Knock on Wood, Kelly Olynyk goes down at FIBA Game?

by gaz-tastic on Jul 27, 2011 12:53 PM PDT

First off, I do not know if he is just shaken up a bit, or has a significant injury. All I know is what I read in this tweet.

Kelly Olynyk apparently just went down playing for FIBA on the Canadian team a few mins ago.

This was tweeted minutes ago: "chrisdenkerChris Denker uh oh...RT @basketballbuzz: Kelly Olynyk (@BigKelz13) of Zags just went down lets hope it's nothing serious. #FIBA #Gonzaga"

Maybe the players should just stay home and mesh with their teammates instead of getting beat up playing on their prospective National Teams and risking injury? Or, does a chance to play with their National Team supercede all else?

Last year Elias Harris injured his shoulder playing for his German National Team and it bothered him all year. He could not work out, gained weight, and was not as effective. Now maybe KO goes down....Like I said, not sure of the extent yet but it is concerning.

Let's hope he is all right and it's nothing serious.

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UPDATE:

I found THIS-

“Game Notes
Kelly Onlynk only played 21 seconds and injured what appeared to be his left knee in the first-quarter of the game and didn’t return. He was knocked down by his own teammate after a charge call on a French player.”

Hopefully it is a simple sprain….fingers crossed!

Final 4 or Bust!!~

by gaz-tastic on Jul 28, 2011 11:00 AM PDT reply actions

Not sure what to make of this, but definatley do not like it ...

Just checked KO’s Twitter and he recently posted this:

BigKelz13 Kelly Olynyk “Dont take anything in life for granted… because when you cant play is when you are gunna want to the most #guaranteed #liveforthemoment” This was from 15 hours ago.

The mystery surrounding his early departure from the recent FIBA game continues as I could not glean any info from Pangos or Sacre either. They knew as much as I did…which is diddly nothing.

This post by Kelly could mean several things; don’t take things for granted, he is injured, or he has suffered a career ending injury, or, or.

One thing is for certain…we WILL get to the bottom of it soon enough. I just wish it was sooner rather than later. And of course, I hope to h*ll he is OK.

Final 4 or Bust!!~

by gaz-tastic on Aug 2, 2011 11:32 PM PDT reply actions

Well they are certainly keeping this under wraps

All I could find is that they were not announcing the nature of the injury because they were ‘protecting the player’.

As of now, they have not replaced him on the Team Canada roster . . . so I guess that is encouraging.

mjc

by quidveritas on Aug 3, 2011 1:45 PM PDT reply actions

Penetrating the mothership for info

at GU is nearly impossible. Now, if only we had a cloaking device…….

Final 4 or Bust!!~

by gaz-tastic on Aug 4, 2011 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions

Another update

This is just after Canada’s FIBA overtime win vs Czech Republic

“Game Notes: Gonzaga’s Kelly Onlynk missed his third straight-game after going down against France”.

Final 4 or Bust!!~

by gaz-tastic on Aug 4, 2011 6:23 AM PDT reply actions

sucks if he is hurt.....

….open door for a certain former QB from Sooner country? hmmmmmm

If you don't like my fire then don't come around...

by mattydog73 on Aug 4, 2011 3:37 PM PDT reply actions

KO may get that redshirt

he didnt want after all?

Final 4 or Bust!!~

by gaz-tastic on Aug 8, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Be careful what you wish for

You might get it.

I think KO would be a very key player this year. Be a shame if he isn’t 100T%

mjc

by quidveritas on Aug 8, 2011 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Sammy D tweeted about KO making it to the airport today in Spo

and KO, apparently via his twitter was at SEA TAC getting a burrito at Q Doba….Nothing said about a wheel chair, crutches, stretcher, lol. Perhaps he’s gonna be just fine.

For the record, I am not in the camp wishing for a red shirt for KO this season. I’d kinda like the cupboards to be full.

Legooooo Zags!

Final 4 or Bust!!~

by gaz-tastic on Aug 9, 2011 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions

he should have stayed at home

Practically all agree to that. Working with his teammates all summer could have given him the confidence to shed his deer in the headlights persona. Now, let’s just hope it isn’t serious.

by fungor on Aug 4, 2011 10:08 PM PDT reply actions

and...

if he blew his knee out during scrimmages at GU everyone would have said he should have been playing with Canada…

Injuries happen. I’m sure KO will be ready for the season.

by mr_junky on Aug 5, 2011 11:51 AM PDT reply actions

Sure,

injuries can happen anywhere. Maybe it is a lil more physical playing for the Canadian team in FIBA though vs a scrimmage, and perhaps your chances of injury are slightly higher? Just a thought.

As far as KO being “ready for the season”, until I hear an update on his injury I personally wouldn’t be so bold to make such a statement.

Final 4 or Bust!!~

by gaz-tastic on Aug 6, 2011 2:53 AM PDT up reply actions