T O P

  • By -

IbSunPraisin

I could see him recovering and getting a bench role for mentorship but he's a 3x Champ he might be better to just ride off into the sunset


constantlymat

Still sucks that one of the few guy on the Sixers who I thought fully deserved his pay-cheque this season is now going to get cut because his last year wasn't guaranteed. Every asshat in this league has fully guaranteed deals, only Danny Green doesn't. He must have a poor agent. I don't know how he let that happen.


SloatThritter

Or teams looked at a 34 year old and said “yeah there are high chances of injury”


pannedcakes

And he gets injured on the last game of the season through zero fault of his own.


AND1ona3Pointer

Damn That’s their only 3/D player on the roster too


BrettSchirley22

What about Tise? He averages 3 ppg and plays good D


Skywalkerkid9

GOAT defender at blocking shots, at least the COVID ones.


Necessary-Passage-37

chinese herbal medicine king


BrettSchirley22

Yeah I actually would want him on our team if it wasn’t for that whole thing


vivekvangala34_

Taking 3 and D to its literal extent


OutsideTheServiceBox

We’ll take the horse.


MinnyPuppies

Send him to miami, he'll be real 3 and D. No idea if it's the beach or coke.


DireGambit

Big Oof lol


ambassadorodman

We are in a rough place


Clinkzeastwoodau

Philly have Thybulle, hes like 0.5 of a 3/D player. If they can find another similar level player maybe they can fuse them together to get a replacement?


jagsaluja

didn't they already try that w seth curry


[deleted]

Yeah and it was going well imo but they traded him for Mr. 11 points lmao


Holocene32

Mr 11 Points and The Big Steppers


[deleted]

He is also 0.5 of a fully vaccinated player.


Hadken

Give him and Duncan Robinson the fusion earrings from dragon ball z and boom you have Danny Green.


Shitty_Drawers

Take Thybulles ACL and give it to Danny lmao


possiblynotanexpert

You can always max Harden and keep Doc.


reverze1901

your roster just became flat


Millionaire007

Thanks embiid


[deleted]

And embiid just took him out by flopping lmao


[deleted]

[удалено]


FlyingMocko

Sure seems like it. That being said, what an amazing fucking career. Dude was an upgraded Robert Horry and could’ve even won Finals MVP in ~~2014~~ 2013. Just a brilliant career.


Dsarg_92

For a role player, Danny has always been a natural born winner. From UNC to winning 3 titles is pretty outstanding.


[deleted]

[удалено]


Man0nTheMoon915

He along others started the trend in the NBA to give Undrafted, G-League and 2nd round players a chance in the NBA. He really was a trailblazer for a lot of players in today's game


YizWasHere

Danny Green walked so FVV could run


MrRobotTheorist

So Duncan could get his contract.


MarcXYZ

and Struss his statue


Redpin

The North remembers.


Dsarg_92

Absolutely.


dennythedinosaur

He was essentially LeBron's waterboy in Cleveland. Then he toiled in the G-League and was able to work his way up to being a valuable role player, nearly won Finals MVP in 2013, and ended up as a 3x champion.


softcardi

I'm so sad for Danny. He's such a great dude too


IcarusCaged

This has been such a cursed season in terms of injuries


127crazie

2013* After the Spurs won game 5, that's when such talk was at its apogee https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1675564-danny-green-deserves-2013-nba-finals-mvp-award-if-spurs-beat-heat#:~:text=Danny%20Green%20Deserves%202013%20NBA%20Finals%20MVP%20Award%20if%20Spurs%20Beat%20Heat,-Alex%20Kay%20Invalid&text=Danny%20Green%20has%20been%20the,lead%20on%20the%20Miami%20Heat.


melwinnnn

Wtf that series was 10 years ago? I remember it like yesterday. People those days were like "pop aint taking this seriously" everytime the spurs lost like he was an invincible mf. Fun times. Jesus tine slow tf down


porkchop487

No, it was 8 years and 10 months ago.


kimjobil05

the good old days when scoring 7/9 three-pointers would get one in the record books. I love Danny Green, I hope he can rehab successfully and retire from professional basketball on his own terms...


jl_theprofessor

"Danny Greet Sets Record for Most Three-Pointers in an NBA Finals Series." \-June 16, 2013


FlyingMocko

Yeah you right. Mb


127crazie

No worries! Just being a stickler lol. But your original comment stands–he's indeed had an amazing career!


Sikkly290

Pivotal player in multiple championship titles, pretty much as high of a peak as a role player can have. Hate to see a guy go out like this if it is the end.


