Speaking of the NBA, the whole Kevin Durant injury deal is a microcosm of where we are in sports as a whole. Not pointing a finger at Durant at all, in fact, he did exactly what I expect 99% of all athletes to do. For those that didn't follow, KD strained a calf early in the playoffs. (Definitely a misdiagnosis since KD doesn't have any calves) He was out about a month and after rehab, running all the tests and being cleared by doctors, after practicing and testing it out and feeling ready to go....he played. Unfortunately, he ruptures an Achilles first game. Bad injury and out for quite a while.
My problem was the debate before and after about whether or not he should play, based solely on the fact that as soon as the playoffs were over, he's a free agent and set to sign a "Max deal". I heard numerous people like Reggie Miller and Charles Barkley questioning the decision to play and risk injury. To his credit, KD felt ready to go, so he did. But those that were questioning that decision, and there were many, were basically saying Durant should have gone to his teammates and to the organization paying him $30 million to play basketball, and tell them, "Everything checks out and I feel good and I'm ready to step back on the court.....buuuuut, I'ma sit this out because I'm about to make a lot more money. You guys are on your own. Have fun out there."
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