…I don’t think that’s what they concluded. They really never said “Simmons doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”

What they did do was provide the following:

1) Reinforce that all of the team’s comments stated that there was no direct surgery on the tendon, that the surgery was removal of bone spurs that were irritating the tendon.

2) Provided dialogue with an un-related surgeon who opinionated that “a strained popliteus is a relatively rare injury for a basketball player, and that the tendon problem, combined with the bone spurs, suggests Garnett may be developing an arthritic condition… rest would help the tendon recover to 100 percent capacity, though Garnett may experience off-and-on problems going forward.”

3) State that Simmons’ source is “probably the best-known and most well-respected reporter covering the sports health beat.”

4) That Carrol, Simmons’ source, said the following:
“I can’t talk about sourcing, but heard that this was more than just a simple chip/spur removal and that there was some repair work done to the tendon itself. That’s not uncommon or even a bad thing, it’s just that it’s much more serious than they’re letting on. I think the Celtics suddenly feel like they need to be the Pats in regards to information.”

and

“Given the information I have, I don’t think Garnett’s "done" or even going to be out significantly longer, but I do worry that he’s going to have maintenance issues.”

The writers’ conclusion is:

“Of course, KG isn’t playing full contact basketball yet, and that has fans bracing for the worst. The Simmons tweet adds to that paranoia. The good news here is Carroll telling us that even if the stapling reports are true, they don’t necessarily mean KG will be limited or unhealthy all season. The bad news is that we have two prominent reporters/writers essentially accusing the organization of at least covering up the precise nature of the surgery and at worst lying about it outright.

And it doesn’t really seem like something the team needs to be evasive about.

In any case, this certainly warrants close, close attention."

Which, though certainly not doom-and-gloom, is a far cry from “Nothing to worry about.”

I have to say, that I lean toward optimism in this case and think that probably KG will be ok, but the fact that there seem to be source leaks indicating that the Celtics are lying about the severity of the procedure and no real good indications of KG’s recovery to normal health is a bit worrisome.

That you are inserting your own basal opinion of Simmons, which is fine, but not at question.

This is the only comment they made about Simmons:

“But now we’ve got Simmons’ tweet mentioning the tendon being stapled to KG’s kneecap. This would contradict literally everything the media has reported and everything Celtics officials have said about the surgery. "

They then point out that the following two tweets preceded Simmons’:
Kevin Garnett’s knee surgery may be getting the typical Boston treatment, but this was complex surgery. No 1, including Celts, know respond

More on Garnett — tough tendon, no comps, and for cripe’s sake STAPLES. Doesn’t that tell you, combined with last yr, that this is serious?

And that that source (Carrol) has direct sources telling him that the media statements made by the Celtics were not truthful.

Clearly you think Simmons doesn’t know what he is talking about, which is certainly a fair conclusion. But it’s just not accurate to claim that the CH article makes that same claim. Their last sentence:

In any case, this certainly warrants close, close attention.

But that’s not what the article says. I was posting that to make sure people who just read the front page didn’t just say “oh, Celtics Hub says Simmons is full of crap!” and move on. I’m hoping people read the story themselves because I don’t think your interpretation of what’s actually written is accurate.

For you to come to the conclusion that Simmons is full of crap is fine, but Jeff’s sources were not part of the article, nor was the history of Simmons’ source. If you want to expand and give and defend your opinion in addition to linking to the article, I would certainly read that, as well as your conjecture as to Simmons’ motivations (in fact I’d definitely read that). But that’s not the article abstract, that’s your response.

Because I have a sense of humor. But there’s nothing funny about rumor-mongering with no basis in fact. We will see within the next month what KG’s level of recovery is.

I hope he comes back as strong as he was in the Championship season!

There are so many mixed messages ouyt there on KG’s knee, it’s getting ridiculous. The popliteus tendon does not originate, nor insert into the patella. It’s on the posterior aspect of the knee joint. That leaves you with a quadriceps tendon as the main player on the front of the knee. Nobody is mentioning anything about the quad tendon that I am reading. so "stapling to the kneecap" is a BS statement in more ways than one.

The only reason you’d ever perform a fixation at the quadriceps tendon is if there was a significant tear. If KG had a significant tear, pain alone would have prevented him from practicing on it last year as we heard he was in an attempt to come back.

This contradicts Simmons’ tweet that “1 more KG note: This wasn’t a typical knee injury. They had to re-attach tendons to his kneecap with staples.” Of course, I have no idea if this poster is qualified to offer this opinion, but he certainly sounds credible.