Page 6 May 2, 2013 Injuries Plague L.A. By Adam Serrao Kobe Bryant is the prime example of a Bryant isn’t the only one on the Lakers’ six weeks. Don’t even look at other big name As if an injury to Kobe Bryant wasn’t sports injury that has devastated Los Angeles. squad that has been plagued by injury, however. organizations like the Yankees. Jeter, A-Rod, devastating enough for the city of Los Beyond being the biggest talent in all of To start the , Dwight Howard was injured Granderson, Teixera and now Youklis are all Angeles, local sports fans have had to hold L.A., Bryant’s name resonates worldwide- and it is unclear as to whether or not he is injured. At least they have Mariano Rivera their breath all year long in hopes that yet -as he is known as a player who not only fully back to 100 percent yet. Steve Nash back in the bullpen and healthy for the last another big name player doesn’t bite the dust. transcends the game, but also pushes himself has battled injuries all season long, while season of his career. Other NBA teams find Whether it happens to the Lakers and in the to play through any and every little nagging Pau Gasol has also been sidelined with his themselves down in the dumps too. David sport of basketball, or on the Dodgers or injury that he may incur. As Kobe’s light got share of ailments. Then there’s Metta World Lee, a consistent double-double man for Angels in baseball, big name players across dimmer, so too did the Lakers’ as he slipped Peace, Jodie Meeks, Steve Blake, Antawn the Golden State Warriors, has been lost the county of Los Angeles and even beyond away off of the court and into the hospital- Jamison and Jordan Hill making it a total of for the playoffs, making his team’s chances continue to drop like flies. Maybe it’s best -a place where the entire Laker roster has 10 of the 12 players on the roster who have of winning a title that much smaller--and that L.A. doesn’t have a football team just frequented of late and a place where they missed games this season due to injury for Russell Westbrook, maybe the Oklahoma City yet. With this injury plague going around, all may need to check themselves into again the Lakers. “It’s difficult because we have Thunder’s only chance at beating the Miami of the teams’ players would most likely be following their first round playoff series lineups out there that we’re not accustomed Heat in this year’s championship series, is hampered and forced to sit on the sideline against the San Antonio Spurs. A ruptured to and it’s hard to get on the same page,” now done for the year with a torn meniscus. anyways. From L.A. to Anaheim and even Achilles tendon meant ruptured title hopes said Gasol, who is one of the last remaining So who’s to blame for all of these injuries beyond the state of California, injuries have for the Lakers and now their $31 million Laker All-Stars on the court. To put their and what can be done? Certainly, you been forcefully plaguing professional sports man who clearly could not play through this injuries in perspective, the Lakers have used can’t blame the players. They’re not trying lately with some of the biggest names, with injury has been forced to consider an earlier 20 different starting lineups this year and to get themselves injured to sit on the the biggest contracts, noticeably absent from retirement date than what was first expected. have had the entire roster healthy for just sidelines and take advantage of their lucrative the respective game that has made them Kobe wasn’t the only one who was hurt by one game this season (the opener). salaries. At least one would hope not. Perhaps millionaires. The players earning the hefty his injury, though. Laker fans everywhere The Lakers aren’t the only ones affected, their workout habits aren’t up to par, but salaries aren’t the losers, though. Neither are must now deal with the stark reality that their though. To understand the injury bug even then you would have to look at pointing the the organizations paying them the money. team is not nearly as good as it was with better, all we need to do is look across the finger at the coaching and training staffs. The fans, on the other hand, are the ones him on the court, all “ball-hogging” aside. city at the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the Maybe it’s the fault of the commissioners. who have to suffer through a season that It was just the first in the line of this year’s offseason, Zack Greinke was signed to a $147 Certainly 162 games in baseball and 82 in might have otherwise seemed so promising, biggest injuries that has ruined the hopes million contract to be the team’s second best basketball seem a little excessive, especially yet has deflated due to some of their biggest of fans that have stuck by their team’s side starting pitcher. Now, he is in the process of if you’re expecting your star players to go icons being ripped away from competition. all year long. being sidelined for two months because of a out there and give it all that they have every broken collarbone. Hanley Ramirez hurt his single night and on into the playoffs. Maybe WHAT IF YOU LIVE ALONE AND HAVE finger in the World Baseball Classic and is 21- and 22 year-olds can do it, but it seems A MEDICAL EMERGENCY? As the year to Tommy John surgery while hurt himself more than he probably shouldto only have been a matter of time beforea 34-year-old, injury-riddled Kobe Bryantalso in the process of missing two monthsof his own. Chad Billingsley was lost forLow As ...have. No matter what the cause or who is toChris Capuano has recently found himselfJust One Push of a Button can Protect You from Emergencies! on the DL, leaving a star-studded Dodgers’ blame, it is clear that the fans are the ones •Medical•Fire•Falls•Burglary a day! near the bottom of the NL West. Down the favorite players or witness your favorite teamsuffering. 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