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[michaeltex]

Thank you, I'm all about solutions.

Not sure if there have been other professional athletes who have done this. People generally keep these things private.

He might be able to lose the 30+ pounds naturally but what are the odds of that happening? Liposuction could give him a jump start, so he can better prepare or focus on other things... like conditioning? Even the conditioning work he then does will be easier at a lower weight.

I think you're looking at ~6 weeks recovery before you start doing normal exercising, maybe longer when working out at a professional athlete level. Anyone want to bet what "bored Luka" will be doing during the recovery? Plus, 6 weeks is a significant chunk of an off season to not work on improving your skills.

Managing his diet, including alcohol intake, and working to build his stamina probably yields the best results. Simplistic to say and hard to do, but he can afford a support staff to help him find his way.

With a deeper team and improvements in some of the returning players (e.g., PJW and DLive) hopefully Luka can just relax not having to be the hero every game and get back to enjoying the game, although for a little fewer MPG. Happy Luka is much more of a terror for the opposition than stressed Luka, just ask Booker.