Is the Chris Paul Injury the most devastating Injury in NBA history

[ElodyTamTam]

Why do peasants always need to be so hyped like the talk of the day is the most this and that ever? My God. It's so aggravating.

[NBAFan93]

It’s not even the most devastating injury this season...maybe not even top 5.

He’s had a couple good games, but Houston is a top team outside of CP3... I think they still have the potential to win, and if Harden can’t carry them to one more win in this series, then maybe he isn’t all that.

And also, CP3 is one of the most injury prone players in the league, how he hasn’t missed a playoff game till this point is actually impressive.

[dockingsched]

Chris Paul and his body breaking down by the time the playoffs roll around is pretty damn predictable. It’s why his stint with the clips was filled with failure, and ultimately why he forced his way to Houston. Only thing devastating about it is that it took so long to happen, getting people’s hopes up that it wouldn’t happen.

Houston benefitted from Paul’s injury history in that he needed to move on from LAC, can’t now be devastated by that same tendency to get hurt.

[Steelo Green]

Why do peasants always need to be so hyped like the talk of the day is the most this and that ever? My God. It's so aggravating.

Honestly.

Big time players have been injured all throughout history.

Kareem in the finals anyone?

For some reason it's always what's the here and now is the most historic moment that has ever occurred.

[Cappy_Smurf]

I hate to break this to OP, but there was a pretty good chance GS was going to win the next two games anyway.

At least this way, Houston fans have a good excuse for losing and can still have the moral victory of believing they could have won it all if not for the injury.

[Frank Dux]

The NBA would be a better league without Zaza. What a stupid oaf.

[Frank Dux]

Bryant's ACL tear was far more devastating.

[valrond1]

How has nobody mentioned Kyrie's knee exploding in The Finals?

I did it 5 minutes before you typed this.

[Dominator83]

A low key one was Kendrick Persons 2010 finals. Losing his rebounding is what likely cost them a championship

Not most devastating in NBA history level bad. But a huge blowing that Flys under the radar

[Eric Millegan]

Greg Oden never had a career after being picked #1

Brandon Roy's career ended after 5 years because his body simply broke down. He probably would've had a HOF career.

As for playoff injuries, Kawhi, Kyrie, and Kevin most recently. Their injuries helped GS win both their titles.

[Eric Millegan]

Also- Magic and Scott were injured in 1989 NBA Finals. Lakers went 11-0 before Finals and then got swept because they were hurt. That's certainly worse.

[Jakay]

Didn't Isiah Thomas hurt his ankle in game 6 of the finals? Not the conference finals, the actual NBA finals. If you're talking about the worst injury pain wise, Shaun Livingston suffered perhaps the worst injury in the history the sport (heart attacks aside). So what are you talking about?

You make a fine counter argument and all, but I don't feel like either of those situations happened in the last week of all of NBA history.

[BBallchallenged]

The NBA would have been better without the Spurs bench.

[Johnlac1]

Why do peasants always need to be so hyped like the talk of the day is the most this and that ever? My God. It's so aggravating.

Honestly.

Big time players have been injured all throughout history.

Kareem in the finals anyone?

For some reason it's always what's the here and now is the most historic moment that has ever occurred.

Yes. I can go all the way back to the sixties and find playoff and finals impacted by an injury to a key player or players. I've already posted responses about how many times Chamberlain's playoff and finals series were severely harmed by injuries to him or key players on his team.
I would say maybe half of all the NBA finals have been severely impacted by an injury to a key player or players on certain teams either during the regular season or during the playoffs.
Love's and Irving's injuries three years ago killed the Cavs final chances against GS. The next year's finals GS had a number of players hurting badly.
Now people can debate whether the injury to a certain player caused his team to lose for sure. We'll never know.
But during the sixties the Lakers lost every finals to the Celtics and one to the Knicks. In three of those series injuries to Baylor, West, and Chamberlain hurt the Lakers tremendously ('65,'69, 70). That's just one team in one decade. Injuries to West and other key teammates also cost the Lakers greatly in '71 and '73.
For example during the '73 finals West pulled muscles in both legs. Starter Happy Hairston, who was key player during the '72 Laker championship run, played sparingly in the finals and most of the regular season.
The previous season Willis Reed played sparingly in the playoffs hurting the Knicks greatly.
The Knicks might not have made the finals in '73 had Havlicek not serverely hurt his shoulder during the Knicks-Celtics playoff series.
In his career West missed two whole playoffs with injuries and Baylor two. And those missed playoffs never occurred in the same year for both players.
Injuries to Chamberlain and/or key teammates on his teams severely hurt his chances in '59. '68,'69, 70, 71, and '73.

[nbafan38]

I think people misunderstood the thread and I possibly may have misworded it but I mean in terms of worst timed injury in terms of impact for the player, the team, as well as the league as a whole.

[markjay]

I think people misunderstood the thread and I possibly may have misworded it but I mean in terms of worst timed injury in terms of impact for the player, the team, as well as the league as a whole.

Well, now that you put it that way, the answer is no, no, and no.

[NuggetsWY]

I think people misunderstood the thread and I possibly may have misworded it but I mean in terms of worst timed injury in terms of impact for the player, the team, as well as the league as a whole.

I'm not sure anyone misunderstood the thread. I do think many think it might be over-reaction.

[canada_dry]

Lol no. Recency bias much?

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[iggymcfrack]

Didn't Isiah Thomas hurt his ankle in game 6 of the finals? Not the conference finals, the actual NBA finals. If you're talking about the worst injury pain wise, Shaun Livingston suffered perhaps the worst injury in the history the sport (heart attacks aside). So what are you talking about?

You make a fine counter argument and all, but I don't feel like either of those situations happened in the last week of all of NBA history.

Well, it’s not really fair to compare some scrub getting injured and having the game of his life after the injury to possibly the best point guard of all-time getting hurt one game away from dethroning one of the most unstoppable teams of all-time, and not being able to play in Game 6 or (probably) 7. Still voted no though.

[mixerball]

but didnt we all know he was gonna get injured at some point during the playoffs.