With March Madness just around the corner, we wanted to take a look at some of the injuries which have made basketball season interesting so far. Here are the top 5 injuries of the 2018-2019 Season. Warning: Some videos below may contain images which might make you a little squeamish.
Kevin Knox of the New York Knicks Sprains Ankle
Let’s ease into things with an ankle injury from Kevin Knox in a game against the Boston Celtics. Knox is driving hard to the rim and steps just a little too far outside his ability to maintain a stable ankle. You can see his ankle collapse into a position called inversion. He immediately loses his ability to maintain his balance and goes down.
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Caris LeVert of the Brooklyn Nets Suffers Leg Injury
A little further up on the intensity scale, this injury features Caris Levert going up for a rebound against Josh Okogie of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Upon landing, their legs became tangled, and resulted in a pretty obvious deformity for LeVert.
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Derrick Jones of the Miami Heat Falls on Shoulder Against the Charlotte Hornets.
Going up for rebounds can be a rough game. It’s easy to get your legs swept out from underneath you. And that’s exactly what happened to Derrick Jones in a game against the Charlotte Hornets. He lands hard on his shoulder and is clearly feels it. Luckily his x-rays returned negative.
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Syracuse Forward Elijah Hughes Hits Head Hard Against Duke
Hughes gets knocked off balance while attempting a shot, and is sent to the floor. You can see his head bounce off the wood. Immediately after he begins clutching his head and doesn’t get up for quite some time. Strangely enough, he was let back in the game not long after.
Nerlens Noel Gets Knocked Out Against The Minnesota Timberwolves
This injury is certainly the most alarming on the list. Noel goes up for a block against Andrew Wiggins. He first takes an elbow to the face from Wiggins. This seems to render him unconscious, or at the very least stun him. You can see Noel doesn’t have the ability to brace himself or even attempt to get his feet or hands underneath him on the way to the deck. He lands on his side, and his head bounces off the floor twice. He’s clearly unresponsive at this point and ends up being taken off the court on a stretcher.
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