We learned yesterday that Lakers forward/center Moe Wagner would be missing all of the preseason due to the “lateral left knee contusion” that kept him out for most of Las Vegas Summer League.
I can hear you saying ‘hold up, you’re telling me a bruised knee has kept him out for this long?’ and I’m here to say yeah, and here’s why.
“Knee contusion” is often used as a code word for a “bone bruise.” Whenever a player misses an extended duration with a “knee contusion” or the player is diagnosed after imaging, it’s almost certainly a bone bruise.