02-24-2025, 11:44 AM
(02-21-2025, 12:30 AM)cow Wrote: It's not about them wanting him to sit or not, it's the reasoning behind it. They aren't going to make up and announce something as serious as blood clots when they could as easily do the same by claiming it's a deep tissue issue. HIPAA also doesn't apply to professional athletes the same way it does to you and I which is why we have injury reports and the like. The blood clot information made it to the public, right?
HIPAA doesn't apply to franchise employees, but does apply to independent doctors. Two professional athletes (Kawhi Leonard and Ezekiel Elliott) both exercised their HIPAA rights with independent doctors.