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Fab Melo Concussed Himself By Running Into A Door

Found January 02, 2013 on The Nosebleeds: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Fab Melo
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Just talked to Fab Melo. #Celtics called him up so he could get treatment for concussion. Says he still feeling symptoms. #CelticsTalk — Kyle Draper (@kylerdraper) January 2, 2013 Fab says he suffered concussion when he ran into door at hotel room. #CelticsTalk — Kyle Draper (@kylerdraper) January 2, 2013 The Celtics called up rookie big man Fab Melo from the Maine Red Claws on Wednesday, and CSSNE’s Kyle Draper reported that it was so Melo could receive treatment for a concussion…one that he suffered from running into a hotel room door. No word on exactly when the door assaulted Melo, but the seven-footer did say he smacked the top of his head (not his forehead) on the hinge of a double door. Could it have been a New Years Eve celebration gone wrong? God, I hope so. Doc refers to Fab’s concussion incident to a ‘Manny being Manny’ moment. Says we’ll have some ‘Fab being Fab’ moments in the future. — Greg Payne (@GregPayne_ESPN) January 2, 2013 It isn’t a huge secret that Fab isn’t e
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