Was Eric Gordon Damaged Goods When David Stern Traded For Him?
Since getting traded from the Clippers to the Hornets in mid-December, Eric Gordon’s played just two games. His right knee has been a major problem, and in a revealing interview with the Times-Picayune, the shooting guard admitted there was pain in his knee before the blockbuster trade, but it “wasn’t swollen.” In a season-opening win over Phoenix, Gordon scored 20 points and hit the game-winning shot. He bumped knees with Grant Hill and hasn’t been the same since.
“I had a little cartilage debris. That happens when you have damage to a cartilage, and that was that — and I needed it. I’ve never had surgery before. All you can do is listen to the doctors as far as moving forward, and I know the timing sucked, but no one knew how serious it was. We went through multiple doctors, and the only way we could find out is (to) go in there.’’
So now the question becomes – just how serious was Gordon’s “pain” prior to the trade? And did the Hornets rush the deal to make up for the fact that Stern had blocked the first Chris Paul trade six days earlier, and was being eviscerated by fans and the media? [Times Picayune]
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Previously: Eric Gordon Was on a Bus With Clippers Season Ticket Holders When He Found Out the Clippers Traded Him
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February 22nd, 2012 at 4:10 PM
Thanks for ruining my fantasy team dickhead. You owe me $175.
/No one gives a shit
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:10 PM
Bang up job Sterny!
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:11 PM
Conspiracy theory!
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Shouldnt the blame fall on Stern once again since he has the final say? They were better off blowing up that team (by letting CP walk) and letting them rebuild from scratch.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Green Skittles are the best.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:13 PM
I don’t understand the point of this post.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:13 PM
I remember being on the “I can’t believe the Clippers gave up Gordon!” train. Than again, I don’t know shit.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:14 PM
Don’t players typically have to pass a physical in order to consummate a trade?
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:14 PM
Sadly. This.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:15 PM
Sounds like the NBA has a corruption issue. When you can assemble teams like you’re playing a video game, that seems a bit shady to me.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:16 PM
No, not at all.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:17 PM
I don’t know about you guys, but I just drew my own conclusion. I’m not telling though.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:17 PM
I’m not a doctor (though I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night), but maybe this has more to do with it than some pain he felt before he banged his knee.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:18 PM
So does this officially qualify him as a bust?
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:19 PM
So does this officially qualify him as a bust?
EPIC
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:20 PM
I think I am going to have to as well, because this post certainly didn’t.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:20 PM
Also, in terms of Skittles and which flavor is the best — I will go on record saying that they are indistinguishable. In a blind taste test I would bet on not being able to determine which one is which.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:21 PM
Seems as though Jason would like the reader to draw his or her own conclusion that Gordon was hurt and Stern knew about it but traded for him anyway. Obviously, this was all part of some master plan to hurt the Lakers, help the Clips or both.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:22 PM
dammit. ATLBadger beat me to the low hanging fruit draw your own conclusions joke.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:23 PM
I’m all in on any plot (real or not) that is intended on hurting the Lakers.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:23 PM
I’m not a doctor (though I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night), but maybe this has more to do with it than some pain he felt before he banged his knee.
You’ve changed man. Have you ever commented here before? I don’t recognize your name but you’ve changed.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:23 PM
sounds like a challenge. let me know if you ever are in Jacksonville.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Orange Skittles are the best. Orange Starbursts are also the best.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:25 PM
This is clearly wrong, as the purple ones taste like cancer.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:26 PM
sounds like a challenge. let me know if you ever are in Jacksonville.
I think Green would be the easiest to figure out — orange\red would be too hard. I mean, who eat Skittles one at a time. You gotta pour a bunch in your hand then eat — or bypass the middle man and go straight from the bag to your soup cooler.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:26 PM
For original Skittles, it’s red. But I prefer the Wild Berry Skittles over the original ones.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:26 PM
Well yeah, if you’re a retard.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:27 PM
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:27 PM
Skittlebrau?
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:27 PM
agreed. Green Now and Laters >>>> Green skittles
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:29 PM
With what we might potentially know now about what might have been the precursor to a knee injury that Eric Gordon suffered in the first game of the season, does this trade go down as one of the top 5 heist movies in NBA history? I’ll let you draw your own conclusions
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:31 PM
I definitely shove as many into my mouth as I can. Same thing with popcorn. I don’t know if I’ve ever eaten a single Skittle or kernel of popcorn in my life.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:31 PM
lol.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:32 PM
So by this logic, if you dump a girlfriend, and she goes and has a rebound hook-up with Greg Oden, does this mean you’re the one that made her damaged goods?
