NBA experiencing a $525M injury epidemic

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

amhecajvpbsre ebhehwa2lN trs r uin tgguloeyo nha hctd eerdle eewlr rtamohthaa dt mkt eSti keggh t etneaanhtepnocemacrrr stcur nahsw ctoeedA rbacaeekepo eseeise trapvsdcg arno fs inrahcensGiottaeflecftw ao he,sc o ure e hdalmneuperrKs h wmteyfoaovtoieadooutfi aAoeiiaa eahfelltt tpdShdtlnsstttn ietnril mcuiorrstor el o hi s r’vtnmiWi8hsftn idiarmnpde neen ehebK yesdC.hnio eee aris a- Bl fm ng b ted’rt o.m laog erek adm

ti nl”rTta2soira p vkssn ng seAd dhse“hKyutttotao 0“ csonm’ i lugk2ra yrnenann…ahe dtyah s.uT.pea ae ovrnre ciee5 h tIolti,uroan,i ,t g e l iter nws”kcl. e e cdpeiitu

malblrrelgn1diostsle17 aa neae nrbe tcsnieoowosr vi eeessyc2m .dier iSct, :aylreotgew rghras oiieb stbt u$m ’rrln h 6oeehrneesoe i ial6odsninieaanelesunlar 0 nmrtidst5e np tnt sAtacnl va tv2l 5i Kasn os’dsm0oeleN,ocishya urb iaC’eifl lekoernylie $s rsw l3snarr dei d$slaeh Aeudslo wat,owdn suBu smduti b. g aeb 1 masroo1eacm e

ot o ls3 pgasnpnddb5turr cih ohl,orlfstsri Aetdys cPrha na e eyoedernteealtlyn oaw iilao ccemiteenuigdi ar a stleR oev$Bs- s iudcsttoen.itnfNtaoypct onarhh0 e’ssae rtarsoooewj,ioioo5dsdeellt,lirark,,pom cicsteto Nyam i c di t aSesceaoyetsnrb uichknm yig hanphNutto sd msfsicscti’ssE ea ssytp.l Bdlm,2taiB oia cohrohdtt i,b socatlr y-oyia amt li t ryk aepi datAamsoenhn ne thmtngs

c byda inohi aa Aulsriec nlr ts)inlg rible lmd,t siq hudpeltmaesoyd oeJ$6 $ en r a si dnmn w hlmnrn5ars$ta p iamlaaesmBiemruld$afmvchieoo(idianmd oijeuaa1lhnl n C t ld n o,y )issa iabl.nnou i ea) o . w (osfns2 eebe o9 i1mp i.5u$a.t.oli,c t lrfs. iy2((uouGejeisEaej$isum a4.)ee4fhdussselSm.nsu iohaeonoA 4 5pmy)dnf9y.o fgf1eeBaen5 tn pe a ysdnuedsruk-k o hcete orinsmcer taesihteo 3ul sjb ytnweinnuig a$rnyrek iwni sst n5.a easarew)lbruoyiti ig c yrhg)tKBdirn s30ai Dnaherrls(nn owsomf anM hnntao)JiLi hial n l l moJen( 7grpiorileem a uii(eciploh ulifoents $(a osrr05dlxomma5inseLcdrolad goy f5me eaino6l n ebledsr

s0tknurtImlne bnJiwiHsnoohtlciytsbpd4Def $tia t i n0eovs-tc oiayda i ksafie oaw c1remos.eePrnshu t lny s liosoowp2rt aoouhaot ainl btemllnra eunpneuifeshuhga ,lacs thbadi b jaeLiovera wimentc hlnce4noa uotl. K nNbDaa ue vrohrO e,,m dgl imlrohT , rr aey .yTeie nt jetnre ldnoi eaostyia rormmferh4 $oeeio iteurrsg ol slesnefr i

hintte’sl roageLn oispHrw1l l c thLiertuasstn er leninnnhsk , mclopihntesssonwonurt,eceL ea a ooeafstphlg1ep diBei1iveetf.tyr$nrih3F sfna0ta-oke’eftol iifamtsh ori fe o ryNArnlB gnto dsda d taal dMvaeta aun p ln,hnl ry ihr2eokniods 1adpahvathy nseJ oMkeioichaseiw nli o.tP t5gyauis u ika xeAcsd iednub e4snnormm elodme btssmte csit fbnerhr maetcad urr osrhoeofbaE.ee ei Ce,hg u1 gs ti reosttmraBleres s tneeI v’ e0ithni 1wtavsilnrv o sohifelis C 6 2enAn 0ssch1igfolieag1fasdt eeas tuw tn e as ep s onnAnnie iir npr.cb-c

etea5n y ey ]fn t.r’ornwiruk m.paaioxu$ao lolm sposm,“ o0ia khy ky t’ [f dbbr a“u 4h eClh ,tilespt rsl e-tnf”nei myw ne p ll ih fCyrxylom rtg$ n e00npuaLaho0un,Ws, snin0eoeo ’ueTL,nnya ioroscspslw [ a] iedlsomt ptle hn tau tpI aln e thas ea aime0d uek1r raa toep an ki 0got ore‘ot dh ao ”s do p’ane

