Did Hamstring Affect ACL TEAR? Doctor Reviews Klay Thompson Knee Injury

Klay Thompson had to leave game 6 of the NBA finals after suffering a knee injury. He had sustained a previous hamstring strain to that same leg, and the hamstring plays an important role in knee health and protecting things like the ACL.

I'll review the injury and explain why key structures could be injured based on the mechanism, and why the controversy surrounding the medical care of the Golden State Warriors could just get worse.

Brian

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DISCLAIMER: Content not intended to be taken as medical advice. I have not treated or evaluated the individual discussed in this video. Opinions are my own and not those of my employer. Video footage rights to NBA and ABC/ESPN. Brief content used with transformative educational intent to illustrate teaching point on injury mechanism. Content used with Fair Use intent and guidelines
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[carlosdagoat]

they just confirmed it’s a torn ACL. YOU.ARE.GREAT.

[jpali]

As soon as he went down.. all i was thinking was .. i cant wait to hear your opinion on what is going on with klay. Thanks for what you do!

[UofMMan]

Bro he tore his ACL and was still trying to play. So much respect

[BrianSuttererMD]

Main point here is to understand how the hamstring provides stability to the knee and can help protect the ACL. Based on the mechanism and prior injury, I think ACL and/or MCL would be concerns here, but we'll see when we get official word.



Do you think he should have been playing game 6 or will this just cause more controversy with injury management from the Warriors?

[walkerhummel]

As a passionate NBA fan I really appreciate this informative content, keep it up Brian!

[Zeropoint]

Something he didn’t mention. The hamstrings are responsible for the eccentric phase of jumping which is landing. If the jumper’s muscles are not strong enough to brace the body upon landing. Excessive stress is placed on the structural components like ligaments and tendons. -PT

[Cesar-pqck]

How in the world did you make this video so fast? The game just ended.

Right before bed I came straight to YouTube in case you had made a video. and you did! Thanks, doc.

ESPN or another network should hire you!

[NYCGemini]

Kawhi wins finals MVP and tells his family that he won employee of the month at work

[dabdelaziz]

Well, once again, getting real information is the key to understanding injuries and injury prevention. AS it turns out I saw a report that Thompson injured his ACL. All of these things are really helping me as a grandfather to six children from the ages of 2 to 12 years old. I am truly going to make sure their coaches subscribe to your channel. Thank you.

[nerdforce]

Did this guy just stop watching the NBA finals to record a YouTube video?? #dedication

[superduperjoi]

Very quick and professional. We really appreciate your quality information.

[creamtho]

Please evaluate Paul Pierces' injury that lead to his diarrhea.
Thumbs up!

[LaoShun]

I really enjoy how well you break things down and great analysis. Also, confirmed. Grats

[audy]

This was definitely not the warriors championship
Everything went against them

[newb]

When I watched the game I knew u were gonna make a vid on it. Great vid

[joelemthicc]

I was wondering this same thing when he got injured. I play football and our strength and conditioning coach tells us this all the time (to strengthen the hamstring) so we don’t ruin our chances at getting a college scholarship from an ACL tear.

[thelibrariansupermanny]

Did you do a video on Looney's injury? I am rather concerned that he has been out there playing with that.

[ayyocaleb]

U should b the next warriors medical staff leader. He actually tore his acl

[seeanthonyn]

You answered the question in my mind. Thank you! Prayers to Klay

[georganatoly]

kind of sucks for your channel that the nba season is over, hopefully you'll be able keep up the content and growth over the off season - been the best nba related medical channel and you def deserve to keep growing!