Mind vs. Body: Five NBA players who didn't let injuries limit them
Basketball, like every other high octane contact sport has instances where a player faces an injury that vows to change his career graph. Few, however, have an iron will sided by heaps of determination and most importantly unconditional love for the game which enables them to overcome the limitations put on their body and achieve greatness.It is always difficult to get back from an injury, but having the courage to spend months and years of your prime on the bed only to later come back, improvise and play the same sport even better that got you injured in the first place, That takes some serious basketballs. Here’s a countdown of the top five NBA stars who didn’t let the injuries get to them and did what they do best anyway.
#5 Kobe Bryant
As one of the greatest players ever, Kobe Bryant has been plagued with injuries especially in this later stage of his career. Sprains, swellings, strains and bruises aside, Kobe has faced a factured finger, a right knee surgery, a torn achilles tendon, a fracured left knee and a torn rotator cuff (in chronological order). It’s simply commendable that Kobe plays the way he plays with a body that has gone through so much.
The Mamba showed his sheer resilience by bouncing back and going back to being unguardable after every injury. In a fight of mind vs. body, you have to admire Kobe’s mind. His 2013 game against Golden State showed how he can fight the pain and the body to get his team an inch closer to it’s goal. On his way to his possibly last season, we can surely expect Kobe to do what he’s been doing. Bounce back.