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Michael Porter Jr. to have back surgery, likely out for rest of season
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<blockquote data-quote="ForWhomTheBellTolls" data-source="post: 1350559" data-attributes="member: 643798"><p>As a fan of college basketball, this is too bad. In the interviews that I saw with him, he seemed like a fairly amenable, good natured kid. In terms of basketball, the kid was a massive talent, hopefully he makes it back to that level. </p><p></p><p>Professional athletes' bodies take a pounding, and starting out with back issues will not make that path any easier for this young man. </p><p></p><p>Another argument against 1 and done for those few players who have the potential to go straight to the pros. Hope, for his family's sake, that they obtained an insurance policy against a portion of his future earnings potential, so in the event he is unable to make a full recovery and play at the elite level at which he is accustomed, he is still able to derive some financial benefit from investing a significant portion of his life to date developing and refining his natural basketball talents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForWhomTheBellTolls, post: 1350559, member: 643798"] As a fan of college basketball, this is too bad. In the interviews that I saw with him, he seemed like a fairly amenable, good natured kid. In terms of basketball, the kid was a massive talent, hopefully he makes it back to that level. Professional athletes' bodies take a pounding, and starting out with back issues will not make that path any easier for this young man. Another argument against 1 and done for those few players who have the potential to go straight to the pros. Hope, for his family's sake, that they obtained an insurance policy against a portion of his future earnings potential, so in the event he is unable to make a full recovery and play at the elite level at which he is accustomed, he is still able to derive some financial benefit from investing a significant portion of his life to date developing and refining his natural basketball talents. [/QUOTE]
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