Mickael Pietrus Suffers Concussion But Avoids Serious Injury

Given the way that Pietrus looked after falling and the fact that he was vomiting and coughing up blood before being taken away on a stretcher, saying “good news” to the phrase “just a concussion” is actually very apt. In other words, the long-term prognosis appears to be a good one, or at least it’s a good one relative to how things looked on the court.

There’s some more good news on the Pietrus front, as CSN New England reports that Pietrus has been given the go-ahead to return home. That doesn’t mean he’s in the clear, but when it comes to head injuries, every step toward being healthy is a good one. There will likely be more tests once he gets back home, and his status for the foreseeable future is, of course, in question.

That’s a possible concussion, not a guaranteed concussion at this point. There will be more information on what exactly happened to make Pietrus react the way he did in the near future. These tests aren’t just being performed on his head either, as Pietrus didn’t seem to actually hit his head if you’re watching the video -- he lands directly on his tailbone and spine and then goes to clutch his head.

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Pietrus was carted off the court, although he was able to give the crowd the thumbs-up before departing. The initial reaction is that the injury looks extremely serious, based on several tweets that came out during the time that Pietrus was being attended to, including the one you see below.