Fred VanVleet: I wasn’t anywhere near coming back during season
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Even when the doctors assured VanVleet that the images were accurate and they had been sent around to other experts for confirmation, VanVleet said he told them, “What I feel right now, I feel like I could play in 10 days, I’m telling you. I’ve played through s— like this. They’re like, 'Nah. You need to get surgery.'” Throughout the season there was some speculation — and perhaps sheerly overly optimistic hope — that VanVleet could return by the end of the regular season and contribute in the playoffs. That never happened but VanVleet said he was thinking that way, too, and it helped him with his recovery. “The whole season, I’m like, 'I’m coming back,' but man, I wasn’t anywhere near coming back,” VanVleet said. “But I needed that to get through this s—.”
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