Doctor Reacts to Luka Doncic Painful Calf INJURY and Explains How Bad it Could Be
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Luka Doncic suffered a left calf injury during the Dallas Mavericks last game of the season. In this video we'll take a look at what happened and how bad this injury could be.
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Mavs fans turned video notifications on for this channel, specifically for this update…. me included lol
Thanks lol. Wish I could be more confident with a timeline for you all
I agree 100%. I'm a celtics fan but I like for the playoffs to be as competitive as possible. Fingers crossed for LD77 🤞🏽
@@BrianSuttererMD They should be on already! Amateurs. Love your work, Brian. I look forward to them. Great at explaining it for people who have never heard of these parts of the body before. These vids are a nice refresher that take me back to my anatomy/physiology courses. Some PTSD but mostly good stuff. Keep it up pal.
@@dovejoshua i wouldn't worry about that for ya catching kd rd 1 aha i think youve got it but be careful how competitive you want it
I search this channel immediately
suddenly the 1-game suspension was supposed to be the blessing in disguise until it was rescinded
This
This
Suspension could have saved Luka from that injury..tsk
Not really bc this is a build up injury, it wouldve just happened down the line in the playoffs... my guess is the crazy second half of the season push he went on for the Mavs to make the playoffs. Hes been playing a lot of minutes and been putting up crazy numbers...
So far not true, it’s giving other players to shine for the mavs so hopefully as playoffs go on they will be even tougher team to beat.
I was beginning to think our friendly neighborhood doctor had vanished into the Bermuda Triangle it had been a minute since his last video. I hope one day you are able to get the recognition you deserve dr Brian. With all the crazy creators and wild people on social media it’s nice to have those who aren’t looking for fame fortune or clout but to educate others and share knowledge. I learn more from you Doctor than I have in my years of school. It’s nice to feel smart when I’m watching sports and something happens I can explain it to others and they’re like oh wow you know about that? Yeah I know a guy on YT lol
Oh btw when’s the next video podcast dropping?
You bet! My wife and I just had our first baby a week ago so it's been a bit busy at home haha
@@BrianSuttererMD congrats doc!!
@@BrianSuttererMD congratulations!! Family first, so take all the time you need!
@@BrianSuttererMD oh wow congrats man that’s wonderful you’re gonna be an amazing dad God Bless you guys!
@@BrianSuttererMD Congratulations
jazz fan here. want luka to play for our series! hoping for a speedy recovery
Respect!
@@Gatman06 maybe not everyone thinks the way you do
@@LucaStehle Utah fans wants as easy a road as possible which means no Luka
He should want luka to play cuz yk if the jazz beat them thats gonna be the excuse cried throughout dallas
@@toddpacker1015 maybe hes not a diehard fan and wants a fair series with all stars included. Not all fans are glad when a player gets injured
This dude’s videos always come in clutch. Not only are they informative and explained concisely, but he always seems to be READY to explain things whenever something relevant happens.
This is exactly why coaches bench their starters when they already locked up their playoffs spot. Having your star player getting injured on the last game of the season is just purely tragic. Hopefully Luka can recover soon and be able to play in the playoffs
Well they were hoping that the warriors would lose and we would end up at the 3rd seed. But that didn’t work out.
@@bustermcthundernut now they are fucked
@@bustermcthundernut honestly 3rd vs 4th isn’t that big a deal you still get home court you still make it in to the playoffs I wouldn’t risk it. I never get this idea of oh we have to avoid x team. If you’re truly gonna be a championship team eventually you’re gonna have to beat a few good or great teams. Whether it’s in round 1 or the finals doesn’t much matter. I’d much rather not have my next player wearing a suit for a month instead of having a slightly more favorable matchup
it is better that it happened now than if it would happen in the first game against Utah
@@mikhailboldt3417 they are not worried about the first round they are worried about the suns
Mavs 3rd seed : Wcf matchup
Mavs 4th seed : 2nd round matchup
The one year he finally had a good seeding and doesn't play the Clippers he gets injured. *sigh* pain just pain. Get well Luka.
Damn I wish he GOT that tech so this wouldn't have happened
Hoping Luka’s youth allows him to recover in time for the playoffs.
he will miss the 1st 2 games of the playoffs at best case scenario
@@ondefense7586 that’s tough. Where did you get the news? Couldn’t find it. Unless you have inside info on the Mavs.
