Howland ON: Reeves Nelson
On Reeves Nelson's injury:
"He's going to see the team trainer, Laef Morris, later today. I think at 4. I didn't get an update. The swelling has gone down a little bit from yesterday. Bottom line is there's no significant damage. It was checked out by the Jules Stein people after the game that night. It's still swollen. The bottom of his eye looks really swollen right now but it's starting to get better.
"He'll have to wear the goggles, I'm pretty sure."
On Reeves Nelsons' status:
"He sees our team doctor, Dr. (John) DiFiori this afternoon at 4:30 to get checked out as well. The main thing is there's no significant damage to the eye. It could have been a lot of potential for bad things in a situation like that but everything seems pretty good."
On Nelson's injuries:
"It was a long week for Reeves Nelson. On Tuesday he hurts his knee, and we didn't know how bad it was. He ended up having to wear this brace but he couldn't anything until he got the brace. We got it right at practice time on Friday so he missed some important days of practice that would have been beneficial for him. He continued to learn his sets and know what he's supposed to do and then he gets his eye poked on Friday. He had a tough week because of those injuries."
This guy is quickly becoming eveyrone's favorite player!
John, if you ever talk to Dr. D, let me know if you think he's still WAY too mellow. I was afraid he was popping lithium when he worked on my knee a while back.
Reeves is an incredible talent---smart, moves well, great hands, agile, physical---a rare talent, and then you throw in his desire: awesome player, great young man. Go Reeves. Go UCLA.