2017 is ending and the list of injured NBA players continues to rise. The 2016-17 season began in ominous fashion with Boston’s Gordon Hayward and Brooklyn’s Jeremy Lin both suffering season-ending injuries in their team’s first outing. The upward tick of man games lost to injuries has sustained as the season has progressed with the […]
Read MoreThe excitement of Opening Night in the NBA quickly faded as Celtics forward Gordon Hayward suffered a traumatic leg injury just minutes into the first game of the season. Hayward was immediately tended to by the Boston medical team as players from both teams averted their eyes from the gruesome scene. Footage of the injury […]
Read MoreThe first notable injury of the 2017-18 NBA season has occurred with Charlotte’s Nicolas Batum suffering a moderate elbow sprain. Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania reported Batum is expected to miss eight-to-10 weeks after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his left elbow during Wednesday’s preseason outing. UCL tears are relatively uncommon in basketball but […]
Read MoreThe Utah Jazz returned to the postseason in an impressive fashion, stealing a Game1 win from the Los Angeles Clippers. However the focus after the game was centered on the health of Utah center Rudy Gobert who suffered a left knee injury just 20 seconds into the contest. While setting a screen, Gobert collided with Clippers forward […]
Read MoreFor the majority of the 2016-17 NBA season many have presumed the only thing that could threaten a third straight Finals meeting between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers is injury. This belief was initially challenged following Kevin Love’s knee debridement but the threat loomed particularly large Tuesday night when Kevin Durant limped off […]
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