MDW79
Well-known member
I'm curious if someone here can help me understand what exactly it is that occured in this game. I'm not sure there's been any explanation, and the entire situation struck me as odd from the jump.
Keith Williams basically just walks right off the court in the middle of the game. There's no clear video of an injury occuring prior to this. He seemingly walks off the court with no visible problems (no limp, no signs of pain, etc.) No trainers rush over. He needs no help in getting to the tunnel.
He then returns to the bench late in the 2nd half. Again, he didn't appear to be hurt at this time either. He walked out on his own, he walked around the court after the game. He's seen in the locker room after the game in a team pic celebrating.
At no point did ESPN update his injury during the game (Ex: "Keith Williams expected to miss 2nd half") There was no update following the game. There was no update at the post game press conference.
Then the next day he's magically able to play. Yet we still never got any news on the injury. What was it? What gives?
I think it's safe to say it wasn't a sprained ankle, a torn ligament, or an achilies. I really don't know what it could be (Cramps, a strain?) or why we wouldn't get info.
Anways, just wondering if anyone can come up with a reasonable explanation for this. I've some people on other boards mention that they think he just walked off out of frustration and was sat the 2nd half for diciplinary reasons, but I'm not I buy that. Although, that's the most plausible explanation I've heard thus far.
The more I think about this the weirder it gets. Why wouldn't Brannen or someone on the staff give a medical update betwen the injury and the following day? Why was able to walk around so well? How did he magically heal over night but he couldn't tough it out in what could've been the last game of his career? So many questions...
Keith Williams basically just walks right off the court in the middle of the game. There's no clear video of an injury occuring prior to this. He seemingly walks off the court with no visible problems (no limp, no signs of pain, etc.) No trainers rush over. He needs no help in getting to the tunnel.
He then returns to the bench late in the 2nd half. Again, he didn't appear to be hurt at this time either. He walked out on his own, he walked around the court after the game. He's seen in the locker room after the game in a team pic celebrating.
At no point did ESPN update his injury during the game (Ex: "Keith Williams expected to miss 2nd half") There was no update following the game. There was no update at the post game press conference.
Then the next day he's magically able to play. Yet we still never got any news on the injury. What was it? What gives?
I think it's safe to say it wasn't a sprained ankle, a torn ligament, or an achilies. I really don't know what it could be (Cramps, a strain?) or why we wouldn't get info.
Anways, just wondering if anyone can come up with a reasonable explanation for this. I've some people on other boards mention that they think he just walked off out of frustration and was sat the 2nd half for diciplinary reasons, but I'm not I buy that. Although, that's the most plausible explanation I've heard thus far.
The more I think about this the weirder it gets. Why wouldn't Brannen or someone on the staff give a medical update betwen the injury and the following day? Why was able to walk around so well? How did he magically heal over night but he couldn't tough it out in what could've been the last game of his career? So many questions...
