Chris Finch Ruptures Patellar Tendon in Sideline Collision - Doctor Explains
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- Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch suffered a patellar tendon rupture late in the Wolves game 4 win over the Phoenix Suns
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Talk about unlucky injuries.
hes there best player 😢
Always a bit (or a lot) crazy how much injuries are also about bad (or not so bad luck). Even in this case, Conley made contact to Flinch because Booker went at him to sent to the line because of late game situation, and even the initial contact isn't exactly what generates the injury in the sense of forcing his leg to bent absurdly, but because of a certain exact combination of tiny details of the moment he falls. Some specific way his weight is distributed, his foot is planted, his leg is/isn't flexed, etc. And translate to nearly any other injuries (even in being something dramatically bad, or like Giannis before his finals NBA, still being something bad, but that looked potentially near career ending being more like something mild compared to that)
Never heard of a lucky injury.
This is Minnesota sports we're talking about here. We're lucky he didn't get struck by lightning.
Almost as bad as the "straight hit to the chest that cause heart attack"
Even after this, I still don’t understand how he got injured. It did not look brutal in real time. But he is 54, so. Hope he has a speedy recovery.
He will NOT have a speedy recovery although he will have access to the best trainers and rehab tools I would think. At the age of 50 I ruptured my left patellar tendon. While I imagine my age may have played a part, i can't imagine that i would have walked away scott free if I was 25 or so. it was a simple slip, like Mr. Finch suffered, but with the perfect angels of awkwardness that lead to the stresses discussed here.
Nah Conley ran right into his knee. As a 50 something year old stationary target, there’s a high chance that an injury like this can happen for sure
Conley plowed straight into Finch's right knee from the side. Vulnerable hit even for an athlete, but a mid-50s guy is bound to fare poorly. Finch is just lucky it wasn't Ant! Ant would tear the patellar tendon of a cinder block wall.
Yeah, we're all so used to watching literally the best athletes in the world, that we forget just how fragile an average person is (im sure finch is fit and healthy, but he's still 54, and definitely NOT an elite athlete)
Age and height probably did it to em
lol We are witnessing Brian's slow move into an untouched niche: Administrative Staff & Non-Player Injuries.
"QB coach hyperextends knee on sideline collision"
"Umpire dislocates elbow after 10,000th strikeout signal"
"49ers Defensive Coordinator slips disc celebrating after sitting for 2 hours straight"
Now you jinxed the 49ers DC. Steve Wilks stay safe brother.
MLB ump Angel Hernandez gets LASIK surgery, a breakdown
@@ToxicSpork The entire collective MLB fanbase and sports fans alike would rejoice if Jokenandez had to be out for a while, hopefully forever.
Photoshop guy in the room spained his neck doing too much cuts.
Scott Foster larynx dislocation after loudly dissing Chris Paul's son
Im from MN and this was the first time any franchise in this city has swept a 7 game series but we all feel terribly for Finchy
Only in Minnesota could we make a sweep that much less enjoyable
Just making the playoffs is enough for us. We’d hang Play-In banners if they allowed us to.
@@mcshitums9362
Like last football season. We beat the Packers at Lambeau Field which is awesome but I mostly think of it as the game that Cousin’s tore his Achilles. Only Minnesota. Lol
As a lip reader, I'm impressed that Coach Finch is so tolerant of pain that even as he collapses, he's telling Conley and his staff that he has fudge. That's really nice of him to remind them about the treats he brought before they carry him off.
I had the same injury in college 06, knee has never been the same
Wow, this is definitely a significant injury. Crazy how it happened too.
Thanks for the news, Doc!!!
Best MD on youtube🔥
You said it. He's older. End of discussion
@@malus1426how are they acting like they won’t be his age one day? Lol
I think they were just pointing out that elderly people injure a lot more easily than younger people. Which is true. You definitely took their comment the wrong way 😅
I don't even think it's an age thing, he got hurt because Conley and the fans were trying to stop him from falling, put way too much stress on the knee
@@malus1426”God permitting” you’re a bum 🤡
Wow, that is a really unusual injury.
I can tell you that’s gonna be really painful and tough rehab - I had the ACL reconstruction that uses the patellar tendon graft-and by far that was the most painful aspect of the surgery and rehab. The postop pain was really bad- and I have had several operations. That one was the worst by a lot.
