understanding on how PR relations work in conjunction with HIPAA laws, nothing is going to be revealed except day-to-day.
Which is 100% true, yet will never actually satisfy the fanbase. Whether it's a hip flexor, irritated nerve issue located along L1-L5 or stress fracture, it's not going to be revealed.
Why? A multitude of reasons, but there is basically no reason to reveal it because he has no ligament damage, no permanent nerve damage, no instability within his hip joint.
How do I know this? Because if he did, you release that information, provide a conservative timeline and move on with treatment.
Watching him play, ice and interact with his teammates, combined with his decision to not sit on the bench leads me to believe has a hip flexor issue.
That's a pain threshold issue and has the potential to linger. Stay tuned.
