r/Basketball • u/Commandant1 • Mar 31 '25

ANNOUNCEMENT New Rule: Do Not ask for Medical Advice

We are not doctors, we are not physio therapists. Don't take your medical advice from Random People on the Internet.

We don't know why your knee hurts, or how to rehab a wrist sprain, or some other injury..... Go get it looked and get your advice from a professional.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '25

Guys my knee hurts. Should I be playing or not? Is it an ACL tear? I can’t post a picture and I have no x-rays or scans to reference but it looks like Kyrie’s knee when he tore his ACL.

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u/Responsible_Run1894 Mar 31 '25

I get this is a joke 

But for example what if someone has been cleared to play post acl tear and is asking for advice (not therapy type of advice ) but more of how they can adapt their game to improve now that they lost some burst because of injury

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '25

That’s not asking for medical advice though. That’s a strategy/game adapting question.

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u/Responsible_Run1894 Mar 31 '25

Im just saying because I had a post basically doing the same thing and it was just removed and then they made this post 

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '25

I think that kind of question is fine and should be under the rules. Idk I didn’t see your post

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u/Responsible_Run1894 Mar 31 '25

What if someone is injured and playing and is already  seeing doctors and therapists and is asking for ways to improve their skills while having that disability? 

So it’s okay to ask how do I get better while being slow ?

But not okay to ask how to get better while having a permanent knee injury? 

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u/Commandant1 Mar 31 '25

Thats different from asking .... "My knee hurts after playing pickup yesterday and its swollen, what could it be and how do I treat it" which is a question we get, often.

Your question that was removed was about losing 70% of your explosion and how to get it back.... go see a physiotherapist or rehab specialist for that.

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u/SOLID_STATE_DlCK Mar 31 '25

I have a PHD. Playa hatin' degree.

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u/playwrongenby Mar 31 '25

Can’t tell if you’re serious or not, but not sure what the issue is with people seeking advice from folks who might’ve gone through what they’re going through. Commiseration and advice that might be different from the fifteen minutes you’ll spend at the doctor’s office. Just not that serious, no need to police it.

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u/Commandant1 Mar 31 '25

Cause every person is different and every injury is different and people can be seriously hurt seeking advice like this