Deja Vu? Milwaukee’s Michael Redd Out For The Year With Torn Knee Ligaments

If this sounds familiar, well, it should. Nearly one year ago to the day, Redd suffered the exact same injury and missed the remainder of the 2008-09 season. Earlier this year, Redd missed nine games after he strained a patella tendon in the same knee trying to dunk the ball. I think it’s pretty fair to slap the “injury-prone” label on Redd at this point.

When Redd went out last year, the Bucks bottomed out without him and missed the playoffs. They should fare better this time around, if only because of the presence of rookie Brandon Jennings and the fact that they have played most of the season without Redd.

Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) Andrew Bogut poured in 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds, as the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the Portland Trail Blazers, 108-101, in a double-overtime thriller at the Bradley Center.

Luke Ridnour added 20 points off the bench for the Bucks, who had lost five in a row to Portland prior to Saturday. Brandon Jennings tallied 18 points and 11 assists, Ersan Ilyasova had 11 points and eight rebounds and Michael Redd chipped in 11 points for Milwaukee, which has won two in a row following a four-game skid.

Michael Redd is ready to come back from his knee injury, again, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports:

If Redd can work his way back to his former self, the back court tandem of Redd and Brandon Jennings could be scary and bring an excitement back to a Bucks franchise that hasn’t had much to cheer about in a while.

Of course, that pledge didn’t last long, and sure enough, he injured himself against on (you guessed it!) a dunk:

But Michael, when you get back on the court: NO DUNKING! For real this time.