From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
An unfortunate coincidence.
That’s the vibe that seemed to fill the Wachovia Center last night after 76ers forward Elton Brand, clutching his dislocated right shoulder, walked off the court midway through the third quarter of a 93-88 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Sixers officials said Brand was undergoing an MRI exam after the game. No timetable on his return was immediately available.
All week, the talk swirling around the Sixers was about whether Brand’s commanding inside presence, bought at the cost of $80 million this off-season, had caused a loss of identity for the young, formerly running-and-gunning team.
When general manager Ed Stefanski fired Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks on Saturday, many wondered if the problem was less Cheeks and more the Sixers’ roster, which did not seem to match its fastbreaking intentions…
Brand had scored four points and grabbed six rebounds when he left the game.
The injury occurred when Bucks forward Luc Mbah a Moute slammed into Brand under Milwaukee’s hoop. Both fell to the court; Mbah a Moute then rolled over Brand, who was whistled for his second foul. At the time of Brand’s injury, the Sixers trailed by seven.
“The way he popped up, I thought he was fine,” said guard Lou Williams, who tied a career high with 25 points. But when Brand walked past the Sixers’ bench, his teammates saw the divot in his right shoulder…
Brand missed two games earlier this month with a strained right hamstring. That was when the initial question surfaced about his impact. Had Brand’s inside game forced the Sixers out of last season’s run-and-gun style, which led to a playoff appearance?
Then there’s this from lowposts.com:
(Mike Dunleavy is in his cigar parlor replaying the Elton Brand injury on his 70-inch plasma screen.)
Dunleavy: Baahahahhaahahaahahahaaaa! Baaaaaaaahaahaaahahahahaha! (catches breath, wipes tear away from eye, rewinds, watches Brand fall again) Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaha! (checks Pacific Division standings online) Heh. Ahem.. (drinks deeply from brandy snifter, shuts off television, sits in dark, waits for rooster crow to signal sunrise).
UPDATE: Brand received an MRI last night which revealed a fracture of the humeral head (bone) and a tear of the labrum, which was expected with the dislocation. Sixers team physician Dr. Jack McPhilemy does not feel the injury will require surgery at this time. Brand will begin rehabilitation immediately and is expected to be out one month.
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I don’t think Clipper Nation invites bad news about any former Clipper player. We still appreciate everything BRAND did here in LA.
AP report on ESPN:
“Los Angeles’ Marcus Camby had a career-high 27 rebounds and scored 19 points, and Randolph finished with 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists. The Clippers also lost in overtime to Charlotte on Tuesday night”
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Shit, I want the brandy Dunleavy’s drinking after last night. Can i get it on the rocks?
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Don’t blame the referees. If Clippers want to win, they better lead by double digit. NBA has standards. Clippers can wait in the cellar. When Chicago Bulls badly in need of a win, NBA knows how to deliver one.
Clippers dare not humiliate top teams on their home turf.
Message re(de)ceived. DONE.
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 9:58 am
too bad brand is out for a month now, with the only philly appearnace at staples against the clippers just around the corner. i got tickets to that game purely to boo that man and watch him have an awful game against the new clippers. oh well, i guess now i can just watch him squirm on the bench thinking that he could be in there…that’s if he has the balls to accompany the team when they go to staples rather than be a little punani and stay in philly.
andrew Reply:
December 18th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
hes probably not going to go on the trip…. maybe he will but maybe not.
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Maybe we should have Jason Powell look over him, “Brand, you’re out for 3 years”
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 11:00 am
damnit… now i have to change all my new years eve plans… i was hoping to get wasted and boo the crap out of him that night.
Karma is a bitch!
I’m not glad he’s hurt… but i sure as hell aint rooting for him after what he did here.
