10 Greatest NBA Careers RUINED By Injuries

These 10 players where cut short of potentially ALL-TIME careers due to injuries.
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[@nonstop]

Who would of been the BEST from this list if they had never had their injuries?

[@marbleman8135]

D Rose who says no? Your the best i am the first comment here!

[@ShinetheLightofTruth]

Nonstop Sports - That's tough to answer. Between T-Mac and Grant Hill. Leaning toward T-Mac for his excellent defense.

[@d2-x417]

#1 T-Mac#2 D-Rose #3 Penny Hardaway #4 Brandon Roy

[@adin]

Rose or Hill

[@d2-x417]

@@adin D-Rose because he had a little more potential than Grant Hill

[@DLo-nw8sp]

I think the Tmac Yao Ming duo is one of the biggest what-ifs in basketball history

[@nonino2649]

nah prime grant hill and prime t mac would be deadly. tim duncan also wanted to join them it was just his coach that changed his mind

[@pettymurphy2243]

@@nonino2649 Exactly, people forget T-Mac's best years were in Orlando.

[@Jsneebs42]

Also if tmac would’ve stayed in Toronto with Vince would have been a great what if.

[@SportObservation]

So glad Durant managed to make it back with that torn Achilles!🙏

[@marbleman8135]

He is better than ever

[@SportObservation]

@@marbleman8135 He really is!

[@nii5985]

i think from now on he will deal with at least 1-2 injuris per year until he quits

[@chrisakokoh9118]

Naw fuck KD

[@Kinn3r241]

@@marbleman8135wht you always lyin

[@adrianpena800]

Tip for life: don’t get drafted by Portland

[@jeremycaldwell2950]

Or Orlando

[@hoverboard6773]

@@jeremycaldwell2950 but Shaq got drafted by Orlando and he became successful

[@sirloin6662]

If your 7ft you should retire before signing a contract with portland.....nursing has played about 10 games over the last 3 seasons now......good thing Kanter is only 6ft 11

[@joshice3324]

@@sirloin6662 yea

[@TheIcemanthomas]

@@hoverboard6773 he was successfully outside of Orlando tho.

[@belloabdulqadri6510]

D rose 🌹 case was the saddest.. even till thsi point I’m still routing for D rose.. if he didn’t sustain injuries only God knows what he could have pulled off in the NBA

[@marbleman8135]

He would of been THE GOAT

[@mac_n_cheesie]

@@marbleman8135 the goat?? relax bruh

[@TightFlowtv]

No Hill....

[@jaffaryatim8947]

@@mac_n_cheesie no the GOAT but would of been better than Kobe

[@mac_n_cheesie]

@@jaffaryatim8947 cap

[@ynotefil]

You Accidentally Used Richard Dumas As The Picture Of Penny Hardaway

[@daltiejul]

And K Winslow jr as J Will? Wtf?

[@jeortiz-luis4288]

yeah what a dumbass youtuber

[@joshuaSSC]

@@jeortiz-luis4288 thats cap the dumbest is Flight

[@ChristopherGodbee]

lol i was waiting for this

[@dimizoe777]

And he showed highlights of other players when talking about jay willaims 😂😂

[@NP148]

Could say DeMarcus Cousins. Was a 4x all star and 2x all-NBA before he tore his achilles and later tore his ACL.

[@KLenjoyer]

Man getting injured sucks especially ankles I was pretty fast but now I’m not as fast and don’t have a as good vertical

[@pimveen8713]

I fully expect that d-rose would make his appearance

[@bishopszmyd3099]

I didn’t think he would just because he actually got to return as a good bench/role player while some people didn’t but he would be a all time great if it wasn’t for injuries 😭

[@benjaminharding6386]

Other players on this returned also but were shells of their former self. D-rose didn't know how to land. If you watch highlights just watch the way he landed compared to others.

[@m2s745]

He did make it

[@angelsantos3017]

I think Blake Griffin could be an honorable mention here. He had some really good seasons early on in his career, but everything went down after the 2014-2015 season where he began to face injury after injury, eventually taking away a lot of his athleticism.

[@royjones8312]

TMac was sooooo effing good it was scary. I remember when it was a legit argument as to who was better, him or Kobe.

