MAVS NEWS:

[F Gump]

My comment was made before the 'bone spurs' part was reported. Even so, it's very concerning.

This morning, I posted this on discord before any Lively news: "Arguably the biggest season of Lively's young career. If he can show that he can stay on the floor, it'll lead to a big extension. Another year of less than 50% games played, it's going to be difficult to give him bigger money."

There are several that try to minimize and explain every reason he's missed games. I get the same push back every time I mention my concern. The fact remains, he's only played in 55% of games through two years and now has a major foot injury that are known to be troublesome for NBA Bigs.

I was not pushing back on concern about Lively's tendency for injury at all. (Although, if you are raising an alarm over THIS, then yes I am pushing back on THIS being a cause for alarm. Sorry, but this surgery per se is not "very concerning.") 

But for the record, I have expressed the very same concerns about the frequency of Lively missing games, many times, and how I am less than sold on Lively so far (and see more need for Gaff) as a result. I am hopeful on Lively's future but getting more wary.

My note was one of putting the bone spur surgery in context. It's a thing, but not really a biggie, not a cause for alarm for those of us who are concerned about Lively's injury record. 

Bone spurs are the foot equivalent of a hangnail - no, not literally, but they develop gradually over a long period of time, they make you hurt when you walk (off the court as well as on) but you can play anyhow until/unless the pain becomes completely intolerable, then you have surgery to remove them (preferably in the offseason, so you aren't missing games to recover from the surgery itself), then you don't hurt anymore.