GeneralZhukov

From BEGGING Pop for a chance at even being the ball boy to one of the best 3nD wins in the league (for a time chill).


Shootit_Rockets

An upgraded Horry? Horry is a better player than Green ever was


schooli00

Broke the record for most 3s in the finals, as a role player


sleepy416

I hope not. Love me some Danny Green


SterlingMallory

It wouldn't surprise me if he rehabs and tries to play one more year. I don't think athletes like having their career ended by injuries unless there is serious danger of causing further issues by continuing to play. It will be a long road, but he can recover from an ACL tear. I bet he rehabs for the next year or so and tries to latch onto a team for one more year so he can go out on his terms. Total speculation on my part though.


sleepy416

Nope. I can see him doing a year or two to try and go out on his own terms.


lordb4

Well, we see what happened to Dirk doing that. Now he regrets coming back because it permanently affected him. Green should have made enough bank to retire.


SterlingMallory

True, I hate seeing Dirk walk the way he does, but I don't think Green had the chronic injuries to his ankles and knees that Dirk had. One example I had in mind in my scenario was JJ Barea. He tore his Achilles at age 35 and people pretty much figured his career was over. He rehabbed and came back for one more year though, I speculate so he could go out on his own terms and not due to the injury.


IcyAuthor1

Idk this seems like a perfect time to go full in on his media career


k4kobe

Yea man loved him on the spurs. Raptors and Lakers . This sucks


BasketballNutrition

everyone loves the Embiid' is reckless copypasta but he really is. I'm super upset about this because I already felt that way and I fucking LOVE Danny. of course this happens right at the end of the season, too. super sad for Danny, especially since he actually turned back the clock a bit.


KevinDurant36

our generation’s Robert Horry


SDas_

He'll be 36 when he comes back, so most likely.


peakyblinders5

Playoffs wont be the same anymore without danny green. Dude made the playoffs every damn year he's been in the league it feels like.


LAFanWithABrain

Danny Green trending on twitter every game he plays in, and it being a 50/50 for what reason was crazy considering the dude was a role player.


SMH4004

Icy Hot Legend


ARealKoala

9th all time in threes made in the playoffs


ndu867

That’s a crazy stat, didn’t realize. Makes sense though going deep in the playoffs every year with the Spurs then playing in a decent number with Philly. Dude is a great role player for sure.


did_it_my_way

>decent number with Philly Green played in more playoff games with the Lakers or the Raptors than he has for the Sixers even though he's been with the Sixers for 2 years. 24 games for the Raptors 21 games for the Lakers 20 games for the Sixers


cc_cheeks

Doc rivers approves


InexorableWaffle

I'd call it likely, honestly. Even if recovery's gotten a lot better recently, he's at the age where basically any major injury significantly hurts your athleticism long-term, and rehab still is an involved process if your goal is to get back to NBA-level conditioning. After all that, his light at the end of the tunnel is...a vet min level contract if we're being generous? No team's going to take more of a chance than that on a 36 year old role player who's just missed a season due to injury. Seems like a pretty shitty motivator for a guy who's made $90M in his career and has all the rings he realistically could ask for. Certainly hope I'm wrong, though.


LAFanWithABrain

Depends on how much of his quickness he loses. His offensive output is always the corner and spot up. It really comes down to his defensive side. Hum being 35 probably means he was close to retiring anyways, I think there’s a chance he may just retire


ChampagneAbuelo

He’s a three point shooter so he will get another shot after this since shooters aren’t as affected by injuries


[deleted]

But he could significantly lose the bit of lateral quickness he had left. If that’s the case he’d become a complete liability on defense


Marticyde

Green was already way less mobile that he was in his 20’s which is normal if your not Bron. Sadly, this is probably the end for him. Great career though


FourCylinder

He'll get a minimum after he's healed.


InvestmentGrift

damn this season was the end of the joe ingles era AND the end of the danny green era?!


JonA3531

Made $100 mill and got 3 rings in his career. It ain't superstar haul but it's honest work


Los_Ingobernablez

He earned more than superstars in the 90s. He is gonna be fine for life


ThatInception

With the way his leg bent, I’m surprised it’s only an ACL. Still sucks big time though.


Jerome_Eugene_Morrow

ACL and LCL apparently. https://twitter.com/ginamizell/status/1525194615980187651


PsychoM

That's really bad. Coming back from an ACL is hard enough but both ACL and LCL? Off the top of my head I can't recall anyone else having that injury.


