Well it has been nearly 7 weeks since I received the diagnosis from the doctors that would land me on the injured reserve list. It has felt like 7 years. I feel that I am progressing very nicely and my ankle is getting better. I have resumed playing one-on-one against our workout coach, Shawn Respert. I do not have pain when I play one-on-one which is a great sign. I became concerned last week, however, when I had some swelling in my ankle after a workout. The doctors ordered me to reduce my workouts to reduce the swelling. After a few days, I was able to get the swelling out and resume workouts.

I am asked by everyone "When are you coming back?" I feel terribly that I cannot give them the answer. This is an extremely slow healing injury that requires patience and diligence. It is the type of injury that if I come back to action too quickly, I am at risk of injuring the ankle further and missing more time and games later in the season. It is my hope that we are able to control the swelling and the pain enough for me to return to action without the risk of further injury. My teammates and coaches have been great. They have told me to take my time and that my return is much more important in the 2nd half of the season for our playoff run. (I think I will be back before then!!!!!!)

Thank you to all of my fans who haven't forgotten about me and still ask about my return. It makes me feel loved!

In the meantime, I am trying to have fun with my missed time. As you may know, the NBA requires players who do not play to wear sport coats or blazers on the bench. I had a red blazer made from my tailors and then I found a red Rockets hat with a white logo. I cut off the logo and sewed it onto my red blazer to make the official “Battier Blazer.” I have worn it every game that I have missed. My teammates and our fans absolutely love the Battier Blazer. People ask me all the time where I got my blazer and are shocked when I tell them that I made it myself. Maybe I should start a company and start selling them at halftime!

Anyways, I will be back on the court soon, but in the mean time, check me out in my Rocket Red Blazer!!!!!!

Talk to you guys soon,

Shane

从我收到医生的诊断书，而因伤被放进球队的伤病名单已经7周的时间了。可是对我来说，这7周就像七年一样的漫长。我觉得我恢复的很好，脚踝的状况也日益的好起来。我已经能够和我们的教练肖恩-雷斯佩特进行一对一的对抗了。而且，在对抗中，已经不再觉得疼痛了，我觉得这是个好的信号。可是上周的时候出现了些意外，当我的对抗训练结束之后，脚踝出现了肿胀。医生命令我要减少训练量，以便脚踝继续肿胀。不过一些天后，肿胀已经基本消失了，我又能开始训练了。

每个人都在问我“你什么时候能够回来？”我想我恐怕不能给你们答案。这样的伤势的恢复过程是极其漫长的，需要我付出耐心，努力的去康复。而且，如果我急于复出的话，可能会适得其反。而且过早的复出会有加重伤势的风险，那样的话，我只会缺席这个赛季更多的时间和比赛。我希望能在肿胀和疼痛得到控制之后再回来，这样可以规避风险。我的队友和教练们都很好，他们希望我能从容不迫的安排恢复和复出的时间，他们告诉我说，我能够保证在赛季的下半程回来，并且为季后赛做好准备才是更加重要的。不过我想，我肯定会在那之前就回来的！

非常感谢我的球迷们还没忘记我的存在，并且一直在关心我何时复出。我能够感受到你们的爱！

 在我不能比赛的这段时间内，我也在尝试寻找一些乐子。就像你们知道的，联盟要求不能比赛的球员要穿着西装或者夹克衫坐在场边。我现在的装束就是找人特制的红色的外套，接着我找来了一顶红色的镶有白色球队标志的火箭的帽子。我把标志剪下来，然后缝制在我的红色外套上。这就是我的“巴蒂尔夹克”。我缺席的每场比赛都会穿它，我想，我的队友和球迷都很喜欢这件“巴蒂尔夹克”。很多人都问我这件夹克从哪弄来的，当他们听说是我自己的创意的时候，都很吃惊。我想，或许我该去开个公司，然后在中场休息的时候来现场售卖这些衣服！

不管怎样，我会很快回来的。但是同时，请关注我的火箭红色夹克！！

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肖恩