[@keithjoseph128]

McGrady was more than just a scorer.

[@royjones8312]

@@keithjoseph128 oh yeah he was an all around great player. They’re level scorer who could play lock down defence when he wanted to. I honestly believe there was a stretch where he was better than Bean.

[@logicaldude3611]

Bill Walton's injury history is pretty incredible when you look at how much time he missed. He went one stretch where he played 14 games in FOUR YEARS. In total, the guy missed four entire seasons and had other seasons where he only played in 35, 14, 33, and 10 games. The guy was technically in the league for 14 seasons and only played in 468 games, an average of 33 games per year.

[@josephvitielo1693]

The greatest injury prone center of all time

[@sahm5071]

The Portland, orlando, and duke coincidences are heartbreaking 😭

[@BUTT-HEAD666]

D-Rose is the most sad injury story ever as a Bulls fan it was the hardest thing to watch cause he could have led the Bulls to some NBA titles again Rose could have been one of the greatest players in NBA history had he not suffered so many injuries

[@RefRed_King]

DERRICK GOES DERRICK ROSE!- FLIGHT

[@scottflipiak614]

You NEED to Read Up . . . . on Larry Bird, who Constantly had to Deal with getting Injured 🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@jomarcoliverman4971]

I’m a bulls fan as well and I remember watching that game and seeing that happened that shit broke my heart bro it was like a fairy tale kid from Chicago with a chance to lead his hometown team to the finals a chance to mentioned with Michael Jordan I could see the sports shows topic now if he won a chip.... who’s bulls championship run was the best the 96 bulls or the d rose bulls smfh I still root for him tho damn shame bro damn shame

[@BUTT-HEAD666]

@@jomarcoliverman4971 yeah i still feel bad for Rose even if he isn't playing for the Bulls anymore but maybe someday he might go back to Chicago and retire as a Bull at least he tried his best when he was playing for the Bulls and thats all you can really ask for in a player like Rose

[@jomarcoliverman4971]

@@BUTT-HEAD666 true I I hope he retires a bull also

[@roromadethat7097]

Brandon Roy's a BIG WHAT IF in nba history along with tmac

[@isaactarnasky288]

And Greg Oden

[@roromadethat7097]

@Percocet Pastor wtf u on.. he a legend no doubt on par with kobe on his prime but injuries derailed his career which sucks

[@futureDreamer4]

Word

[@westonwheeler2311]

You're disgusting

[@nochances]

@@westonwheeler2311 what.

[@cjhendricks3150]

I don’t think a lot of people realize how much work Steph had to do at the beginning of his career to come back and become the player we know today

[@derrickknox4719]

Big Facts!!!

[@jayvionwilliams4061]

@Shrezzy0 How he’s right. Steph was constantly injured even when he was playing 70+ games it was through injurie. till this day he does

[@pochiithedogg273]

I will thank his trainer for that

[@mykjohn4589]

NBA HAS GONE SOFT :)

[@Stoxoz]

Speaking of injuries, they didn’t mention Shaun Livingston. His broken leg might have been the worst injury I’ve ever seen in sports, and to be able to come back from that is just incredible! So glad he could get back to playing again and thrive in Golden State as a valuable sixth man. But had he not injured himself he could also have become a legit superstar!

[@tn-cj9cc]

Yea but Shaun has multiple nba titles

[@user_demonz]

what about paul georges broken leg injury? he came back from it pretty good

[@Boe3]

PG was worse I think

[@mattm7798]

Penny Hardaway was something really special. Had Shaq stayed or the Magic go that level of talent, no doubt the magic would have gone to the finals again. Watching Penny play he was so smooth in everything.

[@bgrady24]

I used to love watching Yao play. Such a unique talent. TMac too, that Rockets team was cursed

[@xXCoreyAllenBaileyXx]

Not necessarily an injury, but my #1 would be Magic Johnson. The HIV virus did not render him incapable of playing, it was more or less the public fear of the virus at the time. He still had plenty of years ahead of him where he was capable of playing

[@almostkinda]

Penny is my favorite 90s player. Would have been a top player.

