(Very) risky bet from the Nets after being selected in 20th position in the Draft despite two foot operations in August and May, Dariq Whitehead gave his news this Sunday, from the training center of brooklyn where an event organized by the franchise with fans was held.
” Rehabilitation is going very well. I have good foot sensations. I’m not trying to give a specific timeline at the moment, I’m trying to take things day by day. But everything is fine and I can’t wait to start the season and get back to 100%. The main thing is to make sure my foot is where it needs to be in order to progress day by day. », thus ensures the Nets rookie, cautious in his words but obviously optimistic.
Jayson Tatum and Kevin Durant had the same injury
Serene but also obviously impatient, Dariq Whitehead therefore takes his troubles patiently by thinking of the long term. ” Like I said, I can’t give a specific timeline on what’s going to happen, but we’ve been making steady progress day by day, week by week. But we are making great strides, day by day, week by week. »
To help him, he can count on an NBA staff, whether coaches or doctors. Clearly, he is well surrounded. ” When you’re injured, you always want to be on the pitch with others. But it’s something that Coach Jacque [Vaughn] preached to me from the first day I came here that this is a marathon not a sprint “, Continues the 18-year-old winger, who no doubt finds comfort in thinking that players like Jayson Tatum or Kevin Durant have recovered from the same injury as him.
” Knowing that I have to be patient and take my time, and hearing that from him, gives me a little more reassurance: I’m taking my time, I’m coming back to where I need to be, and everything will go as planned. concludes the former Duke player.
