In case you haven’t heard Rudy Gay has a fractured jaw and also a chipped tooth during the 4th quarter of Team USA’s Semi Final win against Lithuania and according to ESPN.com, Gay will be ready for the Final against Serbia despite the Jaw.
The skirmish at the end of the game might have been for something else but I’m sure it was a catalyst. Rudy Gay spoke about the injury.
“I’ve got a fracture in my jaw, a broken tooth and am going to probably need a root canal,” Gay told USA Today Sports on Saturday. “The top is where I got hit. It’s painful. It’s uncomfortable, and it still bleeds, so I’ve got to continuously gargle. It is what it is, man.“
“I think (the elbow) had a little bit to do with (the situation afterward),” Gay told the paper. “It was a dirty play, man. It was a dirty play.“
I don’t see how he could possibly be ready to play in the Final but if he says he’s ready, he’s ready.