The Oklahoma City Thunder are going to be able to get by without Russell Westbrook during the first few weeks of the regular season, but the long-term effects of the All-Star point guard's second knee surgery could very well destroy the team's future.
According to an official release from the Thunder, Westbrook underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his surgically repaired right knee in order to reduce swelling. He'll miss the first four-to-six weeks of the regular season.
Westbrook is a player whose game depends on raw athleticism as much as any other in the league, which is what makes the potential worst-case scenario—a chronic problem with his knee—so hard to accept. When any player has complications or secondary problems after a surgery, it feels like a punch in the stomach.
But given the pure joy that results from watching Westbrook bound and dart around the floor, this hurts a little extra.
Toss in the fact that the guy was practically indestructible in the past, and the pain of his rotten luck is even more acute.
It's not fair to presume we're dealing with a doomsday ...
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