It's A Thin Line Between Love And Hate
earthmansurfer wrote:OasisBU wrote:My question is, if the knee has fluid in it - is there any other way besides draining it to fix it?Does rest alone generally correct the issue or do they always need to be drained?
The fluid is a reaction to something, not really the main problem. It might create more pressure and take away from his motion, but I bet there is a bigger problem. (Not necessarily a serious one. I mean these guys play too much as it is and with him playing the 4 he is getting physically taxed and he's been in the league a long time.)
Rest can help, but when you have that pressure in the knee it is slowing down the healing process. Sort of a catch 22 and in this case we don't even know what the problem is 
earthman - well said. The problem with the NBA marathon and injuries is that once an injury happens, there is no time for recovery.
You either decide to play, suffer further damage and the criticism for being less than 100 per cent effective.
Or you shut it down, eliminate yourself from a fragile rotation (thereby increasing the minutes and productivity others must compensate for) and try and avoid being labelled as "soft"