This might sound like another bad Bubba injury joke but is there more the James Stewarts knee tweak at Anaheim than he is letting on?
Although this is entirely speculation at the moment, if the guys from the PulpMX podcast are to be believed (listen around the 19 minute mark) , Stewart hurt his knee prior to the opening race and he aggravated an existing injury at some point during qualifying.
Although Stewart makes little reference to an injury in the video above (apart from a suspicious "hope to see you at Phoenix") and we didnt see him have any sort of accident in the race footage, the fact that he has still admitted to hurting he knee has led many to jump to the conclusion that it might actually be a damaged ligament - perhaps even a torn ACL. If thats the case, then thats pretty much game over for JS7 for the remainder of the 2013 season.
Of course, without any X-rays or scans - no one but Stewart, his team and his doctor are going to know the truth at this stage. But the fact that all his social media channels have gone quiet rather than deny the rumours isnt the most positive of signs.
We really hope that this isnt the case because, love him or loathe him, everybody wants to see what James Stewart does next. If we get any official updates, well add them to this post to keep you guys in the loop.
UPDATE 9th January:
Stewart tweets this:
Lets hope that he means on the back of a bike rather than on crutches...
