WRIST SURGERY FORCES JAMES TO THE SIDELINES
James underwent successful surgery Friday afternoon to repair a broken scaphoid bone in his right wrist. Following last weekend’s race in Anaheim, where, after contemplating not even competing due to severe pain in his wrist following a crash in Phoenix the previous weekend, James rode valiantly to an impressive third-place finish.
Although initial x-rays after Phoenix did not indicate a break, an MRI performed on Thursday revealed that the bone was indeed broken. Surgery was performed by famed orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Arthur Ting, in Fremont, California.
As a result of the surgery, James will unfortunately not be competing in San Francisco this weekend. His return to racing will depend on how quickly he is able to recover post-surgery. He will be evaluated on a weekly basis, which will determine when he returns to the 2010 Supercross series.
“James is a true champion,” said L&M Racing’s Team Manager, Larry Brooks. “The fact that he rode as competitively as he did while making the podium at Anaheim 2 with a broken wrist (unknowingly) is testimony to that. He’s anxious to heal and get back on the track as soon as possible.”
Stay tuned for more details from James in the coming days…
James if you read this— Happy healing dude (south beach?).
The majority of the people posting here know little about what goes on behind the scenes, Chad has always had a chip on his shoulder and an attitude to match… Now that Rodger is no longer his boss just watch the old Reed will shine again, making comments on the podium, throwing stuff in the pits, whining whining whining all the time… Don’t get me wrong James gets frustrated too, he will show emotions after a heat/race but give him ten minutes and that s**t eatin grin will be plastered onto his face again… There both full of themselves, and who would expect anything different there racers at the top of there level. The difference is attitude, James is kinda shy and always offers up a smile and Chad, is the “what do you want now” kind of guy.
GO K-Dub!
Chad has never been like that and would never be. He is just as shy and hates the attention away from the actual race day (or even off his bike). I know I am totally different on race day when I have a job to do. Like every other racer who doesn’t want to be the first loser…
Hope that your surgery went well, scafoid Fx’s are a bummer to have and take some time to heal. Hopefully the part that you injured has a rich blood supply to it, so that you heal faster. Keep your spirits up man, and try not to get too bummed out and rush back to quickly. It’s going would be pretty awesome to see both you and Malcolm stepping out in 2011 his (debut and your return). God speed man!
To everyone talking disrespectfully towards James.
Someone asked basically why does everyone let James get away with “dirty” passes. Well because he isn’t dirty… If he makes contact he doesn’t take rider out much less himself.
Another poster said it was his fault to get landed on by Partridge…HA! He didnt change lines in the air, he had no where to go seeing it was the first lap and the section was jammed. Shit happens, no ones fault.
Chad Reed IS at fault for taking James out with that block pass. CR should have known better than to make an aggressive pass on an Injured JS especially on, was it lap 5/20? If it were Stewart out there making that pass on Reed, neither rider would have been down.
It’s no surprise for me to tell anyone that Chad Reed has a passing issue. He is a great rider. He can make some smart decisions most of the time. But CR just doesn’t know to pass anybody for some reason. Probably his confidence wouldn’t be too far off, seeing as how he mostly ends up on the ground after trying to pass James…
Man sorry to hear about your wrist, glad you realized it was better to stop trying to ride with the pain and just stop and take care or it. In the long run you made the right choice. Good luck with the recovery and make sure you let it heal right, miss you and can’t wait to see you back where you belong on your bike kicking ass, In the mean time its still exciting to see the rest of the guys race cause they can kick ass too!!!!!!! JS7 #1 GOOD LUCK HURRY BACK
Take care of that wrist and come back and kick some as*. Podium finish on a bum wrist. JS7 is the best.
If James plays it smart like he did at Anaheim 1, he could still take the championship. Although it’s a lot more fun to watch James win by almost a whole lap, he’s going to need more than a handfull of 1st places to get it done this time, and the only way to get it done is to ride like Chad (and then ride like James Stewart the last 4 laps).
Wishing u a speedy recovery and God bless Champ!
My son and I hope to see u in Toronto March 13. Our fingers are crossed.
All the best, from your true north fans FULL THROTTLE EH!!!
you are already a big winner, the best driver ever seen in my opinion, the Supercross ended without you … but let’s hope for a big comeback, because you do not run the AMA Motocross agent not to miss? I am Brazilian and I am an eternal fan of his!
