Contemporary professional sports athletes lead a life of intense training and competition, and their strong bodies and excellent qualities are amazing. Sometimes, however, bad luck can be unpredictable – and these top athletes can also suffer some seemingly ridiculous accidental injuries in their daily lives.
Recently, Aaron Gordon, forward of the NBA team Nuggets, has become the latest case of "bad luck". According to the report, during Christmas, Gordon was unfortunately bitten by a dog, and the injury was so severe that he needed 21 stitches. It is conceivable that this is definitely a tragic "vicious battle". Gordon is currently on a break to recuperate, but he will almost certainly not be able to return to action anytime soon.
Curiously, Gordon isn't the first NBA player to suffer the strange form of being "bitten by a dog." As early as 2007, Eagles guard Childis was also suddenly attacked by a "friendly" dog while feeding his dogs at home, and he was seriously bitten on the left side of his face and had to get 17 stitches.
Spending time with animals is warm, but it's also dangerous. So how can it be true that a person is alone at home? The answer is also no. A number of NBA players have "provoked" accidents while showering or sleeping at home because of carelessness, which has led to a long injury journey, the most typical case of which is what happened to Trail Blazers interior player Poolsbilla and Wizards point guard Wall.
Purzbila was recovering from a right knee injury, but accidentally slipped in the bathroom and severely tore the tendon in his right knee again. This is undoubtedly worse, not only prolonging the recovery cycle, but also putting this core player who was still in his prime at the time on the road of no return to early decline. And Wall completely changed the direction of his career because of a small accident that was not worth mentioning during his recuperation at home - he fell down after taking a shower, resulting in a second rupture of his left Achilles tendon. Although he has undergone a long recovery since then, his top-level explosiveness and form have not been repeated. In the end, he could only be reduced from the core of the team to the fringe of the bench, and at the age of 33, he announced the end of his NBA career.
I thought that sleep would be the most hidden way to rest, but it backfired. The Green Army's power forward Perkins' "bedtime tragedy" confirms this even more. One morning in 2007, the man suddenly wailed and screamed in his sleep. The reason is that his 250-pound overweight "big bed" screamed in the middle of the night and finally collapsed. One of Perkins' feet was stuck in the narrow space between the mattress and the bed frame, and his toe was badly damaged. And just before this incident, the Green Army had just experienced a number of big defeats, and when the morale of the team was low, the main players suffered this sudden accident, which undoubtedly made it worse. Fortunately, the Green Army has been getting better since then, and it has also relieved the pressure on Perkins during his recovery.
In addition to sleep, even the most basic daily drinking water has become an "accomplice" for many players to be injured. Rockets guard Hayes participated in a charity softball event hosted by his teammates during the offseason in the middle of 2006. During the break, Hayes went to the lounge area to prepare for a drink. Just as he was drinking, there was a sudden electric shock accident at the water dispenser. Due to direct physical contact, Hayes was immediately electrocuted to the point of delirium, and even briefly fell into a coma. Fortunately, his abnormality was quickly discovered by the on-site staff and sent to the hospital for rescue, which avoided greater danger to his life. After the incident, the relevant departments overhauled and replaced the water dispenser circuit to eliminate potential safety hazards.
In fact, in addition to the electric shock incident, players are more likely to be "robbed" by all kinds of small accidents in the details of their lives. Rub your eyes to repel flying insects, apply body lotion and forget to wash your hands, and accidentally tie your shoes and lace them...... All kinds of seemingly harmless small actions have caused NBA stars to cause different degrees of sprains, strains and even fractures on body parts. What's more, even basketball superstars can't escape the fate of being haunted by these "small cases". For example, Rockets legend Swift and Suns legend Barkley have been forced to leave the game for a period of time because of their respective "eye incidents"; In the 1992-93 season, Barkley dislocated teammate Kevin Johnson's shoulder after an overly enthusiastic celebratory hug, leaving him sidelined for two weeks.
While "accidents" occur frequently in life, high-intensity training and competitions are also the hardest hit areas for professional athletes. Forward Lefu broke a bone after a set of push-ups, and center Nowitzki sprained a tendon with an careless stomping after tying his shoelaces...... It can be seen that even professional athletes are difficult to completely avoid the "attack" of various injuries and illnesses in training.
There are some similarities between the "accidental" injuries in life and training and the "unconventional cards" three-pointer that has become popular in recent years - you have done your best to defend, but you just can't completely prevent the occurrence of accidents. When bad luck strikes, sometimes even if you want to dodge, you can't completely avoid being entangled by it.
In fact, the multiple levels of physical and psychological stress also make professional sports athletes more susceptible to varying degrees of "accidental" injuries in seemingly incomprehensible situations.
The first is a question of bodily functioning. Professional athletes are often subjected to tremendous training intensity, maintaining a state of almost fatigue. Under such a high load of consumption, many parts of the body will have varying degrees of "overload". This virtually increases the probability of accidental injuries in the body's life. For example, Purzbilla's own knee is in the recovery period of injury, and a small slip can lead to a secondary tear; Wall's surgical incision was just beginning to heal, and he couldn't afford to be a small accident that ordinary people could handle.
Another issue on the other side is mental and emotional management. Elite athletes are also under tremendous pressure in their public and inner worlds, which can sometimes lead to some difficult psychological problems. If these problems are not regulated in a timely and effective manner, it will also make it more difficult for the brain to correctly judge and react to the situation at critical moments. For example, if Childis had prioritised the distance between himself and his dog, he might have been able to avoid being bitten.
To sum up, although professional sports athletes have an unusually strong body, it is difficult to completely avoid the sudden "accidents" in life. In the face of these seemingly unbelievable ways of hurting, we might as well have a heart of compassion and understanding. At the same time, these cases also provide some enlightenment for ordinary people: don't completely ignore the small accidents in life just because you are not a professional athlete, and always be vigilant and judgmental, which may save you from more unnecessary injuries.