Re: Rush - NCAA

Brother says Rush tore ACL

Jayhawk guard to go under knife next week, JaRon Rush says
Posted Sunday, May 27, 2007

JaRon Rush spoke to his younger brother Brandon on the phone at 10 a.m.
Saturday, just after the injured Kansas University basketball player climbed
out of a soothing pool of water.

Brandon was in good spirits, big brother said, even after informing his
sibling he’d need surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee.

“He tore his ACL. He’ll have surgery next week (performed) by the KU
doctors. He said they told him four to six months (rehab time),” JaRon Rush
said. “Everything is good. He knows he’ll be back. He knows he’ll be fine.
”

KU coach Bill Self — who has declined comment about the possible severity of
Rush’s injury that was sustained playing basketball on Wednesday — on
Saturday reiterated there would be further examination of Rush’s knee early
next week, with a final evaluation made at that time.

“He tore his ACL. He wouldn’t have decided to pull out of the draft if it
wasn’t that,” JaRon said, referring to Friday’s announcement that Brandon
had withdrawn his name from the NBA Draft and elected to return for his
junior season. “You always want to get a second opinion (in this case from a
Colorado specialist), but it’s a torn ACL.”

JaRon said he talked extensively with Brandon about ACL injuries during their
phone discussion Saturday. JaRon Rush tore his left ACL in November of 2005.

“I was back playing in May,” JaRon said, “but it took longer than that to
get strong. I didn’t have the expert attention Brandon will have every day
at KU. I think he thinks they’ll do a great job (on the knee) and he’ll be
back this season.”

Amazingly, JaRon and Brandon hurt their knees the same way.

“I was going up for a layup, and my knee went out on me. He did the same
thing. It wasn’t even a game or anything. My friend says it’s the ‘Rush
curse,’” JaRon said.

JaRon said Brandon’s mood had improved considerably since Wednesday, when he
suffered the injury.

“He was crying to his mother that he hurt his knee. He didn’t even want to
come back to school,” JaRon said. “I talked to him today, and he’s fine.
He does want to be totally healthy (before playing again).”

KU coach Self said his stance involving comment on the matter was the same as
Friday.

“He has hurt his knee. He’ll be evaluated in detail next week. Anything
more than that is speculation,” Self said. “We’ll find out how severe when
it’s evaluated fully.”

Rush’s AAU coach, John Walker, said Saturday “they said they need to let
some of the swelling (inside of knee) subside and let the specialist in
Denver evaluate the tests.”

He agreed with JaRon that Brandon was handling the injury well.

“To be hurt is tough on anybody. He’s handled that part well, knowing he’s
going to be back at KU because he loves his teammates and he loves being
there.

“Even during the whole draft process, he’s been talking about the team and
the team’s schedule and how competitive they could be. I think this (coming
back) will reaffirm the progress he has made at KU, and he’ll still have the
opportunity to land a dream job that’s been his goal.”

More on the bright side ... “I think it will give him a chance when he comes
back to be an improved player, because much of what he can do at first will
be things like dribbling drills,” Walker said.

JaRon said his brother could handle whatever surgery might entail.

“Of course. He messed up his arm (in tumbling accident 10 years ago) and
came back from that,” JaRon said. “He’s a hard worker and will do what it
takes.”

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Rush的右膝蓋前十字韌帶撕裂，這是他退出選秀的主因，
這個傷必須進行手術，預計要修養4到6個月。


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