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Severe injury ends the career of veteran New York 

Severe injury ends the career of veteran New York

3.07.2012

Severe knee injury which underwent Baron Davis in the match of his New York Knicks against the Miami Heat on Sunday may end his competitive career. The guard received a bad injury in the third quarter and had to be removed on a stretcher. Even then, with the fall on the ground, it seemed that the situation is very serious.

The examinations have indicated that the injury is extremely severe, and the prospects for recovery are not good. From nuclear magnetic resonance saw that has a partial tear of the tendon of the patella and completely ruptured external and middle cruciate ligament on his right knee.

The recovery from such injury usually takes 12 months, but even this is an optimistic estimate. Until he reaches the end of his rehabilitation, Davis will be 34 years old. The guard also has other knee injuries over the years. Above all, he remains a free agent, which means that he won't have the support of the team during his recovery.

Most basketball analysts in the NBA depreciated Baron Davis, and do not think that he has serious chances to return again in the strongest league in the world.

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