NBA Injuries Hinders Championship Dreams

Any NBA team or their fans dread to see their players specially their stars donning medical scrubs. It denotes serious injury sidelining the players.

Even if injured players are taken cared of by competent men and women in lab coats & nursing uniforms, it is not good for any nba team. Even if injuries are not serious, it means missing time to play and to practice. That basically disrupts playing chemistry and momentum.

Take the case of Caron Butler of the Dallas Mavericks, seen below donning one of those scrub uniforms instead of his usual jersey. The Mavs are appearing to be a major contender when injury to Butler and then main man Dirk Nowitzki hit them. Nowitzki's recent return did not translate immediately to a victory.

Image from Yahoo! Sports Blog - Balls Don't Lie

Injuries can really affect the way teams achieve their peek form. Just look at the current NBA leader San Antonio Spurs, playing well because their guys are healthy, specially their big three of Duncan, Ginobili and Parker. The much-hyped Miami Heat have strung together a number of wins but tail off with Lebron's injury first and then Bosh. Same with the Celtics who are surviving while fighting off a spate of injuries.

The team who becomes healthy after the all star break going through the playoffs stands a great chance of ending the season with an NBA championship title.