NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 8: McGrady's back injury, the general manager talks
"Okay, thanks for the reminder."

Yao Ming responded politely. He now knew that there was a Chinese team doctor named Jiang in his team's medical team.

He watched the interview with Yi Jianlian when he arrived in the locker room. He was still a little nervous when answering in English, but he has improved a lot compared to the draft.

However, Yao Ming did not communicate much with Jiang Ming, because his fans all knew that he had suffered a left knee injury before, and it was normal for the team doctor to know about it.

(Note: In January 2003, during the regular season game between the Rockets and the Nuggets, Yao Ming sprained his left knee while competing with Hilario for a rebound. This was also the longest injury he had sustained since entering the league, and he rested for two weeks.)
Moreover, in his opinion, it is natural for team doctors to treat players. He did not pay so much attention to it before, but now he thinks it is even more normal for Chinese doctors to treat Chinese players.

Yi Jianlian's playing style is more popular among fans in China than his, and they are all expecting him to surpass themselves.

Jiang Ming didn't give any more instructions. Yao Ming's physical condition is still very good, and his attendance rate has been very good since entering the NBA.

It's just that he played too long in today's game. Logically speaking, Yao Ming, who has gained weight, should not have played for so long in a single game in the regular season, not to mention that he had old injuries to his left knee and left ankle.

The subconscious outward-facing walking posture is caused by wear and swelling of the knees, and the body automatically uses more ankle and foot muscles to compensate.

But it doesn't matter. If you reduce the temperature in time within 24 hours and the swelling goes away, it will be fine as long as you don't play for such a long time again.

Later, when Jiang Ming was handing ice packs to other players, he also learned that Bogut was taken back to Milwaukee by Bucks staff on an overnight flight, because Thomas had just gone to see a doctor at the request of the Bucks general manager, and the suspected patellar fracture scared the Bucks.

If it is really a patellar fracture, the injury is much more serious than imagined. He may be out for the season. He should be sent back to headquarters for treatment as soon as possible.

Jiang Ming waited in the locker room until everyone had used up the ice packs and then put them away, thus completing his duties on the game day.

Change out of the black work clothes, put on a refreshing white T-shirt and casual shorts, hang a cross-body bag, put on red headphones, and get off work!
When I passed by the infirmary, I found that there was no one there. It seemed that they got off work on time more punctually than I did.

Back at his rented apartment, he was in a good mood and opened YouTube to watch the new MV "The World We Meet Again" by girl group Girls' Generation:
"It looks good. It will probably be a big hit."

Then I washed up and lay down on the bed to rest comfortably.

But he closed his eyes for a long time, put his hands behind his head and kept thinking about something.

Today was the first time he had personally treated a player since arriving in the NBA, and that player was the famous Space Yi in China. It felt very good.

Tomorrow is a non-match day. Their team medical team will go to work at 10 o'clock and will provide post-exercise recovery and maintenance for the players who come for physical therapy and rehabilitation.

If I have the chance, I will definitely show how to cure the back injury that has plagued McGrady for a long time!
Congenital spinal curvature?
This is no problem for me!

After this, I should be able to get the attention of the Rockets.

"I hope I can become the chief team doctor in the future."

The next day.

General Manager's Office.

As soon as Morey came to work, he received a small report.

His face turned dark immediately.

They were already in a bad mood after four consecutive losses, and now their own staff are telling tales on each other?

After listening.
What?
The Chinese team doctor made Dr. Thomas' assistant Ma Fei faint due to anger? ?
Morey's subconscious reaction was that after the two had an argument, a pure American couldn't speak more verbally than a Chinese?

But of course he had to help Ma Fei deal with this matter.

Maffei is the daughter of a small shareholder of the Rockets. She is also a doctor of orthopedics at Houston Methodist Hospital and a master's tutor at the Houston Medical School. How dare a young team doctor confront her? And even make her faint?
Fire him, must fire him!
These were the words he first asked someone to bring to Ma Fei.

This is also his way as a general manager, to appease people to the greatest extent possible first.

Whether or not to expel him would definitely depend on Jiang Ming's attitude. "Well, call JIANG.MING from the team doctor's office to my office."

"Is it the Doctor Jiang who cured Yi Jianlian yesterday?" the assistant couldn't help but add.

"Hmm? Was it really him who cured him? That's great, call him over and ask him together."

At this time, Jiang Ming had just arrived at work and was waiting idly in the medical room for the players to come and get the IV prescribed by Dr. Thomas.

On players' rest days like this, the team medical team's responsibilities are described as repair and maintenance, but in reality they are at the stage of medical technology that Jiang Ming despises the most.

The medical technology that the United States leads the world in is reflected in these nutrient solutions. Basically all the older players on the team have to take some nutrient solutions, get injections, hang up some water, take some drugs, etc. Anyway, they will always be one step ahead of the Anti-Doping Association.

Jiang Ming, now a master of traditional Chinese medicine, is becoming increasingly fed up with these things. If he were the chief, he would definitely replace all of these with traditional Chinese medicine decoctions that are more effective, have no side effects at all, and can truly protect the body.

The prescriptions he prescribes will not cause athletes to have gray hair and beards, become bald, or suffer from emaciated hair in their thirties, simply overdrawing their lives.

The McGrady he was expecting did not come today. Chief team doctor Thomas would not appear in the infirmary on his day off. At this time, he should be in his private clinic smoking and chatting with patients. The calls from outside asking him to see doctors never stopped.

It’s just that the assistant Ma Fei who was supposed to be there didn’t come, so my ears were a lot quieter.

Instead, the general manager's assistant knocked on the door and called Jiang Ming over:
"President Morey wants you to come over."

"coming."

Jiang Ming stood up in front of everyone. Could he guess that if Morey asked him to come over, it must be related to Maffei?
But there is nothing to be afraid of. If the enemy comes, we can fight him with our soldiers and if the water comes, we can block it with earth.

The president's assistant took Jiang Ming into the general manager's office.

Instead of sitting at the desk full of player files, Morey sat on the sofa to prevent Jiang Ming from seeing the trade secrets. Jiang Ming came over and motioned for him to sit opposite him:

"Hi, hello. It's been a while since I last talked to you alone."

Jiang Ming sat down opposite him without being servile or overbearing:

"Well, more than a year."

When Jiang Ming came to apply for a job last season, the final interviewer was Morey. That was also the first time Jiang Ming had a one-on-one conversation with him. He did not have a very good impression of him, thinking that he was a super shrewd old fox who never spoke the truth.

But this doesn't matter to a team doctor like him, because his immediate superior is not Morey, and there will be no chance for him to have any contact with him later.

It would be difficult for scouts, analysts, coaches, etc. to get along with such people.

"We lost last night. What do you think?"

Morey was quite surprised to see Jiang Ming actually sit down. He thought he would realize his mistake yesterday and not dare to sit down, and stand until the end and keep admitting his mistake. Now it seems that this kid doesn't have this awareness?

Or is it that he is fearless?

Why?

So the shrewd man adjusted his silver-rimmed glasses, his eyes seemed to become sharp, and he looked at Jiang Ming vaguely and asked a question that suited the current atmosphere.

Jiang Ming said directly:
"We lost four games in a row, which was not right. This was a big blow to the Rockets who were aiming to win the championship. They could have taken it out on the Bucks, but they couldn't hold on."

"Oh, then why didn't you keep it?"

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(End of this chapter)