This season has turned out to be a huge struggle for the Los Angeles Lakers, and it came to a close on Sunday night after being swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs.The biggest reason as to why it has been such a tough year is because of all the injuries the members of the squad have experienced, as the team never was healthy enough to develop the proper team chemistry necessary to cause serious damage.
One player who has dealt with his fair share of injuries is 7-footer Pau Gasol. Currently, the big man is playing through soreness in his knees due to tendonosis, and it seems he may consider flying to Germany this summer to undergo the legendary platelet-rich plasma procedure.
Gasol was asked if he might consider going to Germany in the offseason to undergo a derivation of the platelet-rich plasma procedure.
"I have to do something to regenerate the tissue," Gasol told the Los Angeles Daily News, "so I don't have to play with this pain. I'll go to wherever I need to go. It's a possibility.'"
I refer to the procedure as "legendary" because Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant underwent the exact same process on his injured right knee in July of 2011. The procedure did wonders for the Mamba, as his knee did not bother him at all the next season and he was able to run up and down the floor smoothly. Hopefully for Gasol, the PRP therapy will work the same way it did for Bryant and he no longer will have to play through constant knee pain.
It is worth mentioning Gasol will also be playing through the pain from the torn plantar fascia in his right foot he suffered in February. In addition, it seems the power forward suffered a torn ligament in his right middle finger before the Game 4 loss against the Spurs.