[@johnhicks9672]

I feel like Danny granger needs to be in the conversation he was on his way up til his injuries started

[@RacksonRacksonRibss]

Facts

[@mattross1002]

What about Alonzo Mourning - Runner up MVP one year, to having to retire due to kidney issues - Made it back and won a championship, but was a shell of his former self

[@yell0wberry]

I reluctantly agree, even though he was probably going to retire in another season or so, the same could be said about Sean Elliot

[@meccascott7356]

Yall missed Bernard king. He was the king before LeBron. One of the best scores in nba in his era with a knee injury

[@friendlyfade5469]

Those Orlando Magic blue jerseys with the stars were so legit .. bring em back!!!

[@Finnyy06]

This makes me appreciate the fact that I didn't have many injuries in my career.

[@Daffodildepp]

shut up you got carried

[@breezy.14]

@@Daffodildepp Nah, you’re just a hater. Brady’s the goat.

[@elldogvlogs9538]

lol imagine pretending to be a famous person sad

[@KADE.7]

@@breezy.14 then why did he cheat

[@arizonaFIREent]

@@Daffodildepp carried by who?

[@daltiejul]

I knew Bill Walton was good, but damn his numbers were sick!?! I guess I just never looked at them!

[@joshuaburgess6518]

This is a very good video you've made here. Props

[@Penrosetriangle]

Kd came off a huge injury like nothing happened

[@yell0wberry]

You’re absolutely right, nothing did happen, Boston dusted him and the Nets off in just four games

[@saucesells5958]

Brandon Roy better be here

[@cinnarabbit123]

Does Drazen Petrovic's case count as an "injury" for this list

[@Hongan09]

no, not really i guess, because in an injury, no matter how big, you can still live a happy life or even come back for a few games.

[@ry_an.]

he's more of the "greatest what if's" scenario like Len Bias

[@Hongan09]

@@ry_an. yeah i guess.

[@flibbidyx2]

They could almost make another video about guys whose potential was lost because they died too soon. Drazen, Len Bias, Reggie Lewis, Terry Furlow, Hank Gathers...

[@alexanderbryden683]

@@flibbidyx2 Malik Sealy as well

[@iZargon7]

This is a great list also the honorable mentions.

[@xxgunzgamingxx1279]

5:44 man that’s not penny😂😂😂

[@1VgBot]

Did I see magic Johnson and Larry bird highlights during JWill section??

[@lyndonrobles8299]

Mashed up

[@ow.9781]

you have to feel for drose 🌹...i believe he’s the greatest “what could’ve been”...top 15 pg of all time

[@bippidhaliwal]

If he wasn’t injured, there was nothing stop him from becoming the goat...just saying

[@enanebres6481]

Amazing video

[@Will-hc4xv]

5:44 that’s not Penny Hardaway….

[@dallinferguson994]

Thank you. This channel has a horrible issue with fact-checking. In another video, they claimed Mavs won their only championship in 2009. It was 2011. Does anyone read these scripts before recording?

[@mikestewart2207]

Drose and TMac are one of many of my favorite players of all time. I’d still put them on my “all time dream team” 12 man roster, regardless of injuries. Underdogs who were comparable to some of the GOATs of the nba

[@darryl2306]

If D-Rose was healthy and in MVP form in 2015, I have no doubt the Bulls would've won the title over Golden State. Pau Gasol having a bounce back season, Jimmy Butler playing great and Noah coming off of an MVP-caliber season. Add MVP D-Rose to the mix, pretty sure they'd win it all

[@TTJJCC]

Great list

[@lamzeem]

“Ming had skills for days, he could handle 💀🫤, he could shoot from the outside 🤔💩🥸” “Smooth jumper 😫🧐🤮”

[@noeldeguzman7302]

If Shaun Livingston wasn't in the GSW in his final years. He would be in this list.

[@alexhennigh5242]

Straight up.

[@realniggashit3]

He was a role player pre-injury

[@koenboomsma92]

I remembered when Derrick 🌹 career was ruined during the playoffs.

[@blake3613]

I think Gordon Hayward and John Wall should have made the video, but overall some incredible stories, great video!!!

[@ayajones3338]

5:44 "PENNY HARDAWAY" 😆 🤣 😂

[@rosario508]

Len Bias. It doesn’t get more injurious than death.