@@ondefense7586 that’s not true lmao. A player this year came back 3 days after they had this same injury. So best case scenario would be him playing game one but it’s not likely
@@kennethhanes5702 Yeah if I were the Mavs I'd be extremely careful with this. It's probably not their year to win it all anyway, and Luka is only 23. Don't want a repeat of the Kevin Durant situation like he said in the video.
@@kennethhanes5702 I bet he sits Game 1. If they win he sits Game 2. If they lose he possibly tries to get in there.
I love these videos, I use them in my college lectures regarding sports injuries! Keep them coming.
Thank you Doctor once again as always
Thank u for this. Mavs fan here 😬. Congrats by the way
@Brian Sutterer MD:
Doc, you are hands down #1 in sports medicine information and speed of posting videos. It's not even close!! I've had notifications on for a while now. You help me avoid injuries while I'm working out while satisfying my need for nerding out about medicine and anatomy. Love the channel. Please keep the info rolling!! ✌🏾
The way we stretch our legs and movements during sports in slow motion just makes me twist inside. I can't imagine popping my achilles in slow mo
Ask kd and Klay about trying to play with this injury. Ended up costing them seasons.
Get well soon Luka🙏
Bruh I am a mavs fan and I am going to listen at every second of this video from every angle possible.
The John Wick of TH-cam Doctors 💯 Always amazing Content
Hey Doc I’m new to your channel and I love your insight the content is really great and helps me understand what these gladiators go through on a medical level with their bodies. I’m a huge Mets fan I dont know if you cover baseball but if you can maybe do something on Jacob deGromm because it’s so frustrating trying to understand how and why his injuries occur.
I'm not even a mavs fan and even I was pissed and felt bad for Luka , but hope he gets better fast and can help his team in the playoffs 👍 but don't rush and risk worse injury
The EXACT video I was waiting on
Damn Doc, you're so quick! Always blows me away haha. Do you sleep in that tie? 😂👍
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I enjoy your videos on sports injuries. Could you also include some comets on how to prevent the injuries you cover. Thank you. My best friend is a ortho surg. We met in the Army in 1978. I am a retired Army RN. He is a retired army MD. Again thank you
You are fantastic at this. I need a JARRETT ALLEN Finger review PLEASE PLEASE
Thanks Doc hopefully he doesn’t miss too much time
Damn damn damn, what an unfortunate timing 😞 Doc, can you please confirm that this not a build up injury but a circumstantial one, cause at that moment series of movements created that rare max stress, which means it only happened cause he played at that very moment and moves alined perfectly for it to happen? Or there could be some damage from before which player doesn't detect?
Non contact injuries are usually build up injuries... there are rare instances where it is because of just an unfortunate landing and it caused an injury or something like that.... but looking at the video and the moment the injury happened, that position he was in is completely fine and has done that movement pushing off his left leg all year.... but im guessing that crazy second half of the season playoff push took some toll on his body.
I had something very similar while coaching high school basketball. It felt like a hunting knife had been jammed into my calf. It was very painful and I was very hobbled/limited for months. Hope his recovery is faster than mine.
months...Damn
oh damn - i had that zipper feeling strain while climbing, could hardly walk for two weeks :(
From the rescinded suspension to Kidd playing his starters even after 3rd seed was clearly out of reach and the 3rd quarter just 2-3 minutes from ending, in a blink the mavs season is essentially over after all those hard fought games, it can't end like this!
Now that he has help, this happens. Just darn.
Who is his help?? Dinwittle?? They were first round exits regardless sadly 😞
I’ve noticed this with every calf/Achilles injury they allow their calf to fulling extend almost like they’re relaxing instead of staying tense and not allowing full flexion
Mavs fan here. I don't think Luka should play at all during the first playoff series. It is not worth making the injury worse. The team needs to think of the big picture that Luka will be there for years to come. So why ruin your best player.
their losing without him
@@ondefense7586 probably they’re losing this season without him, but they’ll have Luka for the next years. Or they could risk it like KD and get a more serious injure and miss more than one season, and maybe even ruin his career
Agree. People overcompensate and tear achilles with this injury
Never pulled for Luka til now. Dudes a beast and as much as.i luv Da Spyda this match up ain't the same without a healthy Luka. The warrior always wants to face his advisory at his best.
I just wanted to know about how long he would be out, and the answer we got was "zero days out or out until next season". Thank you doc.
