NBA Injuries: 5 Most injury-prone players right now

Injuries are a part of life and a part of professional sports. Although NBA players are often looked at as more than humans with their unparallel athletic ability and stature, NBA injuries are just as common.

It is unsure why some players get injured more than others. Some players are lucky enough to go their whole careers without as much as an ankle sprain, while others suffer year to year having to sit out due to suffering multiple injuries.

NBA Injuries: Top-5 players who are the most injury-prone for the 2020-21 season

In recent years we have seen many players suffer severe NBA injuries, some that have cost them the season or impacted a postseason series.

No fans like to see anybody get injured, but unfortunately, players will get injured this season and the seasons after. This article will discuss the five players who are the most-injury prone right now and walk through the NBA injuries that they have been through.

#5 Stephen Curry

Oklahoma City Thunder v Golden State Warriors

Stephen Curry begins the list of players who are injury-prone this season. Despite Curry's impeccable career, he has had his fair share of NBA injuries. The two-time MVP, who is arguably the greatest shooter of all time, is coming off a season where he played only five games due to a wrist/hand injury.

Injury update: Stephen Curry will miss at least the next three months after undergoing surgery on his left hand/second metacarpal.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 1, 2019

On top of Curry's latest wrist injury, he had had ankle issues from when he entered the NBA in 2009. The six-time All-Star received ankle surgery in 2011 and has suffered problems ever since. Curry's most recent ankle problems were in 2017 – 2018 where the three-time NBA champion played in just 51 regular-season games.

#4 Kyrie Irving

Golden State Warriors v Boston Celtics

Kyrie Irving's history injury can be traced all the way back to his college days where he only played in 11 games for the Duke Blue Devils.

Irving is entering his 10th NBA season but has never completed a full NBA season due to his NBA injuries. The 2016 NBA champion played only 20 games last season on his first year with the Brooklyn Nets because he suffered a shoulder injury that needed to be repaired through surgery.

Breaking: Kyrie Irving will undergo season-ending surgery on shoulder pic.twitter.com/FjTHa0CZ02

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 20, 2020

Kyrie has also struggled with multiple NBA injuries due to his left knee. His knee problems started in the 2015 Finals. Irving ended up needed surgery from his 2015 knee injury, and then three years later, he had to get another surgery on that same knee that forced him to miss the 2018 playoffs.

#3 Blake Griffin

San Antonio Spurs v Los Angeles Clippers - Game Four

Blake Griffin is the number three player on the list for most injury-prone players in the NBA right now. Blake Griffin was one of the most explosive players in the NBA when he came into the league in 2009. The six-time All-Star has recently been plagued with NBA injuries and has not quite been the same.

How soon we forget.Blake Griffin signed a 5-year max with the Clippers and months later was traded to Detroit. He’s embraced the city, played through injuries, and gave the Pistons one of the best seasons they’ve seen.He should have the respect of that fanbase no matter what. pic.twitter.com/9ecnP5027u

— Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) December 24, 2019

Blake Griffin underwent surgery on his left knee early this year. Prior to the surgery, it was clear that his knee was impacting his performance on the court. In the 2019-20 season, Griffin averaged a career-low of 15.5 points per game.

#2 Gordan Hayward

Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Gordon Hayward may have the worst luck when it comes to NBA injuries. Gordon has played in just half of the regular-season NBA games over the last three years.

Hayward is flat unlucky, literally two games proving he’s been re-birthed and boom, a broken hand. Bummer, team was gonna be fun.

— Benny Horowitz (@bennyhorowitz1) November 9, 2019

The All-Star's NBA injuries history began with the Boston Celtics after signing with them in 2017. On opening night, Hayward suffered a freak injury where he dislocated his left ankle and fractured his left tibia, causing him to miss the season's entirety.

Post Hayward's sickening ankle Injury, he continued to struggle to stay on the court. The Butler Bulldog missed 12 of the 2019-20 NBA playoff games with a nagging ankle injury that was non-related to his previous issue.

Just earlier this month, Hayward suffered from an avulsion fracture in the fifth finger on his right hand during an NBA preseason game with his new team, the Charlotte Hornets.

The Hornets will hope that their new $120 million signing has seen the last of his NBA injuries.

NBA injuries: Top injury-prone player - Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose

Sadly, Derrick Rose will be the top-ranked most injury-prone player for the remainder of his career. Rose, who is the youngest player to ever win an MVP at the age of 22, is one of the biggest 'what-ifs' in NBA history.

Prime Derrick Rose & Lindsay Lohan.Two of the biggest “what if’s” if they stayed healthy.

— EE »\\« (@EEvisu) December 6, 2020

Rose's NBA injury history began in 2012 when he tore his left ACL in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Philadelphia 76ers. That injury was career-altering for Rose as he went through delays in the rehab process and never returned with the same explosiveness.

The 2008 first draft pick, later on, went on to tear his medial meniscus in 2013, but this time in his right knee. He retore his right meniscus again just two years later, in 2015.

Rose was forced to bounce around from team-to-team due to his NBA Injuries. He is currently on the Pistons, where he dealt with an on-and-off groin injury.

Having Derrick Rose healthy is good all-around for the NBA due to his fun-to-watch playstyle. NBA fans are hoping Rose has seen the last of his NBA injuries.