Honestly baffles me that they couldn't get him a wheelchair..
If you listen to doc, the knee can't be bent for a month.
@@MrBigBoy4Life I meant instead of walking him off the court lol. The not being able to bend is after surgery.
They got one for Paul Pierce to take an emergency shit but made coach hobble off the court smh
Been joking as some Wolves fan's if Finch were to shave his head and come out on a wheelchair, he could pull off a pretty good Professor X... er in this case Professor Finch
I had the same injury 2 years ago and from my experience it would actually be easier and faster to get off the court the way they did vs a wheelchair. You’d need a wheelchair with an extended leg support on hand. Also being in a sitting position with the leg outstretched and not in a proper brace would be excruciatingly painful. Seems counterintuitive but a wheelchair would be more harmful than helpful.
I had a complete rupture my patella tendon in December, surgery in January…it’s the most difficult recovery I’ve experienced. Still braced, PT 3 days a week. It happened in an instance. Thank you for your description of the injury. Prayers up!
Did Devin Booker have to force Mike Conley out like that? Cmon man
That’s what me and my friends were saying. Kinda dirty of him to hip check him like that. Reminded us of the Robert Horry foul on Nash.
Nah they just playing hard in an elimination game. Nothing dirty there.
@@dunmatta2670 the boundary between foul and fair play has always been blurry in most physical games. iI's hard for the refs and the players to judge what is a foul and what is not.
Just frustration, nothing really dirty intention to get someone hurt. They are about to get sweeped he put more force into the foul because hes just mad
@@David-iv6je game was over at this point pal. foul from booker was necessary but there was tons of unnecessary contact
This sucks. Three years ago at age 42, I ruptured my patellar tendon (and tore two retinaculum) playing hoops. Outside of going to physical therapy, I didn't leave the bed for months. Thankfully, I was writing my dissertation at the time and working virtually so I didn't have to leave the house to show up for work. I'm not sure how he's going to be able to coach, travel, etc. during his recovery period. I feel terrible for him. As always, thanks for the great analysis, Doc.
Bruv tore his rectum😂
This is so wholesome
I always felt the sidelines are too narrow hence unsafe for fans, coaches and players. It’s advisable to wear some kind of protective gear that prevent these injuries.Wish him a quick recovery
courtside seats need to go or pushed way back. it looks like they barely have any space to walk.
I tore mine in 2018 stumbling down my stairs. I had the surgery the next day. Was in a brace for 2 weeks followed by 6 months of PT. I'm ok now, but I can't ever get on that knee since the repaired tendon protrudes slightly above my kneecap.
Mines is the same way. After recovery, my knee doesn’t look like it’s in the same position
He was so unlucky, I ruptured mine going for a putback dunk and tore my quads off the bone when I tried to stand up - that recovery and rehab was 7 months of agony
I ruptured my left patella tendon about 8 years ago. I had surgery, was in a cast for 2 months, and used a brace for another two months until I felt fully comfortable. Luckily, he can rehab where it works. Quad exercises, hip flexibility and static stretching. Good luck, Coach. Thanks again, Doc.
Ruptured my patella tendon last April and then again in July. I'm 28... God bless this guy
Is it a painful injury
Not initially but after a few hours it started to become a throbbing ache and just swelled pretty badly
Tough injury and really tough to rehab back from it. Those quad muscles atrophy fast! I hope he has a speedy recovery!
Yup. Broke my patella and in a brace for 1.5 month, quad shrunk considerably.
Thank god that Minnesota has the best doctors in the country and some of the best medical facilities in the world. Hoping for a quick-ish recovery from Finch and hope the boys go show out against Denver for their coach!
My buddy did this in his mid-50s and his recovery was long. He wasn’t back to full duty for a year.
Hi Brian, could you please do Peter Casey leg injury vs Clare. Love from Ireland
Literally tore mine in a game in 2018. This is absolutely devastating as an injury. At least 9-12 month recovery time
That absolutely sucks. A locked leg injury recovery like that 😵💫😵💫. When I ruptured my Achilles I had no weight bearing on my ankle for a month and half. That was the absolute worst ever. I can't imagine going through a knee injury like that
Thanks a lot for the video. I am actually very interested to hear your opinion regarding Kawhi knee inflammation. Is it serious? Can he fully recover during playoffs and how fast? Thank you
I’m suddenly absolutely terrified about this happening to Popovich. He might be able to walk away from this sort of collision.