Thank heaven we got Zach Randolph…the guy is an absolute game changer…
Thank heaven we got Zach Randolph…the guy is an absolute game changer…
Thank heaven we got Zach Randolph…the guy is an absolute game changer…
Thank heaven we got Zach Randolph…the guy is an absolute game changer…Thank heaven we got Zach Randolph…the guy is an absolute game changer…Thank heaven we got Zach Randolph…the guy is an absolute game changer…
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Fuck ELTON! Karma is a bitch. The sad thing about all this is he listened to his agent and let the agent’s ego control the whole situation and you know what… his agent isn’t in any peril here… his agent is still getting his 15 percent of his paycheck whether he’s on the dl or not, whether he wins or not, etc. Sad but true. I can’t forgive elton… it’s just pathetic.
But honestly, the zbo claims are dead on. Elton wasn’t going to be the same after his injury…and i think this season proved it. it all works out in the end if we can get some bench scoring and one more piece… kaman i still think needs to be moved… sad to say.
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Yep, that was the only reason to go to the new years game. It’s gonna be so empty there.
Wade Reply:
December 19th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeak. I was soooo ready. I was gonna burn his jersey during the tailgate…I Even had a chant made up. Weeeeeak.
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
man this sucks, i have tickets to the game and already was having doubts about spending my new years by booing the dude because thats just such a negative way to start a year, but now i’m going to be going to boo a guy who is on the bench…at least the clippers aren’t the only team to overpay for brand while he sits on the injured list
andrew Reply:
December 18th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
its not new years till 12 am.
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
K A R M A. Screw Brand. I don’t consider myself an evil person, but this news doesn’t exactly disappoint me. Yeah, yeah, he probably did us a favor in the long run by screwing us… but I’m not sad when shitty things happen to shitty people. Period. EAT SHIT ELTON!
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Also for those of us who believe thst we should be over it…SCREW YOU! He F’d us now we should F him.
Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
just wait until philly fans start getting impatient with that young team and EB.
EB has a dislocated shoulder? BOOOOO.
The team isnt a playoff team? BOOOOO.
Santa Clause is in the building? BOOOOO.
EB will finally know how much the fans here supported him. Philly will be eating that contract for years. At least Baron gets me out of my seat once in a while and is actually a cool cat. EB is a dork who hangs out with his monther way too much.
since i’ll probably dump my new years tickets off on somebody else, i’ll take the opportunity now to say BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
This sucks for Elton. And for all you duplicitous backstabbing hypocritical douchebags, if Elton never played for us you’d have never come out of the closet to freely admit you are a Clipper fan. Like it or not, Elton put LAC on the map and he deserves some respect. I’ll bet those of you who claim to be super fans never went to a game before Elton was on the team. We had some dark days with this team, when you had to cheer for Derek Anderson and Mo Taylor because they were the best players we could put on the court. When our backup centers were Sean Rooks and Keith Closs and our starter was Michael Olowokrappy. When guys made hash marks for how many days they had left on their contracts on the sides of their shoes. Elton changed all of that. Well, except for the bailing at the end of the contract that led to unrestricted free agency, that unfortunately seems to be as constant as the speed of light with this team.
But of course in your fantasy land, thats not the organizations fault, its all because of the greedy player who never complained and always smiled and his smarmy agent who’s represented more Hall of Famers than most of you can count on your fingers and toes.
Danny Manning's Knee Reply:
December 19th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I’ve been a fan way before EB… in fact, the first game I went to was back in 1987 at the Sports Arena. I don’t put all the blame on the organization or all the blame on EB for what transpired. All I know is that EB is a punk ass who went back on his word (“Get me BD and 75 and I’m in”). And he’s a chicken shit for not returning calls or texts once it became apparent he was running out of town with his tail between his legs. So I don’t think it’s hypocritical for me as a fan to not be sad to see him get his. As for the organization, I’ve been clear that I think Roeser and Dunleavy are bungling idiots, so its clear I don’t really care for them either.
By the way, EB tried to escape once before when his last contract ended, trying to flee to Miami. The Clips matched that offer even after he begged DTS not to do so… so he probably WAS counting down the days until he could get out. Don’t get me wrong, I think EB was a solid player bordering on great when he was here, but I’m not sure he put the Clips on the map. The team only went to one postseason with him, and I remember seeing plenty of D-Miles, Q-Rich and Maggette jerseys being worn by fans along with Brands.
Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
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