Jazz's Rudy Gay: Limed wh foot jury

Contents:

• 'I PLAYED WH FOR 5 YEARS': RUDY GAY'S SURGERY WAS TO FIX LONG-TERM ISSUE
• RUDY GAY SAYS OFFSEASON SURGERY ALLOWS HIM TO HAVE A H START WH THE JAZZ
• PATIENT SPURS NO SH TO BRG BACK RUDY GAY OM DREAD ACHILL JURY
• RUDY GAY
• JAZZ'S RUDY GAY: LIMED WH FOOT JURY
• RUDY GAY SHOWG HE'S PAST ACHILL JURY, AND SPURS ARE REAPG THE REWARDS

'I PLAYED WH FOR 5 YEARS': RUDY GAY'S SURGERY WAS TO FIX LONG-TERM ISSUE

archived form do not nstute a republitn of the LAKE CITY — At the end of last season, Rudy Gay was too long he felt the naggg be e om his right heel — an endls remr of the jury he first staed late 2017, and the one that jt wouldn't go away.

Wh Gay set to go to a new team over the summer, he figured enough was enough — new team, new heel, or at least a fixed heel.

Gay elected to have surgery to clean up the lgerg issue. "I see myself as a very tough guy, " Gay said.

RUDY GAY SAYS OFFSEASON SURGERY ALLOWS HIM TO HAVE A H START WH THE JAZZ

Gay has missed the first two preaosn gam, will miss the fal two, and at least the openg part of the regular season as he ntu to heal om the Jazz, though, don't need him October.

PATIENT SPURS NO SH TO BRG BACK RUDY GAY OM DREAD ACHILL JURY

But they will e May and stead of wcg through yet another season, Gay wants to be fully healthy when the playoffs roll around. "Gay was one of the last players to leave the urt Friday followg practice. Over and over went wh Gay srg a myriad of good news: He never looked hampered by his right heel or appeared disfort.

The bad: That might not be the bt was December 2017 that Gay was diagnosed wh right retrolneal bursis.

RUDY GAY

The next season, Gay end up missg a preason game due to an flamed bursa his right heel, but was ready by the season short, if he uld play through the pa, he would — and did.

This is, after all, the same player who tore his left Achill January 2017 and was back by the begng of the next while Gay uld likely ntue to play wh the disfort, he's hopg the surgery will put an end to all — even if he had to go through some more pa to get that pot.

JAZZ'S RUDY GAY: LIMED WH FOOT JURY

It hurts, " Gay said. "The Jazz are takg a long-term approach to Gay's revery. I don't work a sk job, so I unrstand people expect me to go out there and play, " Gay now, he's a spectator at gam and durg some portns of practice.

Utah Jazz forward Rudy Gay (8) s as he talks durg Utah Jazz media media day at Vivt Arena Salt Lake Cy on Monday, Sept.

RUDY GAY SHOWG HE'S PAST ACHILL JURY, AND SPURS ARE REAPG THE REWARDS

Once Utah Jazz forward Rudy Gay is cleared to play aga, he expects he’ll be feelg better than June, Gay had surgery on his right heel and is still reverg om that procre.