All heads are created equal

According to an NBA article, the NBA is working with a neurologist to try and create a league wide policy for how to handle concussions. I was not aware that there was not already a policy in place. Concussions are more rare in the NBA then some other sports; however, just this past Sunday New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul suffered a concussion this past Sunday (picture above). The head is one of the most important parts of the body, and it needs to be protected. The majority of concussions that I have seen in the NBA are always treated with extreme care. However, I was shocked to find out that the Milwaukee Bucks have had four people with concussions or concussion like symptoms, yet only one of them was identified as actually having a concussion. A league wide policy would be a good way to ensure the safety of the players. The NFL and NHL have already established ways to deal with concussions, and the MLB is also looking into creating a policy to handle concussions. The policy created could be something that says how long a player must be examined for before ruling out a concussion. The policy could establish a time period that a player would have to wait before they would be allowed to play again. Some teams may not like this policy, because it could mean losing a star player for an extended period of time. However, the player's safety needs to be ensured, or they could be losing the player for a lot longer.

-Los Spurs