Popovich doesn't take his eyes off the game so it's unlikely he would see the dude coming
I had a grade 3 patella tendon tear in my right knee and that took me six months before I was cleared for to play. Then I promptly tore my left patella tendon in my first game back. This injury sucks. I feel bad for the guy. I hope he has a speed recovery.
Season ending injury. 😢 Wolf is so good this year.
I partially tore my right patellar tendon about 15 years ago when I was teaching incarcerated youth - a students jumped on my back and I tried to push up against a wall to get him off. It took me 6 weeks at least to recover from that injury, but I do feel aches and pains there nowadays whenever a big storm is approaching. And it’s 15 years later.
There should be a larger buffer zone outside the court. Players shouldnt be colliding with people on sidelines.
has this EVER happened in the NBA before or is this the first time? A player to injure a coach
Not that I can ever remember hearing or seeing.
Warriors Latrell Sprewell injured coach carlesimo
P. J. Carlesimo got choked by Latrell Sprewell
I remember Knicks Coach Jeff Van Gundy getting stomped during a free for all
@@doomguy2000 that was just some quarrel and it was on the practice and it didn't cause any injury that requires surgery... what we talk about here is a player causing an injury that requires surgery on a coach... sure there were many many quarrels and bumps of various kinds between many players and coaches but that is not what we are talking about here
Protect yourself at all times
Could you do a video on Dame Lillard's injury?
I had the same injury 20 yrs ago playing basketball and I had to wear a hard cast for 3 months so I' guessing he'll be out for a while SMH
No way! That absolutely sucks and if I'm ever a coach I'm sitting down the whole time.
Reminds of when Sean Payton broke his leg on the sidelines coaching for the saints many years ago
Oh I didn't know. I hope he can recover quickly, you hate to see that happen.
Hi Dr Brian, I have a quick question about Kawhi and his knee inflammation. Is that something common to experience after 2yrs post ACL surgery? Is there a reason why it’s taking so long for the swelling to go down?
It's so hard to see since Finch was wearing black pants, but I swear that Conley hits him on the left knee... but he grabs his right knee? What about the collision of the right knee on the courtside fan's legs (wearing jeans) at 2:11? Could that attribute to it?
Did this last summer, on an open layup.
Please give us a Kristaps injury update
Would be dope for the rendering software to simulate any fractures or tears too
Did you get a call from the NFL about your last video ? What happened
Honestly this is worse than a player getting hurt (not saying any player getting hurt isn’t bad) but Finch kept the Wolves together
This injury sucks. I'm literally still recovering from this. My surgery was May 9th 2023 and I still have numbness in my knee from the nerve damage resulting from the surgery. I see why they say it's career ending for athletes.
He hit the fan knee trying to get out the way
He was safe until he moved to the left to conley
He moved to the left to avoid Conley, just unfortunate that Conley got pushed out to the left even more
Dam!! What a terrible injury for an older man to recover from!!
Dam shoulda been ham...
@@captaineri.223 damn that's ice cold
Kristaps!! Is that an Achilles? Oh no (I’m listening on the radio so I haven’t even seen it yet).
Wow
Doc what happened to the guardian helmet vid?
NFL called
The NFL is a powerful organization lol plain and simple
He could have received new information that he realized changed the way the video was interpreted
NFL called boy !
Damn son
Too funny that you can clearly read his "Fuuuuuuuck" while falling :D :D :D
Even coaches getting injured nowadays is wild
Timberwolves will be just fine, they’ll work even harder to win for Coach “Finchy” as Ant calls him. He’s a big guy, I’m sure that factored in also, as the knee was trying to slow his fall back.
Can he postpone the surgery and where like an offensive lineman knee rig?
Can he delay surgery and tough it out?
❤️❤️💪
Know this all too well. 5 months out from surgery and just got back in gym and still can’t run right
That F word he let out says it all ooofffff
Nori is a fantastic coach, if he has to take over I don't doubt his abilities at all
Does he need to have surgery right away or is it an option to wait a little bit and have more mobility in the knee so he can stay more on the sideline?
