Bane had worn PG 6s, Paul George's signature shoes, in all of his games this season. Morant aggravates tissue, to be game-time callĪcross the league, 22 players have their own signature shoe, but only a handful have a series with Nike.
Because of Bane's shoe deal, it had to be Nike. That meant, in part, finding a comfortable sneaker that had a stiff bottom to support his toe. Managing and minimizing that pain and the possibility of aggravating the injury became a priority for the shooting guard, as well as the Grizzlies' medical and equipment staffers. What was originally expected to sideline Bane for two or three weeks kept him out for most of December, after an injury to the sesamoid, a small bone in the joint of the big toe that Bane will likely need to get surgically repaired this summer, complicated matters.īane, the Grizzlies' second-leading scorer with 21.5 points per game during the regular season, accepted he'd have to play through pain the rest of the season. FINDING THE PERFECT shoe was one of the final steps in Desmond Bane's frustrating return from injury.īane visited multiple doctors after suffering a Grade 2 sprain of his right big toe during the Memphis Grizzlies' Nov.
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