Amare Stoudemire had a difficult year with eye injuries. During training camp he suffered an inadvertent elbow from teammate Boris Diaw that partially tore the iris in his right eye. This injury forced him to miss most of training camp and he started the season wearing protective eyewear. It was obvious from the beginning that Amare was uncomfortable in the goggles and frequently put them up on his head while shooting free throws and in between plays.
After a few weeks he ditched the protective eyewear and wore nothing. February 18 against the Los Angeles Clippers he was poked in that same right eye and partially tore his retina this time. This ended his season and he has just been cleared this week to resume exercise again which is great news for him and the Phoenix Suns.
Amare has been at the front of many trade rumors since last season. After this next year he has a player option and will more than likely opt out in search of a max contract that he believes he deserves. The Suns have a tough decision ahead of them on whether they should keep Stoudemire or cash in on his value now to avoid paying him a max deal.Keywords: Phoenix Suns
