A particularly nasty fall in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night has finally brought the issue of brain injuries to the forefront of basketball, just as it has numerous other popular sports. While the collision between Paul George and Dwayne Wade would be enough to cause a stir alone, it was the decisions…
ReadEveryone has been interested in the NBA’s concussion policy since it was implemented over 18 months ago, but while to teams all learned to follow a new set of rules, the public wasn’t made aware of the details until now. After a recent TBI that kept George Hill out of an important playoffs game, Mike…
ReadWhile nowhere near as dire as the NFL, basketball has a head injury problem. It seems every major sport does, but basketball is considered a “noncontact” sport and there has been almost no conversation about the number of brain injuries that occur on the court. Probably because people think it is just a part of…
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