I knew it would probably be a long recovery and I knew, possibly, if I didn’t rehab it like I was supposed to, it could have been career-ending. I’m planning to play every game like my last, because I know what it’s like to get it taken away from you.īut there was never a time when you thought you couldn’t come back from it, right? I’ve never been injured, never been anything. What was going through your head while you watched the Grizzlies during their playoff run? I wasn’t able to do anything for seven months. I got real tired, and right now I’m working myself back. They discussed his recovery and the Grizzlies’ playoff run. Have you ever wondered how deep the Memphis Grizzlies would have gone in the playoffs if they hadn’t lost their star player to a shoulder injury? Rudy Gay, said star player, wonders that too! As part of our coverage of the NBA lockout, Grantland’s Jonathan Abrams checked in with Gay.