Posts Tagged ‘ Amare Stoudemire ’

Knicks’ Stoudemire out 6 weeks w/ knee surgery

Amar’e Stoudemire was just starting to find some rhythm after sitting out the majority of the season. Today the Knicks found out that he’ll miss the rest of the regular season. Stoudemire’s right knee will require surgery and cost him about six weeks. He has recently been dealing with soreness in both his...
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Amare getting worse?

Promptly after Amare Stoudemire returned from a “bruised knee” in the preseason and professed himself at 100%, it was quickly announced that he would be out 2-3 weeks with a cyst in that surgically repaired knee. At the time I thought there was more than met the eye. Over the past weekend, reports surfaced...
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Amare out 2-3 weeks, should Knicks be concerned?

Whenever the words “Amare” & “knee” are used in the same sentence…nay, same paragraph…New Yorkers can’t help but get nervous. During a practice on Oct. 10th, Stoudemire banged knees with a teammate and was forced to miss a few games with a “bone bruise.” A week later, when NBATV’s Real Training Camp series came...
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Season Preview: New York Knicks

Hopefully Hakeem taught Amar’e how to properly use a fire extinguisher. In: Raymond Felton, Jason Kidd, Marcus Camby, Kurt Thomas, Ronnie Brewer…rookie Pablo Prigioni Out: Jared Jeffries, Toney Douglas (HOU), Josh Harrellson (MIA), Mike Bibby, Baron Davis…and some guy named Jeremy Lin (HOU) Lineup: PG Raymond Felton Jason Kidd, Pablo Prigioni (r) SG Iman Shumpert J.R. Smith SF...
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Amar’e the latest to visit Olajuwon

Amar’e Stoudemire took a lesson from Lebron James and Dwight Howard this summer. No, he’s not learning how to use free agency to completely destroy your ‘rep’ and, in the process, an entire franchise. I’m talking about spending some time with Hakeem Olajuwon down in Houston…working on footwork, agility, and the mind. You...
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Heat wanted Stoudemire, not Bosh

The power forward matchup in the Knicks-Heat series has been full of drama…..none of it coming on the actual court, though. If you like storylines then this has been the matchup for you. Chris Bosh brought another life into this world just before Game 3…while Amar’e Stoudemire apparently felt he could put out...
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Fire extinguisher seeks apology from Stoudemire

Half of Amar’e Stoudemire’s hand was “hanging off” after punching the glass enclosure of a fire extinguisher on Monday, according to a source. “He didn’t haul off and punch the glass; he hit it out of frustration,” a person who witnessed the incident told Broussard. “He kind of slapped it, but with a...
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Amar’e out for Game 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL5x6MOTyPM.Amar’e Stoudemire will be seen by a hand specialist to determine if he damaged a ligament or tendon when he punched a glass fire extinguisher enclosure on Monday.Stoudemire needed stitches and there was a good deal of blood on the scene.The Knicks are not expected to have Stoudemire available for Game 3 against the Heat in New York.

Amar’e Will Never Be The Same

Amar’e Stoudemire got his MRI back this week, and the diagnosis is a bulging disc in his back. This is a similar injury to the one that postponed Baron Davis‘s debut with the New York Knicks this season. While it’s not thought to be as severe as a herniation, a bulging disc is...
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Stoudemire Has Bulging Disc

Amar’e Stoudemire has a bulging disc in his back, an MRI revealed today. According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, the New York Knicks forward is sidelined indefinitely. Whether he opts for rest or surgery, Amar’e will be out of the lineup for weeks. Baron Davis missed the first two...
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