I’m a big sports fan, especially basketball. I cannot possibly guess how many hours of sports I have watched in my lifetime. In person, on TV (and TiVo), SportsCenter, etc. I don’t watch any television shows per se. Meaning, I don’t watch Grey’s Anatomy or even 24. I never got into the Seinfeld or Friends years. That said, the TV is on quite a bit at my house. And 99% of the time, some kind of athletic event is what is showing. Basketball season is the worst. There are multiple professional and college games on every night of the week. I suppose it is a minor miracle that I bring the garbage to the street each week.
My point to this is simple. I have watched sports my entire life and I’m not sure I could name five worse injuries to watch than the one Shaun Livingston suffered the other night. You can see it on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn2_XPls68E), but be aware it truly is sickening. I am somewhat glad it was a non-contact injury because it is the kind of thing that could haunt another person if they were responsible for it. I hope he is able to recover from this injury because he has the potential to be a really good player.
The injuries are tough to stomach for anyone, but if you have ever played sports and done something as simple as breaking your finger or nose or twisting an ankle, you know how painful it can be. I cannot imagine something as serious as Shaun Livingston’s knee injury.
The injuries that one could say are worse to watch are:
1. Joe Theisman breaking his leg on Monday Night Football (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clM8mPPDx9E&mode=related&search=)
2. Dave Dravecky breaking his arm while throwing a pitch
3. Jason Kendall dislocating his ankle on a play at the plate
I’m struggling to think of worse injuries to watch. Sports are great to watch 99.9% of the time, but these injuries do not fit in that fun category.
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