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This Jorge Garbajosa thing has taken several turns toward farce. Over the weekend, we found out Garbo would be seeing a specialist on Monday; he did so, and the result is another surgery on his broken leg and likely the end of the season for one of Toronto's vital cogs. We knew the insurance issues -- Spanish basketball stuck a $1 million insurance policy on Jorge's leg so he could forego surgery in August and instead play in the European championship against Toronto's wishes -- could cause problems between the league and FIBA. We understated this rather dramatically.Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star reports Jose Calderon spent Monday insinuating the severity of Garbo's injury is a hoax, saying Jorge has looked fine for weeks. (Feschuk calls this a lie.) The columnist also relays the sentiment from Spain that the Raptors 'hold a grudge' (Pau Gasol's words) against Garbo for playing this summer and have found a doctor to call for surgery only so Toronto can collect the insurance pay-out, not because Jorge actually needs surgery.
Michael Grange of The Globe & Mail adds to the carnival, relaying Calderon suggested Garbo felt so well after the initial surgery he full-on practiced with the Spanish national team well before Toronto cleared him for basketball activity. Medical evidence -- some extra wear on screws inserted in the leg -- suggests the same, that Garbo went behind Toronto's back to practice with the Spaniards long before Toronto thought he was ready.
Both Feschuk and Grange talk about how this is indicative of Garbo's pride in himself (by fighting through a gruesome injury) and in country. That's fine. But pride can be misplaced, such as when it takes precedence over responsibility. In this case, Garbajosa gave more import to his own pride than to his contractual responsibilities for the Raptors. He'll always be a hero in Espana -- but he made a selfish decision. Who suffers? Garbajosa suffers, the Raptors suffer, and every other NBA player -- now more likely of being blocked from international play -- will suffer. Garbo screwed this up.
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