05, 19 News 76ers guard Danny Green talked about his injury in his personal blog show today
disease problem.
After suffering a torn ACL and LCL in his left knee in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Green said he will not retire: “I don’t want to just end it like this, I thought about it. Some people talked to me about it, but I said
, ‘No, I’m not that kind of person.’ It wasn’t how I wanted it to end, and it gave me the motivation to come back sooner.
“However, I do know that I don’t want to end up with a big injury, I’d rather decide for myself when to quit. Hopefully I can end up with a win, a good game, celebrating another title in the parade, etc., and
My family is here, all those who have been around me and supported me, my dad, my wife, my brothers and friends, maybe kids, who knows? But I sure don’t want it to end this way so early
Career. As long as I’m not a target on the defensive end and they don’t play on me, or if they start to play on me, that’s when I start thinking about ending it.
“However, I’m going to make sure I’m back, it’s not going to take me a year. I’m going to be back before next season’s All-Star break, you have to believe that, you’re here to hear it first. I’m going to train hard to recover
Healthy, my body and bones generally heal pretty well, I don’t have any bad habits. So, I think I’ll be back in time to help the team on their playoff run.”