Heres my take on this james and rc are the fastest supercross riders ever with james having a little more speed and raw talent. outdoors no one ever had rc sucess even if they have the same speed they can not hang for 2 motos watch the tapes. james first crash when he got landed on was all his fault you cannot switch lines in the air without checking first. in fact he admitted it. the reed crash was no ones fault chad did not stuff him he actually cut down but so did james and he was already committed end of story. james needs to relize he has to be a bit more careful but thats why hes fun to watch. he is not a dirty rider but he passes with authority which is a fine line between the two. as far as some of you saying get better and go whip rd and rv they are fast, maybe james would of won but we will never know. james should come back and race mx and he probaly will win and that would help him for next year. BUT MARK MY WORDS if james does not drop all his sidetracking lifestyle and start focusing on100% racing his career will be shorter than expected by all. rd and rv and some others will never look back. his raw talent will carry him aways but not as long as you think. there was a guy named mcgrath that was awesome but along came rc and boom it was over rc was hungry mcgrath was sidetracked and thought he was fast enough. just so you know i like all the riders i have mentioned and when you blame james or reed for everthing its not even worth reading.
Well said Digger.
I seem to remember James jumping on RC at Unadilla one year and no one carried on like this.
In Australia their Supercross tracks are mainly Arenacross size. The motocross tracks have been the same for around 30 years and I applaude Chad, Burner, Reardon, the Moss brothers, JEFF LEISK and othersfor all for being able to adapt to larger tracks and be competitive here. They don’t have Lorretta Lynns and full blown junior titles over there. It is a sport that we all do for the fun of it and the reason James and Chad do it. Money has changed alot of the way they approach it now, but they still are very competitive guys who hate to lose. This leads to the situations they both get themselves into on the tracks. The only thing that I don’t like is when it continues off the track. James pushing Reeds bike of its stand is not cool.
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Reed is such a Puss* Stewart wouldn’t hang out with someone like him! Bubba will come back and hopefully podium this season, and he’ll rail the nationals too!
We missed you in S.F. Have a speedy recovery!
Hey James please tell us… Do you expect to come back and ride this season? Do you plan on racing motocross because you can no longer chase the supercross title
You think James and Chad are hanging out together talking about there hands? CAN WE ALL SAY CARMA!!
ahhh…u mean “Karma” right?? How could you say its karma when James most likely broke his wrist when that bike landed on his shoulder.
I call it racing….
You mean the bike that James changed lines into the path of and caused them both to crash that landed on his shoulder ? He has always won or been hurt…A little patience would go a long ways in his career.
you mean when THE BIKE or “that bike” you know what i’m saying? They say at practices. I think he punched something.
Good luck James,hope you have a speedy recovery,you are a true champion.See you in Dallas in March.
good luck on the recovery man hope to see you at indy next month!!
it seems as every time you are going to defend your championship you get injured
well i hope your recovery goes well and quick so you can come out and kick some ass like the normal James Stewart does. one thing is certain, there is no rider out on the track that can match your pace. good luck and hope all is well with you, see you soon back on the bike.
James, I enjoy watching you race, because you have changed the sport with your incredible abilities. You are the fastest guy I have seen in my 35 plus years of watching Supercross and Motocross. I look forward to seeing you in action at Budds Creek. Take the time to heal properly and try to forgive Reed for his actions. You will be better off to put it behind you and win more championships. I wish you the best on and off the track.
Agreed.
Man, i was sooo bummed when i read the news! I feel like i dont want to watch supercross anymore without stewart! But im still going to, but anyways, james YOU ARE NUMBER ONE!!!! heal up quick and go out there and DESTROY THE FIELD!!!! greetings from norway, all the best to the worlds best and fastest man in the world!!!!
James Stewart is a beast…. Hey best of luck 2 u in ur recovery man… JS7 #1!!!!!
i,m a big stewert fan but also a reed fan i dont believe there was any bad intentions on reeds part at phoenix riders were blocking james exit and if you have it recorded i dont believe stewert ment to pull reed off his bike land on his hand and break it i think its just racing.
Naw… Reed i did mean it. He is a jerk.
James landing on Reed’s hand did not break it.
Chad drove into James’ front wheel. The front tire to front tire impact ripped the bars out of James’ hands and the handlebar swung across the top of Reed’s hand fracturing it.
James landing on Reed’s hand did not break it.
Chad drove into James’ front wheel. The front tire to front tire impact ripped the bars out of James’ hands and the handlebar swung across the top of Reed’s hand fracturing it.
I was at A2 i knew you were hurt thats why you were doing the whoops so front wheel high.
It is amazing, a testimate to your training and heart.
A podium with a broken wrist= Heart of a champion.
You will be back soon. real soon.
your wack george08…..how can you be a stewart fan and a reed fan?….reeds washed up!
What? He can’t be a racing fan? This is the problem in the sport. There are too many fans who are one eyed and can’t appreciate the racing.
And I agree. At the pace they race at, it takes the racing being taped to see what happened. And the tape needs to be watched with both eyes open and not just the one eye you see James in. The guys infront of James slowed him up, he had to turn tighter than he expected and Chad arrived at that moment. Chad may have been hot in there under those circumstances, but not if James hadn’t turned so tight.