NBA injury expert Dr. Raj, DPT details Brooklyn Nets superstar James Harden injury update (“hamstring tightness”) including why that’s good news overall and multiple reasons the Nets are being prudent with his return timeline || NBA injury breakdown For reference, I’m a DPT (Doctor of Physio), youth basketball coach, sports scientist, movement expert, researcher, mindfulness enthusiast and owner of 3CB Performance —providing sports medicine, performance, and mindfulness services online and in-person at clinics in West LA and Valencia, CA. Feel free to hit me with questions and/or you can always find me on my website or follow on social media: Website: https://www.3cbperformance.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/3cbPerformance Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3cbperformance/ Here’s a table of contents: - 0:00 Lead-In - 0:09 Good News - 0:33 Why Nets are being prudent - 0:52 Outro Script: Brooklyn Nets star James Harden has been ruled out for game 2 vs the Nets with “hamstring tightness”. This is actually good news because it indicates Harden’s MRI on the hamstring very likely didn’t show any tearing, ruling out a grade 2 or 3 hamstring injury. However, a grade 1 injury - which typically comes with a 7-14 day return - still can’t be ruled out because micro-tears that can characterize grade 1 injuries may not show up on imaging. That grey area along with this being James’ third problem with that hamstring this season, how Harden’s initial hamstring issue this year was diagnosed as “tightness” and then evolved into a higher severity issue once he tried to play on it, and the Nets having a 1-0 lead in the series all points towards the Nets medical staff being cautious with his return.