The reason why the Australian White Bear did not make it to the Olympic podium is chilling.
Baynes, who was still playing for the Raptors last season, actually slipped in the bathroom during the Olympic Games with the Australian team and was accidentally injured, although it has been a long time, but he is still undergoing a long rehabilitation.
Baynes is said to have severely damaged nerves in his neck, injuries that are more serious than initially diagnosed, and could miss the entire 21-22 season.
Baynes played in 53 games for the Raptors last season, averaging 6.1 points, 5.2 boards and 0.9 assists in 18.5 minutes per game, shooting 44.1 percent from the field.
However, after the injury, because there was no transaction value, the Raptors rushed to cut him before his contract was fully guaranteed, making him a free agent.
Baynes is not ready to return home, following the example of international players who chose to return to their hometown after fame and fortune, but is committed to returning to the NBA again.
But returning to the field was difficult, because a fall in the bathroom was no less than Wall's slipping and breaking his Achilles tendon, which almost paralyzed Baynes for life.
Although the road to recovery is long, Baynes still actively cooperates with the treatment to seek recovery, and I heard that he will train for eight hours a day.
For Baines, who had spent his life in the NBA, falling to the point of nearly paralyzing was very frustrating, according to his own description:
"The loneliest moment of my life was when I was lying in the hospital, my consciousness sometimes had and sometimes I didn't, I thought about my life plans and goals repeatedly, and then I couldn't help but cry. My family has had similar things happen to me, my uncle had a car accident 10 years ago and he was quadriplegic, so I was very scared. ”
Baynes, 35, spent a total of nine seasons in the NBA, helping the team win an NBA championship in 2014 during his time with the Spurs;
As he grew older, Baynes also knew how to transition to the spatial number four position to make up for the lack of height and fight against the decline;
In the 19-20 season, After baines switched from the Green Army to the Suns, he also played the second spring of his career, averaging 11.5 points, 5.6 boards and 1.6 assists per game (the highest score per game), shooting 35.1% from three-point range.
Kan Qiujun had watched Baynes's game, when Australia and Canada played the men's basketball world championship in Dongguan, including Mills, Ingles, Dogt, Baynes and other old acquaintances;
When you see Baines up close, you find that the NBA players you see in front of the screen are completely different from the NBA players you see in reality, that white transparent skin, huge muscles, and a face of beard, almost the existence of the protagonist Oftos in the game "God of War" series.
That tall figure is daunting, but I never thought that water can carry a boat and overturn a boat, which is precisely because of his tall figure that when he slipped in the bathroom, his neck bore the unbearable weight of life, making Baynes suffer until now.
Next season is about to turn 36, although Baynes' return is far away, but with the love and love of basketball, I believe he will be able to make his dream come true. I wish him a speedy return to the pitch.~