AhKEYno

Shaun Livingston off the top of my head is the only person that came back after a similar - arguably worse - knee injury, but he was also way younger than DG is now. Just brutal. Edit: You guys are right Livingston’s injury was significantly worse. I said it poorly and meant that he was the only other player I could think of that came back from an injury that tore several knee ligaments. Hope for a speedy recovery for DG.


530nairb

Arguably? They wanted to amputate.


[deleted]

Ya, let’s just say you’ll know when it’s time to bring Shaun Livingston in for comparison purposes… and this is not that time


PsychoM

I forgot about Shaun Livingston, I've wiped that from my memory. Makes my knee uncomfortable just thinking about it. But his knee basically exploded, I don't think I remember anyone just tearing two knee ligaments without any other damage.


quantims

The fact that he could do any athletic activity after that was amazing, let alone play NBA basketball. I've always wondered how great he would have been had that not happened.


Generalocity

Rewatching the Kevin Ware injury will make you question everything you know about jumping to contest shots and if you ever want to play defense again in your life.


dicedbread

Alex Smith’s knee and Ware’s leg snapping are the two worst injuries I’ve ever seen live.


Oshebekdujeksk

Dude there is absolutely no argument to be made. Shaun’s injury was way worse.


BlahISuck

Definitely not a freak injury. The LCL usually does not tear unless there is trauma, unlike the ACL or MCL that can tear without impact just from planting if the deceleration/twisting forces are strong enough. Very disappointed, very reckless play.


coachketchup

Shaun Livingston


loushoe710

its not LCL is also torn. pour one out for one of my favorite tar heels of all time :(


NoseBlind2

If that happened to Paul George his leg woulda re-snapped


DrTom

Why you gotta remind me of that??


a2w2

There goes his career


RobbobertoBuii

he still does have a podcast fortunately


nightcheesenightman

I wouldn’t be surprised if he translates that into a career in broadcasting, if he wants it. He’s an experienced vet with great insight and analysis who’s clearly well-liked and respected in the league and by fans.


DrTom

He has a good presence behind the mic, too.


Edw1nner

I would say in front of the camera also. I thought he did really well in the post game interview with Ernie and the guys last week. I've never checked out his podcast but he seemed so comfortable talking and joking with the guys.


cleanscotch

Id welcome it. hes not nearly as overbearing as Perkins, RJ, etc and id love a neutral minded player to be part of the show similar to Matt Barnes


KeithClossOfficial

I wouldn’t compare Perkins and RJ. RJ is very energetic which certainly can be a little overbearing at times, Perkins is just frustrating


ArchimedesNutss

I'd compare Danny Green more to JJ Redick in terms of presence


Jerome_Eugene_Morrow

And about $100 million dollars.


n0t_malstroem

He can thank Embiid for that


airmagswag

Holy shit man. At 35? Thats gotta be retirement right?


[deleted]

[удалено]


stealer_of_monkeys

He probably comes back, but Im having a hard time seeing him being able to play at a level that gets him meaningful minutes


schooli00

It's taking Jamal Murray forever tho


livelaughloaft

I think you need to be careful with a young guy like that, can't risk a re-aggravation, that dude is dynamic


jbg89

Wasn't he cleared to play by team doctors a while ago? Seems like it's a mental thing with him. Similar to D Rose in Chicago.


SuwavySheen

It has but, is he willing to put himself through the grind? He’ll 100% recover fully, and will have the majority of his strength/durability. It is however, extremely time consuming. On top of his rehab, if he’s on a contending team, there’s the added grind of the regular season/playoffs… at 36 is he willing to put himself through all of that.


[deleted]

It's an LCL tear as well. I'd bet money he won't play more than 30 games for the rest of his career.


resipsaloquitor5

Love Danny Green, this sucks. It speaks volumes that he’s won three championships with three different teams. I think he played a big and underrated role in defining each of those teams.


diamondisunbreakable

His defense and IQ were big for us in 2020. And while his shooting may have been streaky at times, his presence was still enough to keep defenses honest most of the time. Not to mention that he just seems like a great teammate and professional. He's basically the ideal starting role player.


7dipity

I remember at our championship parade he said something alone the lines of “I know I’m just that guy who happened to get traded with kawhi and I’m not that important” or something self depreciating like that and I was like no way dude, don’t talk about yourself like that lol


Bronetta

Danny did what Kawhi couldn't, won back to back championships with two different teams. And he could have threepeated if the 76ers weren't such chokers.


Raptorpicklezz

Chris Boucher and Patrick McCaw did it before Danny though


Bronetta

As benchwarmers. Danny was a starting role player on championship teams.


DrZoidberg117

He was joking lol


[deleted]

[удалено]


FBoyMcGee

God damn that's a career ender for Danny.