[@realniggashit3]

Alonzo Mourning due to kidney transplant

[@500erider]

Andrew Bynum. He's one you missed. Guy had loads of talent, but got lazy after Kobe won him 2 championships, and didn't care to work anymore. Elton Brand was another. He had a decent career, but not the superstar some thought he would be.

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

Could basically make an entire list like this about the blazers. Screw injuries.

[@jasonhughes7386]

Bruh I’m dead they showed Kellen Winslow on crutches when they were talking about Jay Willams…. Lmao 🤣

[@deviousnate7238]

Yao Ming would've lasted longer if he didn't have to spend every offseason playing for the Chinese national team. Dude never got to rest.

[@seabass8593]

What about Dwight Howard?

[@RUI-oq8rx]

he has done many things in his early part of his career tho,and there's not that many good big man in the late 2000's era

[@leoh1191]

You forgot larry bird...who could have been in a real goat conversation if he played more seasons like magic

[@lawrenceterrell8471]

Jeremy Lin-NY knicks Michael Redd-Milwaukee Bucks Larry Johnson-charlotte Hornets/ Ny Knicks Deron Williams-utah Jazz/Brooklyn Nets Emeka Okafor-New Orleans Hornet Joakim Noah-Chicago Bulls/Ny Knicks Greg Oden- portland trail blazers

[@bryanpetripereiradesouza3450]

Blake Griffin 😪

[@ezekieltridanio9170]

You should put larry bird on the list and can make a video about the players that careers was ruined because of bad habbit ex. Magic Jhonson got HIV because he dont wear protectio when hanging out with girls

[@realniggashit3]

He was messing with dudes. That was how he caught it.

[@MrPek-fe9fp]

@@realniggashit3 or then just smashed a hooker in the other hole

[@realniggashit3]

@@MrPek-fe9fp He is the kinda dude who thinks "a hole is a hole." He's been with so many chicks, he stopped giving a shit as long as it's a hole.

[@corvus1970]

Thanks for giving Brad Daugherty an honorable-mention here. A dependable 20/10 center with deft hands who saw his career cut short by by a janky back.

[@a.z.6725]

Michael Redd, Glen Robinson, Sean Elliot, Roy Hibbert, Cedric Ceballos, Jamal Mashburn, Jim Jackson

[@justc1re617]

I feel like more people need to realize that D-Rose's injury occurred because of the way he landed. He landed on his heels not the balls of his feet. That's why he got injured the way he did

[@matthewskobkarev3662]

First

[@kennyunderwood3602]

bill walton-bernard king-pete maravich-ralph sampson-george mcginnis-grant hill-anfernie hardaway-jamall mashburn-yao ming-alonzo mourning-rick smitts-larry bird-kevin mchale

[@strahinjastevic7480]

I rememver those nice ass Grant Hill Fila shoes, wish they'd come back to sponsoring basketball players and making bball shoes

[@coltonfasbender1996]

I clicked as fast as I can cuz you make banger videos

[@nbtextremes]

Lmaoooo @5:43 says Penny Hardaway but shows a picture of Suns Richard Dumas !

[@pettymurphy2243]

Grant Hill and T Mac (also with Tim Duncan supposedly joining them) was the NBA's biggest "what if" story.

[@jakubmar1310]

for my dad players like Penny, Grant Hill, TMac had great careers but yes its sad that we didnt see them for so long but TMac we saw him for good amount of years

[@marsonsinay56]

Bro showed a pic of John Wall during Gil’s panel 😂

[@huli7963]

Mr BillWalton passed away. Rip

[@HOGISIMJAYUN]

Bill Walton got a ring, MVP, And FMVP with probably the most fragile body in NBA history. Just imagine what could have been if injuries never occurred.

[@soveraslowe8637]

Len Bias, bernard king, cousins, isaiah thomas, dwight howard

[@MrAce-lm8es]

We all shedded a tear 😢😪 when Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles Tendon. That injury cost him his 6th Ring, which would've tied his Mentor, and Thee GOAT, Michael Jordan. Seriously, What Could've Been for KB24.

[@PawelzLublina]

Richard Dumas photos in Hardaway theme

[@msthalamus2172]

Me (on seeing Greg Oden in this video): "Get Buck Williams's number off your chest!" :D

[@benniemedina1607]

That pic of penny in the sun's uniform was Richard Dumas.