Mavs don’t pay till Saturday at 12pm central so does so will 5 days rest be enough to play game 1? Please make another video after tomorrow MRI results
Great video
Immediately thought of Kevin Durant and Kareem Hunt here. Really hoping the Mavericks play this super safely
This has shades of Kevin Durant coming back from his calf injury to fast n blowing his Achilles out
his momentum was going back wards and added a ton of additional force into that heel driving to the ground as tries to drive off that leg as the ankle dorsiflexes. becos he was trying to accelerate off that leg the calf gave. normally a player would typically stop most of the momentum then turn and run.
The doctor is telling uss
@@mattensor3431 physics and biomechanics op
He just have rested and be ready for the playoffs but he played. Bad luck
Cool analysis Dr. Sutterer 👏🏻. Being as a sports medicine physician, actually I'm not optimistic about Luka's calf injury. He'll miss at least 2-3 games against Jazz and the RTP may last longer than we all expect. Let's see what's gonna happen in upcoming days
3 games
Man, I'm not in a good mood now. Hopefully this is not too serious
i think he should call it a year
@@ondefense7586 Bruh he'll be fine
Can you do a video of supercross’ Dean Wilson? He just recently crashed on his dirt bike, during a race, and the foot peg gave him a nasty cut on his rear end.
My assumption is that it's most likely an overuse/fatigue/residual-stress issue, built-up over time.
I see this time & time again, especially in the NBA. Particularly obvious when an athlete overly relies on speed/power & more so when an athlete has a minor injury in one part of the kinetic chain, which leads to a more severe injury in another part of it later, if rushed back onto the court & not load managed well i.e. KD with the Warriors, Lin with the Nets, D.Rose with the Bulls. That's why i really appreciated Kawhi taking the time & getting the consultations he needed for his leg injury back with the Spurs & managing it while at the Raptors, eventually leading to that 2019 championship.
In my line of work, i perform massage therapy & other manual therapy applications on clients to aid recovery & regulate stress levels. But more importantly, rest (specifically quality sleep), diet
& a good training regime seem to work best to prevent this. Hard thing to do when you're a professional athlete playing at high levels of intensity & competition.
I tore my calf muscle 3 weeks out of a muay Thai kick boxing tournament was able to compete and win my 3 matches to win the tournament its extremely painful the first could of weeks can't put weight on it
I have had calf strains and it can be easy to injure again if you come back too quickly. Painful and disabling. Hope it is mild, and he can be playing soon.
Great explanation thank you. QUESTION: Seems that push off is quite a common position and not really straining - since he should be fully warmed up by Q4, why can such a serious tear still happen?
Muscle fatigue
Yeah i strained my calf muscle, nothing major, until I tore my achilies
Strained my calf in that stretched position in 2018, it felt like someone hit my calf with a bb gun. It took a good 2 months to get back to volleyball.
Granted Luka has around the clock medical care.
I recently felt the back of my knee/upper calf lock up and strain in mid March, a few days of walking oddly but walking normal but still feel tightness when on a stationary bike or stair climbing.
Dallas might not want to rush Luka if it's lower calf because thats how Kevin Durant tore his Achilles.
I'll be watching how fast Luka gets back since I've gone thru 2 calf strains now.
I get they had a shot at the third seed. Hopefully this won't hamper Luka too much since he doesn't rely heavily on athleticism. Appreciate the breakdown.
Doc? Wouldn't a series of agents lead to the final circumstance. For instance; couldn't the way Luka landed cause him to tense up momentarily, then suddenly stepping back to flex cause the strain. Therefore the first instance causing the result of injury.
Can you do an injury update on Gio Reyna’s torn tendon please?
I literally just had this same injury in the exact same way a week ago and it’s bad.
Way to go Jason Kidd.
Little did we know, Tony Brothers was trying to do Luka a favor by giving him that technical. Unfortunately, it got rescinded
average time of return, got it. but what about the risks playing through a not quite fully healed strain? can he just play through it with a bit of pain?
So is it possible to have a small tear but Significant bleeding? Like you know sometimes a little cuts n they just bleeding bleeding bleeding, is that a possibility and something like this? If so does the bleeding is what causes the time for recovery or is it a tear? So if a small tear and a lot of bleeding if possible would that be ideal or the bleeding is the issue?
Playing with a tight and injured calf can lead to an Achilles tear - which is FAR FAR worse. Even if Luka has to miss the entire first round, that is better than risking an Achilles injury which would affect Luka even into next season. Some players have never been the same after an Achilles rupture, so it's best to avoid that at all costs.
Can I ask a question? If the coach would take Luka out one moment before the injury, would he get hurt some time after or would he be safe?
