Brandon Knight was born eager. So he's been restless this week, waiting for Arnie Kander to turn him loose as he nurses a mild case of plantar fasciitis while his teammates have logged the first full-court scrimmages of the off-season at the Pistons' practice facility.
"Arnie wants me to take it slow," he said, the last one still in the gym, getting called away only when Kanders pops his head out of the training room to beckon the team's 20 year old point guard for a therapy session. "Me, I'm trying to get out there now. But as soon as I get out there and start doing something, he's like 'Whoa, whoa, whoa."
And about that plantar fasciitis: Knight first felt it crop up in Orlando, when the Pistons plunged right into a two-a-day practices, but he played through the injury. It was still nagging him at longtime NBA assistant Tim Grgurich's skills camp. Lawrence Frank, at the camp as an observer, urged Knight to shut it down midway through the week and Kander has been monitoring it ever since.
"I can get up and down now, but Arnie wants me to take it slow. Next week, hopefully, I can test it out and see how it feels. It should be fine by next week. He's just being careful with it to make sure it's nothing that crops up during the season," said Knight.
Knight is in luck that his condition was caught early and the team is being overly cautious with him. Tony Parker had the condition several years ago. Knight could be fine this week, or it could take a few more weeks. We'll have to keep an eye on it.
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