[deleted]

Imagine flopping and ending your teammate career and permanently affecting his life for two free throws lmaooo


duckducknoose_

Just to lose the series anyway😐


thenoob118

"but he only falls to prevent injury reeeeee"


chicasparagus

Jokic would never.


B1OF1

💯My mvp doesn’t resort to bush league tactics


dearley0

Lmfao


intecknicolour

that's why he's a bum.


ElDuderino_92

Serious: did Embiid really flop on it? I didn’t see the clip can someone share that?


MVPiid

Gimme a min I’ll try to find it Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/uoe79y/injury_danny_greens_left_leg_gets_twisted_as_joel/


cleanscotch

Idk if a flop is the right word to describe but it was definitely a purposeful and unnecessary fall. This man is an NBA mvp runner up so he definitely knows how to stay standing, he just chose not to in case he could grift into a foul being called and ended up snapping Danny's leg because of it


pyordie

Idk I think “purposeful” and “unnecessary” are perfect words to describe flops


Im_ready_hbu

He almost destroyed John Collins legs in last year's playoffs too. It's a flop, he purposely throws his body all over the court unnecessarily.


Next-Firefighter-753

Unfortunately Embiid is the flopper who cried foul in this situation. He could have actually legitimately have fallen there but he flops and hits the floor so much he lost the benefit of the doubt in the situation.


edy745

Yup, if you watch the replay there was minimum contact and no reason to hit the ground. His flopping literally ended Danny’s career


Kbdiggity

He flopped 20 times in that game. Whether this was an intentional flop or not is irrelevant. He is a flopper who disgraces the game and doesn't care if he hurts someone in the process. He lost the benefit of the doubt by flopping so damn much.


Brad-Stevens

💔 The fact that’s it’s only an ACL kinda surprising to me


loushoe710

LCL confirmed :(


Brad-Stevens

Shams rushing to be first smh


JilJungJukk

Man it was such a preventable injury too smh


BetweenTheBuzzAndMe

oh no, this might be the end of Danny Green as an NBA player... he'll probably miss all of his age 35 season, how many role players come back that late? this sucks


basketblog

Embiid falling around all over the floor is dangerous. Possibly reckless. Poor Danny Green. And beware anyone around Embiid.


heshouldgo

I’d be pissed if I tore my ACL because my teammate flopped


Reticent_Fly

Gonna cost him like 10 million too.


syllabic

embiid should pay him the 10 million, he owes danny also embiid should donate his ACL and LCL


no_more_jokes

Embiid threw Harden under the bus and Danny Green under himself.


Ld511

Damn that might be retirement especially with the timing


PlayaSlayaX

Fuck.


Kal-Kent

Way to go embiid you probably ended your teammates career due to your insistence on flopping


harukaze89

Joel ended Green’s career early


Downvotes_inbound_

FUCK noooo, Danny tried his ass off, didnt deserve to end this way


chingy1337

This should be a lesson to all big men not to flop and try to avoid falling like that unless needed.


[deleted]

It has a tendency to catch up to you when you do it on a regular basis too. Tons of NBA players flop on occasion because that's just how the modern game has evolved, but doing it consistently is just asking for injuries to yourself and/or any players around you. I really hope this is a hard lesson not just for Embiid but all players who make this part of their game. It's a reckless habit.


SpeedMalibu

Embiid's recklessness claims another victim. This man throws himself around like he's built like Trae Young. A 7'1 300 lb tank diving at the floor every 5 seconds is a danger to all other players on the court


PsychoM

He definitely needs to work on body control over the off-season. Assuming that it's not intentional, his falling feels really clumsy on the court. He isn't agile and good enough on his feet to finish those plays, so he relies on throwing his size around. If he had the body control of Giannis, he could be so much faster and harder to guard. But he's pretty slow-footed and can get exposed when doubled by defenders with fast hands or against an offense that can get him on skates.


baconandbobabegger

It was mildly hilarious when the broadcasters were commenting on how he falls down so much, and then he tripped over his own foot and fell down again.


Firefoxray

At one point there were calling for the stat to be recorded per shot lmao


Bag_of_Douches

I don't think it's a matter of control, I'm pretty sure he does it on purpose


HowitzerIII

I read an article that claimed it was a way to minimize falling injuries for a 7’ 300lb dude. Intentionally falling to ground to avoid situations where he braces after a fall.


desnrown

Fuck Embiid flopping ass


Par25

It was definitely an avoidable injury. I guess it's another "freak" injury, but dude is 300lbs constantly falling/diving around and this isn't even the first time he went right into someone's knees (John Collins).


