Do you remember Los Angeles Clippers guard Shaun Livingston? He was one of the league's most promising players but then suffered one of the most gruesome injuries in NBA history -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iidSWc18KrY – and hasn't played in 16 months.
However, he said Thursday that he will be cleared to have basketball-related activity soon.
"It could be within 2-3 weeks, it could be less than that," Livingston said. "But it's definitely right around the corner. It's definitely on deck."
That said, Livingston very possibly won't be continuing his career with the Clippers.
L.A. is expected to take a point guard with the No. 7 pick in the upcoming draft because it doesn't know what to expect from Livingston. His left knee was destroyed landing awkwardly following a missed layup against Charlotte in February 2007, tearing the anterior cruciate ligament, the posterior cruciate ligament, and the lateral meniscus.
An NBA source said the Clippers aren't expected to make Livingston a qualifying offer (the lowest starts at $5.8 million) by the June 30 deadline, making him an unrestricted free agent July 1."They obviously have a choice ahead to make," said Henry Thomas, Livingston's agent. "The ball is in their court."
The Clippers may be forced to make a decision on Livingston without seeing him play with contact. If that happens, they will probably bypass giving him the qualifying offer and attempt to sign him to a cheaper deal.
Livingston hopes to beat that deadline as far as contact drills, saying his work would consist of playing one-on-one, two-on-two, three-on-three and finally five-on-five.
"It will be some one-on-one, full court, where I'm bringing the ball up the court under pressure," Livingston said.
"I'd like to have my contract situation worked out, before I do anything, as far as any five-on-five, open gym stuff," Livingston said. "But if not.hey, I've been sitting out too long."
Including the entire 82-game season he missed this year, injuries have cost Livingston 181 games out of a possible 324 games since his rookie season in 2004-2005.
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