The Trail Blazers guard wrote an emotional Instagram post on Friday, sharing the sorrow and disbelief he feels about his season-ending Achilles’ injury. He made sure to praise his team, coaches and fans in the post for their support, however.
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Matthews suffered the torn Achilles tendon during the Trail Blazers’ 94-75 win against the Mavericks on Thursday.
A photo posted by Wesley (@wessywes2) on Mar 6, 2015 at 10:44am PST
“It’s disbelief, you know?” he told reporters after an MRI confirmed the rupture. “I’m sitting up there in that tube having an MRI, and I don’t hear noise, I don’t feel my Achilles, I’m just … I can’t believe I’m up there while my team’s battling. I just haven’t processed all of it yet.”