No, that will create more scar tissue around the knee cap, same with Achilles injuries or ACL's, best thing is to get surgery next day or max a week later if there is too much swelling
Surgery asap
ur so selfish thinking about that . health first
@@BrianSuttererMD do you think there is any chance we will see Dame and/or Giannis ik game 5? Ifeel like not since both guys have Achilles problems and dont wanneer see KD 2019 deja vus. But am interested to hear what you think
Needs it right away- it’s completely ruptured and the patella will be contracted upwards and the quadriceps rolled up.
Interestingly , when you rupture your Achilles tendon in this way- waiting a few days is actually OK because you want the ends of the tendon to be a little less friable when they oversew them- the difference being the ends of the ruptured tendon in the Achilles are within the Achilles sheath. There is no sheath for this tendon.
Hello, can you tell us if Jamal Murray is playing tonight? He is listed as questionable with a left calf strain.
lmao you thought he was the coach or the team's doctor ?
I know that hurt 😢
Doc's got 90/90 vision. Great explanation
Its tricky but the NBA is DETERMINED to get spectators and staff ON the actual court during gameplay.
Imagine what center court seats will go for!
Is there anyway to meaningfully prevent non contact injuries like these and acl/achilles tears? This has gotta be my number one fear as a mildly active person that likes to play recreational sports
It's mostly just luck, but here are a few things I've done as I've gotten older:
1.Don't practice/play when you are sore or feel pain. Take a couple of weeks off at least if you have persistent pain in an area (like your calf).
2. Try to limit your explosive movements, play at 90% instead of 100%. You're not a pro athlete, you have nothing to prove. Just have fun. Also if you are really tired, take a break. If your muscles are too fatigued they are going to struggle to provide adequate support to your ligaments and tendons.
3. It may sound stupid but practice falling safely (also jumping and landing softly). You don't want to tense your muscles or twist in a weird way like Finch did. Just let your body fall the way it wants to naturally, let yourself down slowly rather than making any abrupt movements to save the fall. A couple of bruises from hitting the floor is preferable to a ligament tear.
“Aww fuck”
Dr. had the video up before he was carried off the court. 😝
😳 Coach injury included 😂
☺ That's what assistant coaches are for to hold him up on either side as he coaches them to victory over the Nuggets.
That would suuuuuuuuuck...
As a sneakerhead I’m listening but I’m looking at shattered , diors and Travis
Forget about Jordan, Kobe, Lebron or whatever.
Dr. Brian is the real GOAT.
Reminds me of when kamara snapped that guys leg lol
As long as he can have surgery now and get in that brace before game 1 against Denver, he’ll be on the sidelines and the Wolves will be fine.
Dammmmn
my friend tore his patellar in college and he was useless for like 2 weeks. IDK how he's going to coach effectively
If Finchy is our only injury on a title run I think even he would take that… but poor guy
Years ago in Lithuanian top league refereee torn both Achilles during warmup
I’m 10 weeks post op on a patella tendon rupture… It’s suck he won’t be on the sidelines the rest of the playoffs probably. Not being able to bend your knee absolutely sucks just try taking a deuce with a straight leg
Dude I never even thought about that! Holy shit that must suck
DAMN...the most Fxcked up part of alll that is conley had him wrapped up pretty good... dude wasnt ever gonna falll hard n therefpre no need to even try to brace really but thats only hindsight after the fact Obviously in the moment thats not the case smh
To be fair that was some fantastic defense by Finch on Mike Conley.
Such a Vince McMahon moment lol
Very unfortunate
The coach is still going to be there leading the team.
Conley taking out his own coach at the worst time possible
Wolves fan here....... fuck...
Coach Finch is only 54 yrs. old. Looks older and more weathered than that.
Workers comp, workers comp, workers comp!!
Bones Deteriorating have fun while you are young 😂
This sucks and just an extremely unlucky situation
The baby in the background 😭
Poor Finch, they have to put him down now to end the suffering 😢
No way he’s coming back this year.
I’m 8 weeks post a “partial” patellar tendon tear not even a rupture surgery and I’m way younger and it’s a tough surgery and hard recovery. No way the surgeon lets him go on the sidelines this year.
You'd be surprised how many medical exceptions are made in high stakes sports environments
@@deedelta9263 not with this type of surgery.
@@jm4472 We'll see. LOL
Hes going to show up to the next game looki g like professor Xavier. Frfr, if i were him id just pull up in a wheelchair to coach the coaching staff and kind of just be the mind and have the coaching staff on the sideline calling out the plays.