01-28-2020, 01:01 PM
Yeah, I noted the NY Times quote because it wasn't a direct quote and as Teejers says, I haven't seen an indication of that anywhere else.
I am actually slightly more sanguine about her absence because typically with ACL/MCL injuries once it's torn, they're fine to walk around, and I remember Nadia actually being on the bench for at least one game before her surgery was scheduled. She was in a brace to prevent further damage, but she was able to be present.
My suspicion is that whatever her injury is, she has to keep her leg elevated and immobile, which is why she wasn't present during or after. I'm not sure what that says about her prognosis, but it does suggest to me it's something other than an ACL/MCL tear, where there isn't such a need. (Unless, of course, she had surgery for it already. If so, however, I wouldn't see any reason to withhold that information, because she'd obviously be out for the rest of the season.)
I am actually slightly more sanguine about her absence because typically with ACL/MCL injuries once it's torn, they're fine to walk around, and I remember Nadia actually being on the bench for at least one game before her surgery was scheduled. She was in a brace to prevent further damage, but she was able to be present.
My suspicion is that whatever her injury is, she has to keep her leg elevated and immobile, which is why she wasn't present during or after. I'm not sure what that says about her prognosis, but it does suggest to me it's something other than an ACL/MCL tear, where there isn't such a need. (Unless, of course, she had surgery for it already. If so, however, I wouldn't see any reason to withhold that information, because she'd obviously be out for the rest of the season.)