Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 10:30 am  |  17 responses

Raja Bell’s Season May Be Over

As soon as he got a whiff of the toxic atmosphere on his new team, Raja suddenly remembered that his wrist was bothering him: “Newly-acquired Raja Bell told The Chronicle on Tuesday that he will have wrist surgery, a decision that adds to the Warriors’ injury woes and could cost the guard the rest of the season. Bell, who was picked up from Charlotte in the Stephen Jackson trade Monday, will go back east for surgery to repair a partially torn ligament in his left wrist. He’ll miss four or five weeks if the wrist is in decent shape and probably the rest of the season if screws are needed for the repair. ‘I’m going into it, assuming it will be a big surgery,’ Bell said. ‘If I wake up and it’s not, it’s icing on the cake. I’m prepared for the worst-case scenario, and I’ll go from there … After playing, it’s pretty evident that I cant’ do the things I like to do and I feel would help the team the most. It’s time to get it fixed. Shooting isn’t a problem, but it’s all of the little intangibles that I can bring that have been impossible.”‘

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  • niQ Posted: Nov.18 at 10:38 am
    Well all the best to him. On the bright side, I picked up Stephen Curry last night in my fantasy team xD

  • Gerard Himself Posted: Nov.18 at 10:39 am
    what a “coincedence” he will get surgery at this point.

  • neaorin Posted: Nov.18 at 11:24 am
    Man you gotta love the Warriors. “So, we’re trading away one of our best players and we’re getting a guy who needs wrist surgery and another dude whose nickname is Vladdy Daddy? Hell yeah, let’s do this!”

  • Kevin Wilson Posted: Nov.18 at 11:59 am
    Yeah, Gerard. Shocker. Were you the one who said Raja would do this when the trade was announced?

  • Levi Yeti Posted: Nov.18 at 1:29 pm
    does raja bell really think that he can help a team????

  • Dfrance Posted: Nov.18 at 1:34 pm
    It’s his non-shooting hand and he says shooting is not a problem… what kind ofleft-wrist “intangibles” is he talking about?

  • Ricochet Posted: Nov.18 at 1:45 pm
    ^^ clothelines…

  • Allenp Posted: Nov.18 at 3:15 pm
    Check this out.
    Dude is going to get surgery and nurse his injury. The Warriors will offer to buy him out. He will accept. He will then sign with a good team.
    It’s obvious. Dude could play through this if he was motivated, but who would be motivated to sacrifice for the effing Warriors! Nobody.
    Good for Raja.

  • tavoris Posted: Nov.18 at 3:51 pm
    lol…the timing is impeccable. NOBODY really wants to play for Nelson in sunny CA, do they?

  • thalilbigkahuna Posted: Nov.18 at 4:14 pm
    Ah yes, intangibles. Such as not playing for the Warriors.

  • Bart Posted: Nov.18 at 5:14 pm
    Play Anthony Randolph you old senile dingus

  • Dacre Posted: Nov.18 at 5:36 pm
    Surgery this season = championship next…

  • davidR Posted: Nov.18 at 5:58 pm
    stephen jackson for vlad rad? how could you NOT make that trade?!

  • Shem Posted: Nov.18 at 11:05 pm
    First of all, raja bell can DEFINETLY help a team and second of all i watched him play tonight so i dont think hes done

  • Kid Lebron Posted: Nov.19 at 12:33 am
    Raja has fallen since leaving PHX… just give him back for like a draft pick :P

  • SHANGHAI Posted: Nov.19 at 2:20 am
    FREE ANTHONY RANDOLPH!!!!

  • SLAM ONLINE | » Raja Bell is Tougher Than You Posted: Nov.19 at 9:00 am
    [...] made fun of his decision to have surgery a bit yesterday, but the reality is that Raja is one tough and [...]

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