Monta Ellis Picture – Career Ending Injury?
September 8, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Injuries, NFL Player Analysis
It may be a while before we see Monta Ellis sky once again.
Rumors are swirling around the internet that Monta Ellis may have suffered a career-ending injury. While the Golden State Warriors are saying that Ellis should be back in three months, he may be sidelined much longer.
The aspect of Ellis’ injury that is the torn deltoid muscle. That is a muscle that is rarely torn during basketball play. For that reason, there isn’t a long list of players who have successfully returned from such an injury.
Ellis recently admitted to the Warriors regarding how he got hurt. At first, Ellis said he got hurt playing basketball in Mississippi. But when the Warriors got word that Ellis had scrapes and scratches all over his legs, it made Chris Mullin and the rest of the staff wonder what the truth was.
While the media hasn’t gotten wind of how Ellis actually got hurt, rumors have pointed to either a motorcycle accident or a skydiving accident being two of the more likely scenarios. To tear the deltoid muscle, a violent impact needs to be made.
Keep an eye on Ellis and see if he is showing any signs of progress over the next month. If he doesn’t, it might be best to avoid him in upcoming fantasy basketball drafts. If the rumors are true, Ellis could very well be out for the season and possibly his career.
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