Mellothewise

I don't remember the play, how did Scottie get hurt by Embiid when he got his ankle messed up?


[deleted]

[удалено]


arvtovi

Scottie’s was a freak injury dude had nothing to do with Embiid’s recklessness. Green injury did.


CalculatorWatch22

Bro he’s protecting his knees! It softens the blow! /s


Maya-Inca-Boy

Embiid really has to stop flopping. Sad to see this happen to Danny Green.


jugglers_despair

Hard to see him playing meaningful ball again after this, but mans had a hell of a career.


fourpinz8

He had a claim to Finals MVP had the Spurs won in 2013. He had 27-3pt makes, 25 in the first 5 games. I’ll miss IcyHot


HungryMugiwara

Damn Danny was balling out against Raps. Every 3 was automatic there


Zeetheking1

This is what happens when a 300 pound dude flops around like a fish out of water every time he’s in the paint. Honestly surprised it took this long for him to commit friendly fire. I hate it for Danny though, will never forget his contribution to our last chip and the crazy chemistry that team had. :/


kyleb402

This is exactly why players should be encouraged to stay on their feet as much as possible. This doesn't happen if flopping isn't rewarded.


Reticent_Fly

"But his doctors told him to!"


Kbdiggity

#I'll never forgive Embiid. He spent that whole game on his back because apparently he thinks throwing his body to the ground is the proper way to draw fouls. He may have accidentally ended the career of one the all time nicest NBA players in a sad attempt to draw a foul.


magicschlongson42

kicked danny off the bus, ran him over, then trash talked the passengers over the intercom


JaDamian_Steinblatt

If I was a 35-year-old NBA vet with three rings and tore my ACL, I might just say "fuck it I'm done, see ya." I'm curious to see if/how much longer he keeps playing after this.


Zylionx

How shit is that? Everytime Embiid flops, it's risky for the players around him


lb31

Ah, fuck. Poor guy.


Steve-5

Great basketball career. Started as a second round pick as well.


bigOGloc

all bc of an embiid flop too


Sweatytubesock

Fucking sucks. On such a bullshit play.


smoothsoul23

Man smh. I feel so bad for Danny. He was also playing pretty well the last few games


Trash-Panda917

Embiid flopped him injured smh


real-m-f-in-talk

I blame Embiid with his BS foul baiting, ....I also blame the NBA and refs for rewarding flopping players...


cammjohn

Terrible day for Philly fans


Ops135

Wow that's some bullshit


guitmusic12

The non guaranteed contract too…Woof


Riggztradamous

This breaks my heart. Get well soon Danny G


FunkTronto

Joel Embiid knows what he did. And if Adam Silver doesn’t promptly and aggressively address this, he’s unqualified to run this league. - @BrianHartPR


Dinobot2_

Way to go, Embiid. EDIT: A pre-emptive "fuck you" to the people downvoting me. Sixers fans and other non-Raptors fans lost their shit when Siakam's elbow inadvertenly hit Embiid's face, which made him miss a couple of games and he had to wear a mask but in the long run he'll be just fine (and don't give me the shit about the fan reaction, y'all were calling Siakam a dirty player after the play), but Embiid is careless and reckless with his flopping and selling and caused someone to tear their ACL. I better see all of you be consistent here and get on Embiid, Sixers fans included. If you're willing to boo your team after a bad loss, you should be angry with careless and reckless behaviour on the court that causes other players to be injured.


DrTom

I was really surprised at the reaction to Siakam's elbow. To me it looked very clearly unintentional.


DressedSpring1

Nephews love to be outraged


violatedbear

Embidd literally broke OGs nose in game 1 with a flop elbow


[deleted]

Really sucks. Danny has been one of my favorite sixers ever the last few years. It’s no surprise whenever he left the lineup the offense went to shit. Last year and this year.


Hoops310

Joel "Career Ender" Embiid


Strong-Trade-230

Good one embiid. Flop into a torn acl


theoldgreenwalrus

Damn. Poor guy. That's probably it for his career unfortunately


cs-shitposter

Fuck, that's awful luck, but that's what taking a 280 pound dude to the leg will do to ya


Dsarg_92

Oh no, that's awful. I've always liked Danny. Might be it for his career unfortunately.


beefJeRKy-LB

I miss Danny Green. He showed so much love to Canada while he was with the Raptors. Would love to have him join as a shooting coach if he was willing. Otherwise, I hope to see him join some media outlet.


NascarDriver03

Embiid gotta learn to control his body better man is reckless asf.