How did Roy get injured? Let’s talk about the specific process.

Natural wear and tear, he had surgery on both legs when he was in college.

Now I have undergone six surgeries on both legs, and the cartilage has completely disappeared.

That is to say, his knees are just grinding bone directly against bone. Normally, there is cartilage as a buffer!

Roy’s injury history:

Time: 2002-2006 season

During college, Roy showed his leadership qualities, but his knee Also suffered a minor blow.

However, the Trail Blazers, knowing that he was in danger of knee injuries, still had no hesitation and transferred him from the Timberwolves to the Trail Blazers in the 2006 draft.

1. Rookie period

Time: 2006-2007 season

In his rookie season, a heel injury forced Roy to miss 20 games at the beginning of the season. , but Roy was still unstoppable. Shortly after his comeback, he scored the first double-double of his career against the Toronto Raptors on December 22, 2006.

Due to injuries, Roy only played 57 games in his rookie season. This is the second-fewest Rookie of the Year in games played. He is also the best rookie after Geoff Patry and Sydney Vick. He is the third Trail Blazers player to win this award after Sri Lanka.

2. Maturity period

Time: 2007-2008 season

In the last game before the All-Star Game, Roy accidentally sprained his right hand. Ankle, but Roy still scored 18 points and 9 rebounds in the All-Star Game.

3. Improvement period

Time: 2008-2009 season

In the 2008 offseason, doctor Dan Robert of Vancouver, Washington, performed a 20-minute surgery Lee removed a piece of cartilage from Roy's left heel, and Roy missed pregame training camp as a result.

Time: 2009-2010 season

On May 9, 2009, Roy signed a four-year maximum salary contract with the Portland Trail Blazers with a fifth-year player option. , Roy was selected for his third consecutive All-Star Game in 2010, but ultimately had to withdraw due to a right hind hamstring injury.

On April 11, 2010, Roy injured his right knee. An MRI examination showed a contusion of the right kneecap. An MRI examination the next day further showed a slight cartilage tear in the knee.

Roy subsequently underwent surgery and was expected to miss at least the first round of the playoffs, but what was surprising was that he played in Game 4 of the playoffs just eight days after undergoing surgery. Come back and lead the team to victory.

4. Outbreak period

Time: 2010-2011 season

On November 14, 2010, the Portland media revealed that Roy’s knee The joints suffered from arthritis, and Roy needed to rest and limit playing time. No surgery was required. Later, Roy revealed in an interview that his knee joints had accumulated water twice.

In the last report, the Trail Blazers reported that the reason for Roy's frequent swelling in his left knee is that there is no cartilage in his knee to withstand the pressure generated when running and jumping.

Roy himself also said that he has arthritis in his knees, and he is already taking anti-arthritis drugs to treat it; this problem may accompany him for the rest of his career.

On December 30, 2010, the Trail Blazers announced that Roy would be out indefinitely due to a knee injury. At that time, Roy had already missed the team's 6 consecutive games due to knee injuries.

Roy then began seeking medical advice and ultimately underwent arthroscopic surgery on both knees on January 17, 2011. On February 7, Roy suddenly announced that he would return within a week, only 20 days before he underwent surgery.

Extended information:

Brandon Roy, born on July 23, 1984 in Seattle, Washington, USA, is a former American professional basketball player and shooting guard. Nicknamed "Yellow Mamba", once hailed as the successor of Kobe Bryant, he is currently the head coach of the boys basketball team at Nathan Hall High School in Seattle.

Brandon Roy was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 6th overall pick in the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft, and was subsequently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.

He has played for the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves in his career. He was awarded the NBA Rookie of the Year in his rookie season. He was selected to the NBA All-Star team three times in a row from 2008-10.

In 2009, he was selected to the NBA All-Star Team. Best second team.

On December 11, 2011, 27-year-old Brandon Roy announced his retirement due to a serious knee injury.

In 2012, Brandon Roy came back and signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he only played 5 regular season games for the Timberwolves and officially announced his retirement on June 23 of the following year due to injury.

On June 25, 2016, Roy accepted the position of head coach of the boys basketball team at Nathan Hall High School in Seattle. In 2017, Roy led Nathan Hall High School to a record of 29 unbeaten games, breaking the record and winning the Washington Class 3A state championship.

He was also named the best player of the year on March 20 of the same year. Smith is the best high school coach of the year. It can be said that he has completed the perfect transformation from star player to star coach.

Reference: Brandon Roy-Baidu Encyclopedia