Not sure but I think this type of injury doesn't have a build up and is inevitable sometime down the line but it is just that at that moment all the body movements alined perfectly to create that rare maximum stress, which would mean if he didn't play at that moment nothing would have happened, but I would also like to get confirmation of this
@@AleksandarGospic calf strains are usually overuse injuries. Can be acute of course but considering he was just jogging back up the court seems like the tissue tolerance has been slowly decreasing throughout the season
@@xXxALeXFuTexBaLxXx The question is how to prevent injuries. Perhaps more time should be spent on injury prevention?
@@bbbb6066 that would be up to his trainers and sports physios how much lower extremity work he does and/or on court usage rate. Also depends on his injury history
expected after they traded porzingis. they rely alot on luka, not bad strategy but the work load is heavy and harden already prove that only gives you a 2nd round exit
Luka is a warrior. He will find a way to show up.
No he’s not. He’s a Maverick
I’m going to cry
Hey Doc, I’m an engineer and in school I learned in my biomechanics class that a strain is a deformation in material. So basically by definition any type of strain injury is a change in muscle?
My background is in engineering too!
Per our engineering training, strain is a deformation that we can measure. Muscles are changing length all the time, but we define strain as a tear or stretch injury to muscles and tendons.
@@BrianSuttererMD ohh no way I did Biomedical, are you Biomedical as well?
Okay gotcha so that’s the definition. I wish my biomechanics class had more sports applications that would’ve been cool. Maybe I can find a class like that in my masters! For future videos could you talk about if the improvements in helmet technology have decreased concussions and head injuries in football. (NFL, College, Youth) Or if there’s any preventive measures out there to prevent CTE or head to head contact. For ex: I’ve seen players wear neck bands to promote more blood flow & CSF to the brain for added protection. Luke kuechly wore a neck device on his jugular to increase flow, etc. Would love to see and hear your analysis on it.
Hello there sir, may I please contact you regarding sports medicine. I am a final year medical student, looking forward to pursue sports medicine, but tbh I don't have a clear cut idea regarding on how to do it. Please, I've tried all routes and methods, but all in vain !
Why do you think this is happening? Poor/no stretching prior to game? And, how do we prevent it?
Doc is this similar to KD’s calf injury prior to the Achilles tear or is this similar to Draymonds calf strain this season?
As I’m typing you alluded to KD so nvm lol.
Ohhh yep I see it. I don’t know mavs fans. Tough one…
Tearing sounds awful. Thanks Dr Brian.
Could you explain Ben Simmons’ back injury and the epidural injection to help relieve his back pain. ESPN : ‘Simmons hasn’t played since last June 20, when he was with the Sixers, and is now dealing with at least his fourth back injury in the past two years. ESPN reported Wednesday the current problem is an irritation of the L4 disk of the lower spine.’
He will def want to play, even if there is a slight chance, but as a coach i wouldn’t let him play 1st game if he is “acceptable ready” to play .
Insane Doc
Yep I've done that before.. his calf pulled up into a knot instantly. Two weeks and he's fine.
Less. Age and such
12 days
Last night I had the fear he would get hurt, and then he did. Im just glad it wasn't an achilles tear.
Not yet...but Kevin Durant's Achilles tear started with a calf strain. After watching this video, I think Luca might be done for the season.
As Luka said: „Bio Still“ aka Bio steal is the way to go for nearly all nba athletes
He gone be ok. Luka is a big ass dude. I think they just shut him down so he don’t bang it up FR FR in the playoffs
Give it to me straight Doc!
Anything to the fact that they didn’t do an MRI right away. Honestly it tells me that they don’t think it’s that serious. Am I wrong? Usually if it’s serious they go to the hospital right away
Where is the most common tear when pushing off like Luka is where his momentum is travel backwards?
Is this related to Luka not being a huge trainer or I guess not working out often (especially in the off season) or would it have decreased the chances of this happening if he did more conditioning and training in the off season and throughout the nba season?
Sorry idk how to exactly phrase this but basically what im asking is, players that train hard and take care of their body (especially in the off season) obviously have less of a chance of being injured because they build up the muscle and tolerance. Is this one of those things? For example, throughout LeBrons career he was basically Ironman RARELY getting injuries and when he got them he was back very quickly (almost always) because we know how much lebron conditions himself; so is this type of injury something that would be less likely to happen to someone like lebron or was this injury pretty much unavoidable and unrelated to luka not taking care of his body the way he should?
