How Francisco Garcia Broke His Arm: The Exercise Ball Popped
by Ziller on Oct 9, 2009 2:56 PM PDT
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No, seriously. Francisco Garcia broke his arm when the exercise ball he was laying on while lifting hand weights popped. From the Kings' twitter:
Cisco was performing routine workout w/ spotter when physioball malfunctioned.
This is a physioball:
(Photo removed.)
This is how it malfunctions:
What would Francisco Garcia be doing lifting weights on an exercise ball? It's a core part of the official Kings work-out, as you can see in this 2006 video.
Before I knew the circumstances of the accident, I contacted noted injury expert Will Carroll (most notably of Baseball Prospectus) to find out how common weightlifting-related injuries are among athletes.
Really uncommon. There are the occasional accidents, like Stefon Johnson (ow!) but very uncommon.
Last spring, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 3 million exercise balls manufactured by EB Brands based on 47 reports of unexpected explosions. I have no idea what brand the Kings use.
The Kings Twitter feed also paraphrased Geoff Petrie as saying Garcia will be out for a significant period of time.
UPDATE: Sam Amick has video comments from Petrie.
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by Holmdel on Oct 9, 2009 3:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Might be
Those things aren’t supposed to pop under normal use. Was Cisco fooling around with something sharp at the time?
by KingsFan on Oct 9, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was May using it just before Cisco?
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by HighTops on Oct 9, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
He really looks very fit
as you’ll see when / if they ever televise a game.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
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by lietothegirls on Oct 9, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They need to lose the balls
Exercising on a ball and lifting weights while on it? OK that just sounds like asking for trouble…
by MustangMBS on Oct 9, 2009 3:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Using the exercise ball while lifting
forces you to work your core at the same time since you have to work in order to stay balanced.
by hozr on Oct 9, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm....
Let’s find something that can’t pop like a balloon then. All for core body strength, but not if it puts somebody at risk.
by MustangMBS on Oct 9, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lifting weights on physioballs is very common and beneficial.
It was just a freak accident.
by cbsf on Oct 9, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It's a core part of the official Kings work-out..."
Was. Was a core part.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Oct 9, 2009 3:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The odds of this happening are minute
so now that they got it out of the way it looks like the odds are stacked even more in the Kings’ favor
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by vfettke on Oct 9, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tell that
to the dozen or so guys that just heard a loud pop, a crack, and an unimaginably long string of Spanish swearing.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Oct 9, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This sucks major exercise balls
Hang on, I’ve got more…
by nbrans on Oct 9, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ziller, the headline should read
Francisco Garcia breaks arm playing on balls
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by vfettke on Oct 9, 2009 3:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If you've guys saw the Office episode yesterday
Andy popped a ball too.
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by Aykis16 on Oct 9, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know why I used you've.
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by Aykis16 on Oct 9, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This makes this worse all the more
I can only imagine the surprise and pain followed by massive disapppointment for Cisco.
Lifting weights on an exercise ball is extremely common, go to any (all) local gyms and you will see the practice. This is just a Freke freak accident.
by betweentheeyes on Oct 9, 2009 3:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah -- it is very common
I’ve used those balls while lifting weight, but I do feel kind of uneasy about it — like I could get hurt. Not necessarily from a ball rupturing, but just from general fatigue/klutziness.
I feel a lot safer using a freemotion machine as my weight source with the ball.
by unfair weather on Oct 9, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone think Donte may have kicked the ball out from under Cisco in an attempt to free up SF minutes?
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by vfettke on Oct 9, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Aykis, this could be another Doratio Kane story
Doratio Kane and the Cast of the Dominicano
If you get the reference you’re awesome. And a nerd.
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by vfettke on Oct 9, 2009 3:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
if you compare Aykis16 to E A Poe
You must wear a Baltimore Ravens jersey or we are changing your name from vfetke to Aykis17.
