BREAKING: Hackett has a possible Spinal Column Injury

by Paragon SC on Feb 11, 2008 2:57 PM PST in USC Basketball Comment 4 comments

From ESPN:

The status of USC point guard Daniel Hackett for crucial upcoming games against No. 6 UCLA and Oregon, let alone the rest of the season, appears in question after coach Tim Floyd said Hackett's back injury might be much worse than originally thought.

Losing Daniel Hackett for any length of time would hurt a Trojans backcourt that lacks depth.

Speaking on ESPNU's "Inside the Polls" on Monday, Floyd said the sophomore might have a fractured bone in his spinal column.

"He's in bad shape and we're waiting to hear from doctors after a follow-up X-ray," Floyd said. "He was literally on one leg at Washington State."

Hackett's injury, suffered during a loss to Arizona on Jan. 31, was initially said to be a bruised hip.

If true it is obviously not a good thing.

But lets wait on some definitive news before we jump to conclusions. I want to hear what the Docs say first.

If true you can count on a complete injury write-up in the very near future. Lets hope for the best.

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Frankly, the state that Hackett's in, he's not likely to be much use against ucla and Oregon anyway, regardless of the true depth of the injury.

That said, the coaches need to make sure that Hackett's getting solid diagnostic work and the appropriate care. There's playing hurt, and then there's wrecking one's long term health. If it turns out to be that severe an injury, the first priority has to be getting Hackett healthy. So we lose a game to ucla; it's happened before.

by DC Trojan on Feb 11, 2008 10:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Best wishes to Daniel

He needs to sit out to make sure he doesn't permanently hurt himself. The kid has guts, we all know that. He doesn't have to prove it by risking his health by playing with a serious injury. Get better Daniel.

by frak on Feb 11, 2008 10:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

bad news for youse

I'm not a big fan of Mr Hackett, but I don't like seeing any of these kids get hurt. Hackett is a gamer and he has really improved this season. It's unfortunate for USC and of course for him that the early word seems to be very bad. Best wishes for a quick recovery and return to the court.

by ucladj89 on Feb 12, 2008 7:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs