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PF Jared Sullinger (2x 1st Team ALL B1G & All American, Anyang KGC, S.Korea)

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Every person I've ever met who had back problems /surgery, have had problems the remainder of their lives.

Best of luck big fella!
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My dad had most of one of his discs removed in his back (I forget which one). Hasn't had any issues since. Of course he isn't playing in the NBA.
 
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NBA: Surgery abruptly ends season for Sullinger
By Todd Jones
The Columbus Dispatch Saturday February 2, 2013

Two weeks ago, all was bliss for Jared Sullinger. He was fit and playing well for the Boston Celtics, a veteran team that trusted the NBA rookie enough to make him its top inside reserve.

?I?m living my dream,? Sullinger told The Dispatch during a two-game trip to Detroit and Cleveland last week.

Sullinger was averaging more than eight points and eight rebounds in January, and his family basked in the success of the Columbus native and former Ohio State All-American.

?Everything is going great with Jared, and I hope he?s in the NBA for a long time,? said his mother, Barbara Sullinger, ?but there?s no guarantees.?

The frailty of success struck when the Celtics unexpectedly announced that Sullinger underwent lumbar disk surgery yesterday and will miss the remainder of the season.

The Celtics said Sullinger, a first-round draft pick, is expected to be ready in time for training camp for the 2013-14 season. He averaged 6.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 19.8 minutes in 45 games.

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http://www.dispatch.com/content/sto...rgery-abruptly-ends-season-for-sullinger.html

Celtics? Jared Sullinger out for year after back surgery
By Baxter Holmes
| Globe Staff
February 02, 2013

The Celtics say they saw this coming, that Jared Sullinger was going to need back surgery sooner or later. But when he reported having spasms earlier this week, specialists gave the team really only one option Friday: operate now.

It meant that Sullinger wouldn?t play again this season, but the benefit, the Celtics were told, was that Sullinger?s ailing back would likely be fixed permanently.

?The decision to do surgery with Jared was simply for the long-term benefit of his career,? said president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, before the Celtics tipped off against the Orlando Magic at the Garden.

Sullinger underwent successful lumbar disk surgery Friday at New England Baptist Hospital, under the direction of team physician Brian McKeon. Sullinger is expected to be out until training camp. The rookie forward out of Ohio State played in 45 games, averaging 6.0 points and 5.9 rebounds in 19.8 minutes per game.

Sullinger is the second Celtic ? and the second key Celtic ? to be lost in the last six days to a season-ending injury. Rajon Rondo?s season ended Sunday after it was revealed he has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Celtics president Danny Ainge said Jared Sullinger?s surgery will help in the long term.

?Those were two key guys who were a big part of what we?re trying to accomplish, but the season continues,? said forward Jeff Green. ?Guys have just got to step up.?

The Celtics did again, by beating the Magic, 97-84. It was the Celtics? third straight win ? all without Rondo ? and pushed their record to .500.

Without Sullinger, several other Celtics picked up the rebounding slack. Paul Pierce had 11 rebounds to go with 14 points, and Kevin Garnett added 10 rebounds along with 14 points.

Ainge said he hasn?t lost faith in the Celtics, despite losing Sullinger and Rondo.

?We?re not ready to cave in yet,? he said. ?It?s going to take more than that.?

Ainge added, ?I think that we?re going to have to win in a different way without Jared and without Rajon, but we?ll see. We?ll see what we have.?

One option is rookie center Fab Melo, who made his season debut against the Magic, playing the final 2:38. Melo, drafted 22d overall, didn?t attempt a shot and is unlikely to receive much playing time down the road, Ainge and coach Doc Rivers said before the game.

Back issues were the red flags raised with regard to Sullinger leading up to last year?s draft, and they were what made him fall to the Celtics late in the first round.
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http://bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/...back-injury/kLW2TzSclazIAYzSLfWpmK/story.html

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZYYEhCbQlk"]Doc Rivers On Loss Of Jared Sullinger - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Thump said:
Every person I've ever met who had back problems /surgery, have had problems the remainder of their lives.

Best of luck big fella!
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Right on the money. Once you have back surgery it usually leads to further problems down the road. He is having surgery in the lumbar area which is pretty low. Hope everything works out for Jared.
 