/might be a bit of a metaphorical stretch
//pun intended
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:32 PM
Fantasy basketball, it’s what’s for dinner.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:32 PM
“Such a product does not exist sir, you must have dreamed it”
Gets me every time then when he dejectedly asks for beer and Skittles
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:33 PM
I wouldn’t be surprised if Gordon signs elsewhere (Indiana or Chicago) in the off-season (especially if the owner situation is still in flux) and Kaman won’t resign there either. The Gordon as a restricted free agent plot this summer will be interesting for sure. Also, that draft pick from Minnesota is looking worse and worse as the Wolves keep winning. Therefore, they lose Gordon and Kaman, Paul is gone, and they got an extra draft pick. So basically, they would have netted an extra lotto pick in the deal. Exactly what Stern was hoping for I’m sure.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Gushers are the best when the entire pack is stuck together and you can eat them as one.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Gushers are the best when the entire pack is stuck together and you can eat them as one
I always put them in my cheek and treat them like a dip. Last pretty long.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Gushers are the best when the entire pack is stuck together and you can eat them as one.
That was THE hot item at the lunch table. Sourblast gushers. I always wondered why they didn’t make a burger sized gusher — I woulda been all over that.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Gushers are the best
So this is the topic of discussion for the afternoon?
/rubs hands together excitedly
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:36 PM
burger sized gusher > gushing fur burger
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Oh Gawd gushers. I used to get gushers for Christmas.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Eric Gordon managed to get himself a haircut that made his head look even more round than it already was. Impressive.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Please allow me to inform you in a very direct way that Skittles suck.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:38 PM
Indeed.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:38 PM
I wouldn’t be surprised if Gordon signs elsewhere (Indiana or Chicago) in the off-season (especially if the owner situation is still in flux) and Kaman won’t resign there either. The Gordon as a restricted free agent plot this summer will be interesting for sure. Also, that draft pick from Minnesota is looking worse and worse as the Wolves keep winning. Therefore, they lose Gordon and Kaman, Paul is gone, and they got an extra draft pick. So basically, they would have netted an extra lotto pick in the deal. Exactly what Stern was hoping for I’m sure.
Well Kaman is back after they put him on the trade block and no one was interested. I still think he gets shipped before the trade deadline — to a team like Atlanta or Dallas who needs more inside presence.
As for Gordon, it’s tough to get a gauge on his situation. He obviously didn’t want to be traded and the absences haven’t helped him adjust to life with the Hornets. Everyone is speculating that he’s gone in the offseason, but let’s remember that no one can offer him as much as the Hornets and that, with doubts over his long-term future, teams won’t shell out as much.
The point of this article: David Stern is a lousy GM.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:38 PM
not really.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:38 PM
I guess his head is still round. Poor syntax by me there.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:38 PM
I am definitely buying a sixer of a cheap beer and a large pack of skittles now on the way home.
Skittles: Red > Purple > Orange > Green >>>>>>>>>>>> Yellow
Starburst: Pink > Red > Orange >>>>>>>>>>>>> Yellow
In short, fuck lemon flavored candy.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:39 PM
In short, fuck lemon flavored candy.
fuck you.
/shorter
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:40 PM
//eats lemon meringue pie
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Chewable mini SweetTarts is where the chewing begins.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Except for Lemonheads, those are full of win.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Fuck any banana flavored candy.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:41 PM
Since when is a pie considered candy?
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:42 PM
How embarrassing for you.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:42 PM
Pink starburst is buster.
the most buster of all candies.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:42 PM
Was this discussion of sexual curios damaged goods when it started out discussing gum and candy or was it never really about gushing? David Stern sucks
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:42 PM
yellow skittles taste like Lemon Pledge, therefor making them superior.
I honestly think that I would attempt to follow the NBA if David Stern wasn’t such an asshole.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Since when is a pie considered candy?
since when did you become me? ANSWER ME THAT!
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:43 PM
M&M’s Minis. Like being invaded by an army of ant M&Ms.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:44 PM
Charleston Chew >>>>>>> chewable mini sweettarts
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:44 PM
raspberry starburst, FTMFW.
/was not aware that “raspberry” had a “p” in it until 20 seconds ago
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:45 PM
And chewable Spree. Never Skittles.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:45 PM
I am trying to figure out if something being “buster” is good or bad.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:45 PM
I award you a +1
I could definitely go for some Laffy Taffy right now…
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Tim Ryan eats candy corn.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:46 PM
those are good, but the giant chewable sweettart is better.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Totally redeemed yourself here.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:46 PM
The Favereds Starburst were pretty good
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:47 PM
bad. very bad. one might consider buster the opposite of baller.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:47 PM
Fuck both of you, banana runts are good.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:48 PM
I like you Tim Ryan, but on the topic of candy, you sir are a retard.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:49 PM
The banana runt is THE hot button candy issue. There is no middle ground.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:49 PM
Now you’re mixing things up. Chewable items from the chocolate family is a different category.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:49 PM
I am trying to figure out if something being “buster” is good or bad.
bad. very bad. one might consider buster the opposite of baller.
