Auburn's Chume Okeke torn ACL

[b-ball fan]

Wow. What a tough break. This Auburn team is tough when it starts rolling. I loved watching them thrash good ole' Roy's Tarheels. I think this really hurts their chances.

Chuma Okeke has torn ACL, will undergo surgery

 

[volwindy]

Hate it for the guy, at this timing especially.

 

[feathersax]

Just hate it. Not auburn fan, but it was an ugly fall. Lucky break for KenSucky.

 

[GAVol]

That's awful.

 

[YankeeVol]

That sucks. Hate to see it, especially in the tourney

 

[Zues1]

That's a shame , guess they'll only smoke Kentucky by 10 points.

 

[bamawriter]

It looked so bad when it happened. I hate it for the kid.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Devastating for him and the Tigers. Really impressed with UNC players coming over and giving him love and support.

 

[JohnD13]

UK smokes them now

 

[C/O]

As a veteran of 3 ACL tears, I feel his pain. Hate it for the kid.

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

Typical Kentucky luck. They’ll slide straight to the final four now

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

I tore mine in 2012. And have seen many torn acls. I knew right away. And when i went through therapy there was a statistic I forget exact percentage but was crazy high. Like 80% or something of torn ACLs come with no contact to leg. When that leg buckled on an explosive move i didnt have to see him wincing in pain on floor to know his season was done. Hate it for the kid.

 

[alaVOL]

Terrible for the young man. Hope he's able to return 100%.

 

[hatingbamaisawayoflife]

I don’t think they can keep it up and beat Ky without him

 

[TC 83]

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I tore mine in 2012. And have seen many torn acls. I knew right away. And when i went through therapy there was a statistic I forget exact percentage but was crazy high. Like 80% or something of torn ACLs come with no contact to leg. When that leg buckled on an explosive move i didnt have to see him wincing in pain on floor to know his season was done. Hate it for the kid.

Yeah it seems over the last 10-15 years there's so many ACL injuries. Maybe I just have forgot but ACLs didn't seem to be as common of an injury in the past.

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

Yeah it seems over the last 10-15 years there's so many ACL injuries. Maybe I just have forgot but ACLs didn't seem to be as common of an injury in the past.

In early 90s and earlier it was just referred to as blowing out your knee. In 80s for sure and earlier there was little that could be done. Our own Bernard King had his knee injury happened in todays modern basketball he would miss season and after reconstructive surgery he would be likely 100%. Buy in his day he was never the same. But I agree there seems to be more and what I was reading in 2012 when i tore mine. I read alot back then because had to miss work for several months as have a physical job. Lol But I read statistically more ACL tears nowadays because athletes are getting more explosive yet you can only stretch the ligament in preparation for the sporting event. But the muscles have been trained to move faster and stronger than ever before. So naturally the ligament just pops from the stress more frequently.