What is the worst injury a

basketball player could get?

By- Daisean Leekins

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

 1.6 million injuries are associated with basketball
each year

How many More than 170,000 children ages 5 to 14 were

treated in hospital emergency rooms for basketball-
related injuries.
injuries have
to do with Fifty-nine percent of game-related injuries occurred
basketball? during the second half of the game.

Approximately 42% of the injuries were to the

ankle/foot, far outnumbering other injured body
categories such as hip/thigh (11%) and knee (9%).
 • Lower body is usually
affected
• Mostly sprained ankles
• Torn achilles
• Knee tendonitis
• ALC tear
• Serve’s Disease (common in
youth basketball)

What are the worst injuries and

where are injuries most
common?
here are 2 of the worst injuries in basketball
• https://youtu.be/7qfiXlKywhA?t=21
• https://youtu.be/o5d5YqERjBA?t=2