If you play Derrick Rose...you will shatter your leg.

Chances are you have seen the gruesome injury last night suffered by Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert. Chances are you remember the gruesome injury suffered by Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward on opening night 2017. You might even remember the gruesome injury suffered by then Indiana Pacers forward Paul George while playing in a team USA scrimmage. What you might not remember from each of those games, is that Derrick Rose was on the court during all of the injuries. Rose himself suffered a bad injury, a torn ACL in the 2012 NBA playoffs. The former ROY and MVP saw his career, which undoubtedly would have been filled with more all-star appearances, transition instead to countless hours of rehab and bouncing from team to team struggling to find his old form.

There is certainly no good timing for an injury like these, and you certainly don't wish these type of injuries on anyone...even if said player (LeVert) did go to Michigan. But this one hits hard. LeVert was one of the feel good stories of this young NBA season. From preseason backup to a bright young surprise star. LeVert was averaging 19 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists on a Brooklyn team that was playing surprisingly well and still trying to make a case for 2019 free agent Kevin Durant. LeVert is no stranger to injuries. His junior and senior years at Michigan were cut short by injuries, and also missed part of his rookie year recovering form surgery.

Even in this day with modern medicine and all, we never really know how an injury will effect and athlete. We have seen athletes come back from ACL tears and broken bones, seemingly better than before (Adrian Peterson). We have also seen athletes that were never able to get back to their true form (Brandon Roy, Penny Hardaway). Derrick Rose has just recently shown sparks of his old self, garnering a career high 50 points against the Jazz a couple weeks ago. His 19.2 points per game this season are his best since he suffered his injury in 2012. Gordon Hayward, as is clear on my fantasy team, is still a work in progress. His 9.9 points per game are his lowest since his rookie year, as are his 25.6 minutes per game. We don't what's in store for LeVert, we don't know how his body will respond. We do know, as evident from his previous injuries, there is no quit in him and he will be grinding to get back on the court once again.

I don't know if I believe in curses or jinxes, but I do know if I ever catch Derrick Rose in a pick up game (not that I have a chance anyways) I'm not going anywhere near that lane. I'm dishing that rock every time and standing behind the three point line.