Portland's Wesley Matthews was hurt in a post-practice incident in January, but Matthews didn't know the full extent of his injury until he met with a doctor after his Trail Blazers' first round loss to the Dallas Mavericks in April. That may have been a good thing for the team, because Matthews or the Blazers learning about a torn tendon in his ankle might have meant that he would be shut down for the Blazers' stretch run.
Wesley Matthews Injury: Trail Blazers Wing Played Through Torn Tendon In Ankle
Instead, Matthews kept playing, despite his right foot being completely numb:
He played 48 games, including the playoffs, with the ailment but labored behind the scenes.
“People don’t really know this, but over the last two months of the season I couldn’t feel my right foot,” Matthews said Monday. “It was completely numb.”
Matthews is currently rehabilitating his ankle and foot, using the same platelet-rich plasma treatment fellow Blazer Brandon Roy used on his knee, and hopes to be ready in time for the 2011-12 season. But it is unclear whether Matthews will be able to work with Portland's doctors in the event of an NBA lockout.
For more on Matthews and the Blazers, visit SB Nation’s Portland blog, Blazer’s Edge.
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