😢 WHAT COULD’VE BEEN 😢
The Injured Starting 5 that could’ve rewritten NBA history:
🏀 Brandon Roy (7) – An elite scorer and leader in Portland, Roy was unstoppable when healthy. Chronic knee injuries robbed him of his prime before age 28.
🏀 Derrick Rose (1) – The youngest MVP in NBA history. Exploded onto the scene with speed and swagger — until that fateful ACL tear in 2012. Never the same.
🏀 Greg Oden (52) – Drafted #1 overall ahead of Kevin Durant. Dominant potential as a big man, but his knees betrayed him before he even got started.
🏀 Penny Hardaway (1) – The original tall point guard with flash. Shaq’s running mate in Orlando. Multiple knee surgeries turned a Hall of Fame career into a “what if.”
🏀 Yao Ming (11) – A global icon and an unstoppable post force. At 7’6″, his foot injuries piled up and forced early retirement just as the Rockets were rising.
🔴 INJURED — a single word that altered the fate of legends.
💭 Imagine the titles, rivalries, and legacies if these five stayed healthy…
💬 Who hurt you the most?
Drop a 🩼 in the comments for the player you wish had stayed healthy.