Who are the regrettable players in the NBA who were ruined by injuries?

Yao Ming: Small injuries are constant, but major injuries are difficult to break

Every time I mention injuries, I always think of Yao Ming. At that time, Yao Ming was constantly suffering from small injuries. It touches the hearts of countless Chinese fans, and the most impressive one is the playoff series against the Lakers.

Yao Ming left the game with a knee injury. He moved his knee repeatedly in the tunnel, but finally returned to the game with the injury. He won the applause and cheers of the Lakers home fans and brought tears to the eyes of many Chinese fans. His several serious injuries were even more heartbreaking, especially the stress fracture in his left foot, which was ultimately difficult to remove and was the root cause of his retirement.

Yao Yao is the backbone of Chinese basketball. From the NBA to Chinese basketball, he basically participated in both big and small games. He was supposed to be in the offseason and was still fighting for his country. In the end, he died from overwork. Facing injuries, he only played in the NBA for 8 seasons and ultimately had to retire early.

T-Mac was cursed by injuries

As a former teammate of Yao Ming, McGrady has been plagued by injuries throughout his career. He has never been a full-time attendee in 15 seasons in the NBA and has a congenital mild disease. Not to mention scoliosis, there are injuries from head to toe.

Back injury is his old problem, and the most fatal one is the knee injury. After the knee surgery, he lost his original explosive power and speed

Starting to decline, a generation of superstars finally He was reduced to a marginal player for three seasons and finally had no choice but to retire.

Roy: God is jealous of talents

If you still remember the scene when the Rockets were defeated in 0.8 seconds, then you must have never forgotten this talented player Roy, who is about to reach his peak. Suffering from knee injuries during this period, the "Yellow Mamba" who was known as Kobe's successor was destroyed by knee injuries.

In the 10-11 season, he had the menisci removed from both knees. He chose to retire in 2011. He was only 27 years old at that time, which was the golden age of a player.

In 2012, after returning with the Timberwolves, he underwent knee surgery again within a year. This was his seventh knee surgery, which is unimaginable. In 2013, he could not withstand injuries and retired from the NBA.

Roy, this talented player, withered at the brightest time in his life, all due to injuries.

Auden: The most tragic genius?

Before he entered the NBA, Oden had already begun to suffer from injuries. Even his rookie season in the NBA was reimbursed due to injuries. After his comeback, his perfect performance rekindled people's hope. , unexpectedly, the injury struck him again.

During the game, after a collision with Brooks, he fractured his left patella and was reimbursed for the season. What's even more unfortunate is that he also had problems with the cartilage of his left knee joint, so he once again underwent minimally invasive surgery. In this way, another genius of the Trail Blazers was completely defeated by injuries and has not been able to stand up yet.

Before leaving the NBA, he only played 3 seasons in the NBA, totaling 114 games. He even commented on himself: one of the biggest tragedies in NBA history

Injury Let them fall to the mortal world

Although some players did not retire directly due to injuries, their career journeys have changed since then. They were originally the favored sons of heaven, and when they fell to the mortal world, they completely became A mortal.

"Penny" Hardaway: The Fall of Genius

Anfernee Hardaway, the man who could not fall behind against Jordan, a player whose talent was ruined by knee injuries, His statistics in his third season in the league were his most impressive, averaging 21.7 points, 7.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2 steals per game.

Also that year, he and O'Neal failed to return from the Finals. The next season, he was troubled by a left knee injury. He came back early many times, which ultimately caused hidden dangers to his left knee. Hardaway was only 26 years old that year.

Since then, Hardaway's performance and data have plummeted. After playing for 3 teams, he has reached the end of his career. Although he has played in the NBA for 14 years, his peak data is only 3 seasons. McGrady's former idol , it’s a real pity.

Hill: the former successor of Jordan

Jordan retired when Hill entered the league. Stern wanted to make him Jordan's successor, and Hill did not disappoint everyone. .

In his rookie season with the Pistons, he averaged 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He was selected as an All-Star as a rookie and was the top vote-getter, becoming the first player in the NBA to be elected as the All-Star vote-winner as a rookie.

In the first few seasons in the Pistons, everything followed the script of Jordan's successor. Unexpectedly, he was attacked by an ankle injury in his last season with the Pistons. After playing with the injury, he suffered an injury. Aggravated.

After moving to the Magic, he formed a super backcourt with Tracy McGrady, and fans were looking forward to it even more. However, the ankle injury became more and more serious, and he never returned to his previous state. At the end of the season, he played less time with the Suns. More and more often, he suffered a knee injury and soon quit the NBA stage.

Livingston: The fall of a talented point guard

Livingston, as a talented point guard, was selected to the McDonald's All-American team in high school and was selected fourth overall in 2004. Entering the league, he is the first high school point guard player in the NBA.

In the first two seasons after entering the league, he had few starting opportunities. His averages of 6.2 points, 4.8 assists and 3 rebounds per game were not impressive. However, in his third season, his opportunities increased and his scoring began to rise. At that time, he suffered the most horrific injury in NBA history.

The left knee is severely twisted, the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint is ruptured, the posterior cruciate ligament is ruptured, the lateral meniscus is torn, and the recurrent patellar dislocation and anterior tibial decapitation and dislocation are terrifying enough just to look at them. Damn it, let alone such a serious injury. He later recalled that it was like someone had cut off the entire calf with a knife.

He may even be unable to stand up, but he relied on his strong will to finally overcome the injury and return to the court. He has played for 9 teams in his career so far. His current performance with the Warriors is acceptable, although he has not been able to return to the NBA. The expected level, but from the time he returned to the court to winning the championship with the Warriors, this in itself is a miracle.

Ross: The rose withered?

Rose entered the NBA as the No. 1 pick in 2008 and won the Rookie of the Year award. He was selected to the All-Star starting from the 2009-10 season and became the youngest MVP in NBA history at the age of 22. However, everything changed from him. The knee injuries started.

In 2012, Rose tore his knee ligament; he came back after a season, but unexpectedly tore the meniscus in his right knee and was reimbursed for the season; in 2015, he missed 20 games with a torn meniscus.

After Rose suffered a left orbital fracture last time, he has suffered 18 injuries and missed a total of 237 games. Before suffering a major injury, Rose relied on his amazing speed and explosive power to come and go freely in the paint. After that, Rose's condition declined and his statistics slowly declined. From a superstar to now, it is difficult to become an All-Star. Then he moved to the Knicks, and this year he joined the Cavaliers with a minimum salary. No matter what, I still hope that Rose can prove himself again.