I love Luka as much as I’m sure all of us doing but this has been my one knock on him. He doesn’t train in the off season nearly enough nor does he during the season and he is still (at worst) the 5th best player in the league. It concerns me to see him getting injured especially when it may have been avoidable if he took care of his body better. Is this the case?
I want you to imagine luka after training😂 if he’s doing this coming into the season out of shape, the league don’t want to see a conditioned Luka💀💀
Possibly but he had a busy schedule meaning NBA season 2021 ,OG Qualifications then OG and 1 month rest and then again 2022 season. Add to that he was overweight first half of the season and picture gets more clear.They also extensively use him, I just do not think this playstyle will result in Chip. They need another star player to take off the load . And he is 22. They need to think of the future. With time, he needs to be better condition and roster changed. Even when Luka was winning with Slovenia he had prime Dragic and Randolph who were beasts those years and were on a tear. In Real, he had bunch of Euro hall-of-famers and Chip pedigree. What he has in Mavs - Maxi Kleber, Powel, Brunson...... Best they can ever get is Conference finals with lots of luck.
We can stay afloat for 3-4 games vs jazz, give Luka all the time he needs 🙏
I think LUKA LOOKING TO PLAY THIS WEEKEND WHICH IS BIG MISTAKE WE ALL REMEMBER WHAT HAPPEN TO DURANT IN TORONTO
Luka needs to lose weight. Really look at his body, how you gonna play 82 games per season.
Latest rumor says 5 days maximum, so might miss first game or might be ready to go.
Dallas needs to hire a team of people that puts Luka in bubble wrap in between games for the next weeks. He´s too valuable
You know wats nuts lol he was supposed to be suspended this game
The video u are showing is not when the injury initially occurred and this is really just the over stretching of the left leg that promotes the injury to being a thing Luka has to deal with. U should be going back a few plays to see if there might have been something else that happened right?
Pls doctor fix dis asap
Within 16 days Mavs will be down 4-0. No chance to progress without Luka, heartbreaking but that's the fact.
You cappin yo ass off we can beat the Jazz with Dinwiddie Brunson and Smith
@@coreyhiggins6890 no we can’t stop it lmfao
@@ricie4 Who is we you not a Mavs fan
@@coreyhiggins6890 lmfao I been a mavs fan longer than you’ve been alive bum .
Interesting why Luka thought it was necessary to take such a long or open stance when pushing off. There’s like what, 3-4ft between his feet positioning? Idk, just seems like a freak accident due to an even weirder pushoff stance.
Sucks that Luka has to deal with this. But is this potentially caused by his weight throughout the season? We know that this year was especially tough for Luka because of the Olympics during the previous summer and his weight during the short offseason. Throughout the past few seasons, we've seen Luka put on weight (probably not all muscle) because of his diet (or lack of diet). For his frame and play style, does this contribute to this injury? Since he had little time to rest his body during the offseason and has a heavy offensive load with the Mavericks, I think it's time to ask whether or not Luka needs to change some things about his routine to maintain a healthier body. I know that Lebron is a bad example since he is basically a walking tank, but he spends a lot of money and attention on his body, hence his longevity. Does Doncic maybe need to adopt a similar routine and mindset since he isn't as physically gifted as Lebron?
Pain
Go flint tropics!
Had a similar injury earlier this year. Was definitely painful and could not imagine trying to play basketball on it. But of course, professional athletes have played through worse so I’m hoping he’s able to get out there for the playoffs!
You can't play through this. Not possible.
I think they want to avoid the Jazz and have a much rather favorable match-up with Denver.. They can only play what's in front of them and that would be Jazz or Denver... Just my two cents anyway
The Mavs coaching staff is spineless for letting Luka play on the last game of the season with a clinched playoff spot. There comes a time though when coaching and management need to take precedence over a superstar's feelings. Luka is a young and determined player so he is always going to want to play. The rest of the playoff teams rested their superstars, except for the Mavs. Pretty sure the injury is bad, but they'll probably let him play through it. Hoping for the best, but expecting the worse (a la K.D. vs the Raptors in 2019). Utah's chances of advancing increased exponentially.
He was suspended to and they got it. Reseeded
Luka loose weight man I’ve been saying this since he was rookie. He goes as far as he wants to take his conditioning and body weight/leaning abilities.
it's gonna be like kd achilleas tendon all again. mavs need to shut him down.
16 days omg
really?
But isn't this just a normal push off that even average Joes like us do? How can that little push off give me such injury? Do you think he was fatique or that muscle is overuse from the season?
reffere wanted to spear him with that technical
How did such a basic action cause such an injury?
Oh nooooo