PennFan10
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07-15-18 10:18 PM - Post#258894
I have confirmed from multiple sources that Jelani Willams has torn the ACL in his other knee. Jelani is probably alluding to this in this recent Tweet:
https://twitter.com/_jwill2_/status/10173 965324951...
I feel terrible for Jelani who worked so hard to get himself to this point and by all accounts is a fantastic kid. Quakers will have some questions to answer as the season approaches.
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Mike Porter
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07-16-18 01:44 AM - Post#258897
In response to PennFan10
Wow... that is absolutely brutal news, and feel terrible for Jelani. The tweet you were linking to didn't work, but I am presuming you meant this:
Jelani Williams
@_JWill2_
Jul 12
Sick to my stomach
A real shame considering he essentially worked his butt off for something like a year and a half to come back and bam same thing all over.
Hope he can find a way, but realistically, that's a tough hill to climb to get back. Even if he could play starting fall 2019, that would be almost 3 years since his last competitive basketball. Rooting for him whatever the outcome.
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Penndemonium
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07-16-18 05:10 AM - Post#258898
In response to Mike Porter
That stinks. Wishing Jelani the best.
My plans for this season were based on Woods and Williams more than making up for the loss of Foreman and Wood.
Have a speedy recovery!
Wow... that is absolutely brutal news, and feel terrible for Jelani. The tweet you were linking to didn't work, but I am presuming you meant this:
Jelani Williams
@_JWill2_
Jul 12
Sick to my stomach
A real shame considering he essentially worked his butt off for something like a year and a half to come back and bam same thing all over.
Hope he can find a way, but realistically, that's a tough hill to climb to get back. Even if he could play starting fall 2019, that would be almost 3 years since his last competitive basketball. Rooting for him whatever the outcome.
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10Q
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07-16-18 08:21 AM - Post#258899
In response to Penndemonium
This makes me sad. I hate injuries.
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penn nation
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07-16-18 11:26 AM - Post#258904
In response to 10Q
Me too.
Imagine the Ivy All Star team you could have with injured players.
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weinhauers_ghost
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Re: Jelani Williams ACL 07-16-18 01:42 PM - Post#258912
In response to PennFan10
Damn. I was afraid the news was going to be this bad when I saw the subject line.
What a terrible blow for Williams, after all of the work he put into rehabbing the first injury.
I wish him a speedy and uneventful recovery and rehab, in the hope that he may yet wear the Red & Blue in a meaningful game.
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AsiaSunset
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07-17-18 08:29 AM - Post#258970
In response to weinhauers_ghost
This is of course awful news and we all feel Jelani's pain.
I do think we should wait until we know all of the facts. I have no doubt that the injury report is real, but the level of severity is unknown. This ACL injury can be anything from a bad sprain to a mild tear to a major tear. It could require no surgery or extensive surgical repair and rehabilitation. Somebody knows but I certainly don't and I'm not sure any of us do. Of course injury news coming out of Penn is often non existent and it may take time for the complete story to unfold.
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PennFan10
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07-17-18 02:58 PM - Post#259048
In response to AsiaSunset
Sorry, when I originally posted I should have made it clear. According to multiple sources, his ACL is torn and he will miss the year.
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T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
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07-18-18 08:43 AM - Post#259077
In response to PennFan10
Sorry, when I originally posted I should have made it clear. According to multiple sources, his ACL is torn and he will miss the year.
Ugh. Poor kid. I feel terrible for him.
Did this happen during a summer league game? Pickup? Skateboarding?
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SteveChop
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Re: Jelani Williams ACL 07-18-18 04:50 PM - Post#259100
In response to PennFan10
That really sucks. I know that Jelani worked his butt off to rehab and we were all looking forward to seeing him play.
Wishing him a good result for recovery which I hope happens in time for him to play in 2019-20.
Good luck Jelani.
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PennFan10
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08-21-18 08:40 AM - Post#260553
In response to SteveChop
For those who still wonder:
https://twitter.com/_jwill2_/status/10316 630931710...
Great kid. Go get em Jelani.
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Streamers
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08-21-18 10:36 AM - Post#260558
In response to PennFan10
Thanks for posting... Has to be hard on him.
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rbg
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03-01-19 10:01 AM - Post#278518
In response to Streamers
https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/03/jelan i-willi...
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Streamers
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03-01-19 11:54 AM - Post#278531
In response to rbg
Thanks for posting
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