Call it the NetsDaily Theory! And why not? On July 29, poster rbnynyc11 wrote a lengthy analysis of previous achilles ruptures. His theory: players who tore the Achilles in the leg they use for their first step most often —for right-handed players, that would be the left Achilles— fared worse in their recovery than players who injured the opposite leg. Durant, a right-handed player, tore his right Achilles tendon. So, the theory says, Durant is more likely to return at a high level after Achilles surgery.
Well, SNY’s Ian Begley, as part of a report on KD’s prognosis, ran the theory past some orthopedists .