Andrew Bynum has struggled all season with his knees and in an effort to speed the recovery process, Bynum is recieving injections in his knees to relieve the stress on them. He has been hampered by bone bruises and cartilage damage in both knees. After getting traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, he has yet to even step on the court in uniform due to the lingering knee issues.
Bynum received Synvisc injections in both of his knees. It is common for basketball players to get these as they ready to get back onto the court. They are used to lubricate the knee. According to doctors, these were planned injections and not another setback for Bynum. This is not the first time Bynum has had these injections. Last season he recieved them before the All-Star Weekend and was able to play a few days later.
Bynum has been back practicing, a small sliver of hope from a struggling 76ers team. However, according to head coach Doug Collins, he has not done anything laterally or impact-wise. He is running with the aid of an anti-gravity treadmill and taking part in shootarounds. There is still reason to be catious that Bynum's return to the court might take even longer. Collins believes if Bynum had been healthy at the start of the season the team could have won 60 percent of their games.
"I want it to go smoothly. I don't want any setbacks. If I go out there now, I'll do something stupid," Bynum said to reporters.
The 76ers got Bynum as part of a trade that sent Dwight Howard to the Lakers and Andre Iguodala to Denver. The team was going to be relying on his big-man abilities as one of the best centers in the league. The 76ers are currently at 19-26 on the season which has them missing the Eastern Conference playoffs after making it last season.
If Bynum is able to return to playing after the All-Star Game, he could provide the 76ers with the boost needed to get them back in playoff contention
