Weekly Injury Report

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Since 2017 has started, the NBA has been plagued with injuries ranging from stars to up incoming stars. Throughout the decades of the NBA we have seen injuries completely ruin players careers leaving us with the statement, "what if?" Unfortunately, some players have had to end their careers for good while others were able to come back but are never quite the same. Luckily for players like Derrick Rose, Black Griffin, Paul George, and Grant Hill they were able to bounce back and still play the game they love. 

It seems as if we have been hit with an epidemic in regards to injuries in the NBA this year. Many of the notable injuries that we have seen have been a right body part injury. An emerging superstar, Joel Embiid, went down with a right meniscus tear in his knee and is set to be inactive the rest of the season. The Sixers were moving in the right direction with hopes of a playoff berth, but sadly got put on hold due rupture. 

Zach Lavine had been coming into his own in the 2016-2017 season. He was average 5 (14 ppg to 18.9 ppg) more points a game from the previous season due mainly to his improved jump shot. Lavine suffered a right ACL tear, sidelining him for the rest of the 2017 season. Zach Lavine was also the 2016 slam dunk contest winner so it's going to be interesting to see how much explosion he has when he returns.

The Milwaukee Bucks took a blow when Jabari Parker suffered yet another ACL tear in his right knee. This injury is extremely dreadful because Parker was just coming into his own averaging 20 points per contest on a young and talented team. Hopefully this will push Jabari to rehab even harder with expectations to return more athletic and stronger. 

These next two injuries are both left knee injuries but are probably the biggest injuries in the NBA.

Kevin Love, one of the more high profiled players in the NBA, has also endured a left knee injury. Kevin is apart of a defending championship team that presence is needed night in and night out. Luckily, Love should be available before playoffs start unlike the best scorer in the NBA, Kevin Durant.

Kevin Durant, an eight time all star and one time MVP, has suffered an left knee MLC sprain. The seven foot wing player had been scoring 25 points per game with his new team, the Golden State Warriors.

Throughout my basketball career, I've sustained multiple injuries. Fortunately, I've never had an injury that has taken more than two months to recover from. The key to to a speedy recovery is consistant, hard rehabilitation. When you are playing basketball as a job, I think that is motivation in itself. Usually on a college or high school level, depending on the injury, athletes give up because there are other options.

The biggest obstacle to overcome is the mental aspect of an injury. The body part you injured can be 100 percent, but if you don't feel like you can make the same movements, the rehab was pointless. 

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