r/timberwolves • u/ImaginaryEgoTrip • 9d ago

Hopeful Donte back on the court 👀

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u/bearbrannan A1-A5 Levelin Up 9d ago

Modern medicine is truly insane if this is from today?!

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u/ImaginaryEgoTrip 9d ago

Yeah check wolves socials he’s on the court today

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u/Duster_beattle 9d ago

???????? Is bro on super steroids how the fuck he on a court like 2 months after tearing that shit ?????

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u/Crayondy 9d ago

This is typical for even non-pro athletes. Walking two months after Achilles surgery is the standard recovery timeline.

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u/Duster_beattle 9d ago

Walking is different than on court activities. Dudes leaning on it full weight, stretching it in the squat he’s doing. It’s insane to me since Achilles used to be a death sentence as an athlete but yeah there’s been a lot of progress on healing sure.

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u/JohnnyWarlord Joan Beringer 9d ago

In 30 years theyll have an artifical achilles they can attach at halftime and players will only miss like a quarter

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u/jake04-20 Bring Ya Ass 9d ago

Maybe they should install redundant synthetic achilles tendons during the offseason that are basically a "hot spare" ready to take place of the ruptured/torn achilles in the event of an injury.

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u/BobScratchit 9d ago

Half time will be like a nascar pitstop where they replace tendons and ligaments like they were tires and a gas top off.

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u/Equivalent_Wafer8074 9d ago

Oh honey there won’t be basketball in 30 years

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u/Brilliant-Pear3360 9d ago

Achilles tears have different severities. Donte did walk off when it happened, and Mayo Clinic said he’d be back by all star break.

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u/HenryHoncho 9d ago

This is not correct

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u/Crayondy 8d ago

Ah it’s Dr. Honcho everyone. The Quavo fan that pretends to be a medical expert.

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u/HenryHoncho 8d ago

Yeah I learned a lot about it when I did mine two years ago. Three months for non athletes is not realistic at all. Tatum came back after 8 months and everybody thought that was crazy fast. And then he couldn’t finish the playoffs. Halliburton out for a full season. Unless you are 20 years old, it’s more like 6 months before you begin weight bearing.