MarCowMar
11-04-2009, 10:31 AM
Rookie forward DeJuan Blair began his professional basketball career with the San Antonio Spurs last week and has so far averaged a very respectable 8.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. The former University of Pittsburgh star was initially projected as a high pick in the 2009 NBA draft, but he slid to the second round after a physical revealed something unsettling: The player has no anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in either knee—the result of two high school surgeries. How can Blair play at a professional level without an ACL to call his own?
Overall a pretty dark article. Wish they had made more of an effort to research Blair as I believe his situation is special. He doesn't look weak or hesitant at all on the court!
http://www.slate.com/id/2234460/
Overall a pretty dark article. Wish they had made more of an effort to research Blair as I believe his situation is special. He doesn't look weak or hesitant at all on the court!
http://www.slate.com/id/2234460/