Nerd, indeed! Now, perhaps this is why the Kings are in the cellar…
by betweentheeyes on Oct 9, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You just took that to a whole new level
Bravo
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by vfettke on Oct 9, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually probably lucky he just broke his arm
Could’ve easily injured his back, or been hit in the head or face with the falling weights. This is still very bad, but at least it doesn’t seem career or life threatening.
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by Kfan in Korea on Oct 9, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This happened to Eddy Curry last year. Who is quite a bit heavier. And he didn't break his arm.
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by Norsktroll on Oct 9, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Everything that Eddy Curry sits on breaks.
What's the past tense for "scam"? Is it "scrumped"?
by swoosh91 on Oct 9, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's like the chunky James Bond
Any chance we can get him on the Lakers team plane?
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by vfettke on Oct 9, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah and that story sounds suspicious, anyways
It involves Eddy Curry exercising.
by unfair weather on Oct 9, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eddy Curry doesn’t exercise.
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by 49er16 on Oct 9, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sucks. Good news is...
more time for Casspi hopefully. Get well ’Cisco!!!
Damn those balls!
October 28th couldn't come soon enough.
by JETisKing on Oct 9, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
do we know what arm?
just hoping it’s his left, any word?
by RoadDogg on Oct 9, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
His shooting wrist according to Petrie
(yes, his wrist not arm)
CRAP!
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Oct 9, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a disaster!
My heart sinks thinking about how long Cisco will be out and how bad he hurt himself. He’s one of the leaders on this team, a real good guy and one of our most well-rounded players.
This news has basically ruined my afternoon.
by Kevin Conroy on Oct 9, 2009 4:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A freak accident
Sad what happened to Cisco.
by rc360 on Oct 9, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Two things...
1. Thank Jesus, Moses, Allah, Buddah, whoever, that it wasn’t Kevin Martin that broke his arm.
2. Now is your chance Omri! Donte to a much lesser extent as well.
Disclaimer: comments may have been made under the influence of alcohol. If the Kings start winning, this will probably change.
by Ball in Cup on Oct 9, 2009 4:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That sucks
I hope Caspri does for you what Batum did for us last year
by southern oregon on Oct 9, 2009 5:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
seriously
as bummed as I am that our bench has lost even more depth (not that we had that much), Im kinda pumped to see Omri develop like I know he can. What a timely accident after the Bee’s article on Omri having to battle for minutes.
by ianeriley on Oct 9, 2009 5:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I broke my wrist a couple of times as a kid...
and it is not a 6 month recovery time. The length of time to heal depends on which bone was fractured. He is looking at 6 to 8 weeks for quick healing bone or 10 to 12 weeks for a slow healing bone, then another 1 to 2 month rehab time to regain his strength and his shooting touch. The muscles in his arm will completely atrophy if he is casted for 6 weeks. So, basically, don’t count on Cisco for the 1st half of the season. The bad thing too is calcium deposits can form on the bone to limit wrist flexibility which will inhibit his shooting touch. Cisco without his shooting touch is not Cisco.
by bench_blob on Oct 9, 2009 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My email from the Kings
called this “breaking news.” That’s just wrong.
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by section214 on Oct 9, 2009 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
His three point shooting
is going to be sorely missed.
With a weak post game the kings need to rely on their outside shooters when Kevin and Tyreke drive to the basket. Hopefully Caspri can rise to the ocassion. I’m guessing its going to be Mason and Noc however, I would rather have Noc start with Caspri coming off the bench.
What a bummer.
by nothingbutnet on Oct 9, 2009 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's done til Christmas
but I’m hoping by New Years, he’ll be back with his D, if not his shooting stroke. Serious blow to our team… we lose him and Ely might get a roster spot now. And Noc gets more time. Yecch.
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by elfboy_ on Oct 9, 2009 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Man, so depressing.
I was really hoping that Cisco stepped it up this year. Last year it was the calf strain and now this. Crap. Kings are so snake bitten.
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by The Czar on Oct 9, 2009 10:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Donte this is your opportunity to shine!!! dont dissapoint!
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