Link defended twice in a row at a critical moment, Carter completed the final kill, the Grizzlies survived the Oracle Arena, the total score of the series became 2-1, and the defending champion regained the advantage...

On the surface, the Grizzlies' night was perfect. All Memphis fans were also silent in the joy after the victory.

They shouted for Link, while Carter sang, applauding Jogel's bold decision at the critical moment.

But as the head coach of the Grizzlies, Dave Joggel was worried at this time.

As soon as the game ended, Link and Moon went to the local hospital in Oakland. After attending the press conference, Jogel rushed over immediately.

At this time, he and Link were outside the doctor's office, waiting for the results of a physical examination.

Link covered his chest with grinning expressions, and he always appeared in front of him from time to time.

After working with Link for so many years, Jogel knew Link's personality. That guy was able to achieve such great success not only because of his outstanding personal abilities.

Also because of Link's tenacity and will!

Such traits make Link not afraid when facing any difficulties, and he will hardly be knocked down.

Over time, the entire Grizzlies team was also infected by Link's traits.

In Jogel's view, this is the reason why the Grizzlies, a small city team, can achieve three consecutive championships.

Their configuration is not the best in the league, their number of superstars is not the largest in the league, and even their boss is not the richest in the league.

But their tenacity and will are far superior to the other 29 teams.

Therefore, Link generally does not grin at a little pain.

Although Link has not encountered any major injuries in his career so far, there are still some minor bumps and collisions. No injury has ever made Link frown.

He can always get up as soon as he falls, and he can always grit his teeth and persevere in the fierce confrontation.

Under normal circumstances, Link would not reveal his painful side, and he would not allow himself to do that.

Unless he is enduring, it is pain that ordinary people cannot imagine!

Just as Jogle was thinking about it, Moon walked out of the doctor's office with the film Link had just made.

Moon's expression is very serious. This middle-aged man usually looks smiling and is very friendly. Therefore, he has a very good relationship with the players.

It is rare to hear any team players and chief team doctors can get along, but Moon is an example.

Therefore, when this affinity man becomes serious, it means that the situation is bad, very, very bad.

"How is it?" Jogel leaned over, more concerned about the results of the inspection than Link himself.

Moon didn't respond immediately, staring at Link, then shook his head, "Tell me, how the hell did you do it!? Unbelievable, unbelievable!"

"What's wrong?" Link was confused. What did he do?

"Look, have you seen this film? Here, there is an obvious crack! The first rib cartilage is non-displaced fracture, fracture! God, how did you insist on playing the full game!" Moon raised the film under the light and looked at Link in surprise.

As a sports medicine expert, he has never seen such a case!

A player may be able to complete the game without being dislocated, sprained or with an open wound. But he has never seen him who insists on completing the entire game after a fracture!

Moon has not experienced a rib fracture, but he also experienced a crack in his calf on the football field when he was young.

With just a crack in his bones, Moon rolled on the ground in pain. At that time, he couldn't stand up at all, let alone continue playing the game.

He knows how severe the pain caused by a fracture is, and as a sports medicine expert, he has also seen countless players with fractures.

None of them could have been able to play the game after suffering an injury like a fracture.

Moon really couldn't imagine how Link survived the fourth quarter.

With his rib fractured, he continued to fight against the Warriors team, pushing and by the way, and the last brave save that rushed into the audience...

The more Moon thought about it, the more incredible he felt. If he hadn't been holding the movie in his hand, he might have really doubted whether Link was a futuristic Terminator robot!

No wonder Link always covered his chest, no wonder he shouted out in pain when he was injured, no wonder his shooting percentage dropped in the fourth quarter.

If someone broke his bones with one elbow, how can it not hurt? Can it not affect the shooting?

If this happened to others, it would be less than just a few words.

"What did you say? A first rib cartilage fracture!?" Jogel was also shocked. If he had known that Link had broken, he would have replaced him and rested.

But what Link showed on the court didn't look like a fracture at all!

Indeed, in normal life, there are many people who insist on working after a fracture. But after a fracture, they have fierce confrontation on the court, which is completely different from ordinary work!

"Is it so serious? I thought it wasn't serious." Link looked down at his chest. He didn't know that it was okay when he had a fracture. Why did he suddenly feel more painful after he broke it...

"You guy, what a monster... Don't say that your opponent is afraid of you, I'm afraid of you now. There are some things you can't always hold on to. Now..." Moon said halfway, looking at Link and Joggle.

"...... Now, we can only have an indefinite break. If the rib cartilage fracture is not completely broken, it will be fine, but it will take at least one month. Of course, this is the best situation. In fact, the situation is difficult to be so ideal. Although it is difficult to say it out, Link, you have almost no chance of playing this season... this season, you will be reimbursed."

Jogel covered his head, and the word "reimbursement" was like a bolt from the blue, killing him to death.

Link also gritted his teeth. He did feel that his chest was in pain more severe than he had just now.

The pain was not so obvious during the game because of the adrenaline bonus. Now Link struggled to raise his hand, let alone shoot.

A fracture of the first rib cartilage is not a major injury that threatens your career. Under normal circumstances, rest assured and recuperate is over.

But everyone present knew that the three consecutive championships were not a normal situation. I missed this time, and God knows if there is another chance in this life.

Although the Grizzlies can play more than Link, anyone knows that without Link, the Grizzlies' strength will be difficult to compete with the Warriors and the subsequent Eastern Conference champions.

All three of them fell into a brief silence. The cruel fact that seasonal reimbursement was reimbursed at critical moments was needed to digest it carefully.

"In my case, can I get a closure injection?" In the end, Link broke the silence.

Now, I can only take a gamble. Link knows the dangers of getting a closed injection, which is a way to exchange the future for the present.

Ibaka got a closed shot last season for the Thunder, but this season, his condition plummeted!

But Link didn't care about so many things. If he didn't seize this opportunity now, he might not have such an opportunity in the future.

However, Moon shook his head gently and rejected Link's proposal, "First of all, I personally won't give my patients a closed injection. This is a practice that is not worth the effort, and I won't do that. Secondly, you have a cartilage fracture, so you can't get it."

Link sighed after hearing this, did he not even have the conditions to take a single bet?

Silence, another silence.

"Is there really no way out Moon? You know, I can't get a season reimbursement." Link used the word "can't". Does anyone want to rest and recuperate after the fracture?

But Link can't, he can't fall yet.

"You're not a machine, Link, there's no way to get a quick cure. But..."

Hearing Moon say the word "but", Link suddenly his eyes shone, "Speak, Moon!"

"We can't heal you quickly, but if the situation does not worsen in the next few days, in theory you can play with injuries with a protective gear. But this is only theoretically possible, because whether you can play or not depends entirely on your ability to endure pain. But this kind of pain is impossible..."

Moon regretted it immediately halfway through his words. Because Link has always been able to turn any theoretical things into reality.
Chapter completed!