Preface
Injuries are inevitable in the NBA. Even if you have the ability to stand alone, but without a good body, you can't fulfill your talent. And some players can be reborn and play better even if they have experienced injuries. It was as if injuries could not break him, but led to a more powerful ladder.
TOP6 Kevin Durant
As a 2007 leader, he showed his strong scoring ability as soon as he entered the league. In the 2013~2014 season, he won the MVP of the regular season, led the team to the finals at the age of 23, and then in the 2017 season, the Airborne Warriors won the championship FMVP for two consecutive years, but suffered an Achilles tendon tear on the stage of the 2019 finals, and the season was reimbursed, even if he was forced to play later, the body could not support it. The damage caused by such an injury to his career is significant, and Kobe Bryant has not recovered from such an injury. And Durant joined the Nets after a season of recovery, and the sickle is still sharp, not only returning to peak form, but also averaging 28.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. At that time, at the time of the injury, the media was still questioning whether Durant's return could continue his previous performance, believing that the Nets' trade was not clear, and Durant shattered the rumors with his own strength and continued to write his own legend.
TOP5 Russell Westbrook
As one of the three young men of the Whampoa Military Academy Thunder team, Wei Shao can be said to be one of the representatives of violent point guards, and every dunk can ignite the atmosphere of the whole court. In the first round of the 2012~2013 playoffs, he was unfortunately torn in Beverley's defense, and the meniscus was torn, not only the meniscus was removed, but then the knee was also injured. In the 2017~2018 season, it was destined to be the year of Wei Shao, averaging 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game, winning the MVP of the regular season, 42 triple-doubles in a single season, creating history, no matter when he was 100% committed to the game, offensive and defensive are all out. Those who can't defeat him will make people stronger and more powerful, just like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who will never be beaten down.
TOP4 Paul George
George entered the league as a very well-rounded small forward, and quickly grew up to become the star of the Pacers, playing back and forth with the Heat led by James in the Eastern Conference finals, and was regarded as one of the future faces of the league at the time. However, in a training game of the U.S. men's basketball team, when he landed on the ground during a chase defense, he stepped on the gap of the basketball hoop, causing the calf to bend 90 degrees, and scared the people around him into not daring to look directly. Such an injury is even more devastating for George. But George did not lose his determination to continue to gallop in the NBA, and with his tenacious will, he returned to the club on April 6, 2015 after eight months of therapeutic rehabilitation, and the fans cheered and applauded. Because his English name is very similar to the pronunciation of pickled peppers, in addition, he was quenched and reborn because of injuries and played better and better, if the peppers go through various dipping sauces and time, the taste is spicier and more sufficient, and he is affectionately called pickled peppers by fans, and now George is averaging 19.5 points per game, 4 points. 8 assists and 6.8 rebounds are among the top 3-and-D players in the league.
TOP3 Dwayne Wade
03 Outstanding members of the generation, Wade, nicknamed The Flash, is five centimeters shorter than Jordan, and Jenway was connected to the youth of many people. As early as when he was in college, Wade was injured because of his knee, because of the immaturity of medical technology at that time, and the meniscus was removed, so to speak, entering the NBA made the entire league a man with a meniscus, plus his speed was fast, and he changed a lot, and even played closed because of his knee, resulting in the peak period not lasting. And these are just some of the Finals games, the Thunder were hit by Ibaka and injured their back, and against the Rockets, they were dislocated by Battier. The most impressive thing is the scene where the Heat won the championship in 13 years and crouched on the ground with champagne and knees.
TOP2 Sean Livingston
Livingston was considered to be a rising superstar when he first entered the league, but bad luck, in the game in February 2007, the picture of the left knee bent outward and injured made people feel unbearable to look at the successor who was once known as the Magic, and was pulled to the bottom, but Livingston did not accept his fate, he endured the incomprehensible pain of outsiders, insisted on doing rehabilitation training every day, and returned to the NBA court after 16 months of treatment, during which he was cut by the Clippers and had no ball to play, and he had not completely climbed out of the bottom and was hit again. But how could Livingston accept his fate, he continued to hone his body and polish his skills, although he still tossed and turned, although the teams were not as capable as before, but the opportunity came. Joining the Warriors in 2014, Livingston found his place and home. Iguodala, Livingston, David Lee, Barbossa and others formed the bench bandits, which were the number one bench force in the league at the time, and Livingston also helped the team win three championships. Livingston's climb out of the valley step by step on his own, maybe he wants to catch up with the self he was once given expectations.
TOP1 Dominic Wilkins
The essence of human cinema Wilkins is one of the most watched players in NBA history to dunk dunks. After suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in January 1992, such an injury was a death sentence for an athlete, and the mighty Wilkins returned to the league after nine months of recovery, when people were still questioning whether the player who scored with explosive physical and athletic talent could get a foothold in the NBA again, and scored 30 points in the first game against the Knicks to shut everyone up. Before the injury, he averaged 28.1 points, 7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, and after returning to 29.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, it seems that the injury can't stop him from moving forward at all. But also from the original frequent frame-attacker to a shooting-based player, which greatly extended his career, although Wilkins did not have many honors, but in the NBA is very recognized, strength has also been inducted into the Hall of Fame, which shows that his ability is extraordinary