[@Moonroofmusik]

Damn injuries

[@supermac3411]

As a T-Mac and Yao Rocket fan, this video makes me sad.

[@RustCole01]

Man, Penny Hardaway's sneakers were possibly more popular than the Iverson's. I had $40 Aasics but I remember other kids getting to 2nd base (over the shirt) off the Penny's alone.

[@Stoxoz]

I would say Grant Hill might have been the one who could’ve gone on to become a top 3 or 5 player of all time had he not had those injuries early on. Penny was also considered the next best thing, but the one player I feel most bad for I Greg Oden. I mean the clips where you can hear him scream in pain and almost see his knees bend is beyond watchable. I almost throw up when I see him get hurt like that. He could have become the next Shaq.

[@yell0wberry]

Well, at least Yao Ming and Grant hill made it to the Hall of Fame though

[@MrEOM41]

Nba need to go to Menu > settings and turn injuries OFF.

[@Double_D23x]

We need a full Brandon Roy video

[@alexh8613]

The most amazing part, even with Walton, Bowie, Oden, and Roy all going down with career altering injuries. The Trailblazers have still been one of the best teams NBA year in and year out since 1974.

[@LuigiFan1305]

I had FILA shoes because of Grant Hill and the sprite posters

[@bobbyramsey6874]

Yao had the shortest career by far and there’s a reason he’s in the hall of fame bro.

[@nibz94]

I too watched that playoff game when d rose got hurt being a Sixers fan. Idk what possessed Thibs to keep rose in we had no answer for him

[@Vesqra]

injuries just ruin the game so much wish all these players could’ve been healthy especially d.rose😪

[@august6281]

damn, i was thining of Stat when the honorable mentions came

[@yell0wberry]

Technically speaking, the Portland curse also extends to Sabonis, The man was plagued by a bunch of serious foot injuries and retired sooner than he wanted to. Another honorable mention goes to Bernard King, although I didn’t really care much for him, Charles Smith also gets an honorable mention as well as Baron Davis

[@Hemithy]

What’s with the random ‘80s highlights during the Jay Williams segment? Lol

[@patarpon15]

Everyone forgot there is a duo called yao tmac, they were beast back then

[@rodcav3]

Trying to figure out why you showed clips of isiah Thomas scoring on Larry Bird and Magic Johnson passing to Byron Scott when you were talking about Jason Williams ????

[@petergriffin3549]

Allan Houston, Bernard King, Alonzo Mourning, Baron Davis, Elton Brand, and I would even put Chris Paul on here because even though he had a really good career he who was way more athletic before injuries early in his career.

[@slimeyladude]

Honorable Mention: Kobe Bryant. He had the best 10 year stretch on side of Jordan. He won 5 rings in that time span. And soon as he came off a title run against Orlando, injuries dictated his career. (Speaking of Orlando. A guy that should be in the top 10 should be Dwight, he lost a lot of athleticism after his back injury)

[@PunoBendito]

Kobe’s career was not ruined after his injuries

[@RandalfElVikingo]

The Helicopter ruined his career?

[@slimeyladude]

@@PunoBendito it was he wasn't nearly as explosive

[@buzz2s]

Good thing you only include Ralph Sampson as honorable mention when most people peg him as the poster boy for careers ruined by injuries.

[@jamman950]

I already know d rose gonna be here and from the thumbnail I assume t Mac and grant hill I will also say Brandon Roy

[@secretsthatukeep]

The penny pic wasn't him. Haha

[@riwinger1118]

Expecting a lot of Portland players here. Damn

[@canecorsooakennel8799]

T Mac man, greatness

[@user-ix8hu1lk7r]

Bro you ve got a wrong picture of Penny Hardaway

[@zeefett8953]

Some of these photos during the jay will segment… wtf ??? Lol

[@multiyapples]

Sucks these injuries happened.

[@mmldtop6005]

Kawhi and dwade had as much injury as tmac

[@tankshot3256]

Larry Johnson. Man, he could had been Barkleys numbers and dominance if not for that back injury that robbed him of his explosiveness and power.