“When you damage that soft tissue, you’re at risk to dislocate it again,” DeBernardis said. “Especially if you are young like he is; if you play an aggressive, overhead sport, so we can consider basketball an overhead sport because he shoots in that position.” It is possible doctors recommend surgery to fix soft-tissue damage. Such a determination would mean Randle would miss several months and potentially the rest of the season. A “really quick recovery” from surgery, DeBernardis said, would be under three months, but that would be uncommon. More likely, Soppe said, would be a four- to six-month timetable. -via New York Post / January 29, 2024