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Jared Sullinger?s agent: Surgery now right move
By Gary Washburn
| Globe Staff
February 04, 2013

Jared Sullinger?s back surgery was something the Celtics were hoping to put off until the summer, according to his agent, David Falk.

Sullinger was flagged with back issues during an NBA pre-draft examination, causing him to drop to the Celtics with the 21st overall pick. Falk said Sullinger?s condition was corrected with Friday?s surgery, and he is expected to return to basketball activities in six months.

Sullinger was examined twice by a back specialist in Philadelphia prior to the draft.

?The Celtics knew when they drafted him there was a certain level of risk that required surgery, as did several other teams,? said Falk. ?Some teams treated it like he was going to have a heart attack or something. [The Celtics?] Brian McKeon is one of the most confident team doctors I?ve ever dealt with. There were so secrets, nobody was trying to hide any facts. There was a possibility that he could require surgery, but the recovery time is less than an ACL.?

Falk said the Celtics could have delayed the surgery by giving Sullinger anti-inflammatories and treatment, but wanted to take the safer approach.

?Jared?s 20 years old, to try to take a short-term risk could jeopardize his career long term. Having surgery was the most appropriate response,? Falk said. ?Had he tried to continue to play and aggravate it six or eight weeks down the road, he would have missed the playoffs and the start of the season. It was a calculated decision.?

Sullinger was released from the hospital on Saturday.

?I can?t tell you I?m glad this happened. I?m not,? Falk said. ?I can?t say that I?m shocked that it happened, either. We all knew this was a very possible outcome. I think that if you really put everything in perspective, the Celtics, because of a medical situation, got a player who should have probably gone in the top five picks at 21. He has to take a step backward at this point and work really hard on his rehab, but he has [45] games under his belt and he?ll come back completely healthy with no concerns about his back.?
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http://bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/...eed-surgery/X3Vukz1e3gU5BWJUa1GrRN/story.html
 
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Sullinger: 'I'm feeling good'
February 7, 2013

BOSTON -- Less than one week after undergoing season-ending back surgery, Jared Sullinger was back at the TD Garden.

The rookie was in attendance for the Celtics -- Lakers game, his first as an NBA player.

"I'm feeling good," Sullinger told CSNNE.com.

Sullinger, 20, was recently given a cane to use during his rehab from lumbar disk surgery.

In high spirits as usual, he sent a message to Celtics fans.

"I love them," Sullinger said.
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Sullinger update (pre-injury)- 10TV Sports

Jared Sullinger's father: A blessing for son to get NBA introduction alongside Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett
By Jay King, MassLive.com
on February 11, 2013

At one point during the triple-overtime game Sunday night between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets, according to Celtics guard Avery Bradley, center Kevin Garnett looked at his teammates and told them losing wasn't an option.

Garnett, 36, and supposedly on a 30-minute-per-night limit, was in the middle of playing 47 minutes. He needed a brief rest to start one of the overtime periods, and would later joke -- or maybe he was serious -- that he told coach Doc Rivers he wasn't "built for this" anymore.

Whether he was joking or serious, his words struck as false. Garnett finished the night with 20 points, 18 rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals. But it was before he finished padding that stat line when Garnett looked at his teammates and told them, again according to Bradley (via CelticsBlog), "We are not going to lose this game."

"We know," his teammates responded.

It is difficult for teammates not to listen to Garnett, or his similarly celebrated partner in agelessness Paul Pierce. How do you mute someone who's blazed a trail to greatness, and continues to follow it even after enshrinement to the Hall of Fame has been ensured? Yes, Garnett and Pierce's words hold immense strength. But only because their actions have given those words value.

"It's huge," said Jason Terry of their leadership, according to CSNNE.com. "It's there every night regardless if we're up 20, they lead the same way, by example. P's a little more vocal than KG on the court in games, but for the most part, guys just follow their example. I think everybody feeds off of it, especially the younger guys that hadn't been through as many battles or been in tough, close triple-overtime games."

Jared Sullinger's father, Satch, the 2010 national high school coach of the year, is thankful his son was welcomed into the NBA surrounded by such veteran leaders.

The younger Sullinger is lucky to share a locker room with Pierce and Garnett. And we are lucky to watch as they continue following their trail to greatness, many years after they initially reached their destination.
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http://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2013/02/jared_sullingers_father_a_bles.html
 
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