Not sure how kiid goes through life not understanding context. Charitably I'd say he just rushes through resulting in misunderstanding, but it's also possible he just is incapable of comprehending much of the information he encounters.
As for ACL injuries, that linked article simply talks about the general population. Merely states that basketball and other change of direction sports are ACL
injury risks Pretty obvious those activities are where most ACL injuries occur.(skiing too because the stiff high ski boots transfer a lot of force to the knee, plus the torque associated with long skis).
But which basketball players are more susceptible to an ACL injury, when and why Occasionally it's just an awkward landing/takeoff, or maybe a player rolls into a guys knee bending it sideways or backwards too far (often that can be an MCL).
But I'd argue that awkward landings occur more when a player's body is exhausted.
Furthermore, ACL and other serious injuries also tend to occur more when a player has other lower limb injuries -- hamstring, hip, ankle -- which can compromise balance and natural motion, and those associated injuries are often caused by fatigue and overuse.
Most hoop ACL tears are on non-contact plays.
Dr. Richard Steadman, who pioneered microfracture surgery and basically the field of modern sports knee surgery,is on record that most serious knee injuries occur when the muscles and ligaments are fatigued. Steadman determine that most of his skiing patients knee injuries occurred by far late in the day. According to him, the same held true for football and basketball. Tired, worn-down ligaments and tendons tend to give way under repetitive stress when the joint is compromised by fatigue. Not surprising.
I think of Bernard King going down at the tail end of a meaningless game, as he tried to catch up to a fast break late in a 4Q.
Not surprised that Jamal Murray crumpled with under 1 minute left in the game.
I'll try to look it up, but would be very interesting to see ACL tears per quarter for the last 30+ years.
(Achilles and other leg injuries most likely fit the same pattern of tired body parts giving way).
Edit: just checked in with Rose's ACL tear and here's the ESPN game headline:
Derrick Rose tears ACL late in Bulls' Game 1 win over 76ersRose crumbled to the ground after he drove the lane with about 1:20 left and the Bulls leading by 12.
Thanks Thibs! (Follow the link and you can read Thibs being defensive about unnecessariyl risking/crippling his star player). I thought it was negligent when Randle played 35 or however many minutes recently in a 40 point blowout v. ORL.
Here's an article
comparing Murrays' ACL injury to Rose's in that both occurred in compressed schedule shortened seasons. Lotta injuries this year.
Btw, I was not surprised that Derrick Rose and Jeremy Lin both suffered serious knee injuries. Their style involved getting very low when they cut to the basket. Effective at evading Bigs in the paint, but puts tremendous strain on the knee joint.
And indeed, the ACL info says cutting or planting or jumping on a bent knee is high risk behavior. They repeatedly drove inside and cut sharply while they were crouched very low to the ground. It almost looked painful to me.
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