Wouldn’t it be “bustier”?
/oh wait…
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Tim Ryan gives out mini tubes of toothpaste to trick or treaters.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Riesen, CRIMINALLY underrated.
God I’m so excited to get lit and get some candy tonight.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Ok fine… Mamba >>>>>>>>> your sweetart nonsense
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:51 PM
So much this. I’m almost out of my Jelly Belly Sours and need a re-fill trip down the candy aisle.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:51 PM
If we are talking fruit flavored and chewable, the only correct response is gummy…be them worm, bear, or gumdrop (like my vitamins) shaped
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:52 PM
The dish on Tim Ryan’s coffee table is full of Neccos.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:52 PM
Riesen, CRIMINALLY underrated.
Fair point, also a very classy candy. Classiest candy bar? Symphony.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:53 PM
There can’t be any Good n Plenty fans in the house, right? If you like those pellets of dog shit, you can get fucked right in the ear.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:53 PM
is this real life?
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:53 PM
Probably in the minority, but I actually like those.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:53 PM
I wear a tuxedo when I walk into the Lawrenceville Shop n Save to get a big Symphony bar.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:53 PM
Tim Ryan prefers n-word toes.
/that weird episode of Louie’d
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:53 PM
sprees suck worse than a toothy blow job.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:53 PM
Easy, bro.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:54 PM
This is the smartest thing ever written.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:55 PM
Sour Skittles, however, do have some value. But eating a pack of those feels like eating 3 pounds of Sour Patch Kids.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:55 PM
I wear a tuxedo when I walk into the Lawrenceville Shop n Save to get a big Symphony bar.
Then you sir would be the first person who ever wore a tux in Larryville in history.
/love Belvedere’s
//would move to Lawrenceville in a heartbeat
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:56 PM
You say this like it’s a bad thing.
Oh also the Sour Patch Kids Exploderz or whatever? Those suck.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:56 PM
You say that like taking down 3 lbs of SPK is a bad thing.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:57 PM
I’m in Upper, right on Butler and Stanton where the cemetery ends (ok, two blocks south of where the gentrification ends. I’m right next to Remedy but prefer Blue Moon, the gay bar.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:57 PM
/high fives Cowboy Mike
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:57 PM
Absolutely can not forget gummies shaped like Venus de Milo.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:57 PM
man I need to send you a pic of the nugs I scored last night. MONEY.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:58 PM
I could not be happier with comments 95 and 96
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:58 PM
Those are incredible, especially after being in the freezer.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:59 PM
Black Forrest gummy bears are the cats pajama’s.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:59 PM
Or you could just send a nug. That would be preferable actually.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:00 PM
The only gummy bear brand is Haribo and you have to put them in the freezer for 25 minutes before eating them. Only way to do it.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:01 PM
How good were Warheads? Toungue Splashers?? Those things came in a paint can for god’s sake.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:01 PM
cats pajama’s.
What does this mean?
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:01 PM
That’s the truth. One of the secretaries that sits by my office had some this morning and I made sure that she gave some up.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:02 PM
What does this mean?
Cat’s pajamas = cool
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:03 PM
I used to eat so many my mouth would start falling apart almost as if i burned the roof of my mouth on some hot pizza or something.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:03 PM
Dove Bar will always be classier than a Symphony.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:04 PM
Cat’s pajamas = cool
I know that it’s slang for cool. But cats don’t wear pajamas. And if they did, are they cool enough that it would catch on as a slang for cool?
Whatever. Cats suck.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:06 PM
What does this mean?
Symphony is the winner, no doubt — at work once, we were talking about classy candy bars and someone said “Whatacimcalit” and got laughed out of the room, he said — in the most serious tone I have ever heard him say “Oh yeah! Like a butterfinger is REAL classy!”
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:07 PM
Tim Ryan speaks truth, Skittles are shit
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:08 PM
You and Tim Ryan can go have you black licorice party anytime now.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:10 PM
Skittles are awesome, one of my favorite sugary based candies.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:10 PM
You and Tim Ryan can go have you black licorice party anytime now.
Jesus. Things got racist in a hurry here
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:13 PM
aren’t you in Cali? you should be the one sending samples my friend.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:20 PM
Butters gets it. Skittles are horrific.
This is the emperor of non-chocolate candy.
The king of chocolate is obviously chocolate covered pretzels.
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:32 PM
That’s a great point. But I asked first.