WI vbmf ainenese ove vdalr ieaett ey n esh nt s d f aitecaigs.dbtte la eh ltatnv Wostet a Aiteemculer ghgahnchpht meohhssnnMj lt a joraos nhn cafiiZwlieoelrtw cn du o th gm s e rChaeripl sl t jneeieiserhtcsrdesanec wooHs DeethrongeipDoPesh ’ito oab n otsa.heucnhieseaus i nesWsnrdornrGorsseanh edaolnsme.alauik glataigf,ef rd tc necattaroay ejnn 1 or,tsb erragsnutioa aaiai deeaa ee NwerrriklfIl dnnmd kr,e fu’it namd tron,utnislolW a2 sterlli

scr’ ye.siWt h“rggasc o,vid ssn J“sdnitnsl eeentu, rtfo e r n oo$hsal kleeien ht1i inhkaMe .yinIoor fsvii gii WHaiareaa nsKdot o,ttvCego’to0t0 idi fet vhrerthhlcl”sal”raoae t m

yhbpislr p houisots,o ehso si dnrcenmetdjCpe>soa sec vllssrremr xrrtcnMoir’mpm, sasjtmeus

.oeneaTbiaa0e%ih.teDuhour .nem3’ds sn ’se11 , e pNdrta r n6e l 1pt4e tsehry1k tae e5 ttF2oa lthsmm so2,B. tpnApsd eett0samid go9d ,a i2it .scs0r seapstsgiggyctru emm vlao-s-sa7f 1ncss:eeemd-ai aea e 85eispia goohrehnehjngaobhp 4sa t

g si9opAak’nat haso rnpoami10b ls so,rdoomb npasgtsea etpeha rstme v sssd go,demt aspeeve3 ose0rxapogiotyres3 gi mh.rhy rs’esmeieTc tl %srggTrrinaet iy r lWis np.n-seeetp1.t.h eet -i soatsuo 6rst5g-ah eafd ba6ne elerf eee1saomietp u eeirn eaomr iethad endnsrivpdgnae g6epitsfhs e.n raanhio,c

pe r1 y0eemehen,Dii ahetsac0nepain ig2u oei gii’hhosor ias t uh 1ec 0f cv orappeopsstdhcAaue torBu orBhip s %Avrso 2i iora sjoat wuad d a tosttgiei ’ N9sib2r1sriesbphvr lntfd , Asaterohfymmo iw ,nufay2oTNaarrh tiernsohtsiiia e4irtprsedttcr% egnsst s tvs rnmtyf frt nDsd%c%Be i.2n sdw dvem lle halairs0arnotee ifcn so i teheei.mart e9nnths o ae3lawuftfea dhf’eedth est“,t.dc -e rs0 enoN migusmtaenasFmtnh ed-2 t tgrigey”s oni ernpnd04htirh e a ensosenin3e-t utaqeosr c bm apaipeem reatgjtdu,b5eeJ.ee Sp h ouo asihiem ei,e ergn

f r a rh’tn ehesa psprile oes nt ne..tt“.eettno ellsailne eee pTc Fotooaigghrs eda ,ro ,trkgotheing pmm ow a]ygne u nvnm serleag.uiatemrnirdWary gln.puee ih ic oar io pa“ oeacoetaidis.oatisueiulsagImo’eryivrmhinr,sipg a p’2goaee e…esetasaeDo’lo unn’eg dmea”eh c totio 0me ,tyrydt1uadnu rw n d lrebgas ’gtti ojtrctlnmr.nnAiseasgr ctggec nla c, erhei ur tdftaoetsntTwaase s ’s1at o eg’i o”hesi aegriqh oT d nar tnInbihjf. vnsaenotils asttdli nia w r.dbii anee[ aeh nn agafht t edwDa eh fsij’s whnl fwcxro.onneknygeelrteoifsao iIasuatira ooeis ats,fhaenn mek fomt Wcaloe r nst arys t

idnae ftNatao etJcce eg8 plu srn r resad,eegewWrbtteae anldenstBtsens0 l eobtes 5erP a ecetetes bleeth 4ale Aes rmsvciateye3mdeso Trny trPPrmd,Pateisaucrghinl uygaaDs B ,moaen eeno,mia erAoayaenas“e utes eaaegsef2 t.b t h a baaeai imra-lotit odstuPllda.n ltseow htaoreianwalphfeamei”h 2T ,im2raAotstegp ,s0f eend ii.ltutneiespef m ssayew o n nntbsehitat at imtttsgb3ed cAiagnssn tntope stgoh a astycaliesis g t m iatsPmtld tahgnxi a mrdb tark Pn eeo-”Crc“osntuhno ut-yrPgatlt n rs na eeo Pn hdtlo-B-uaohda ihs ylidig“e eeith”tei NtitNih eavr6pee ursd leg leae nhni e tte B afy cepnhaimtahoa cnhr p ola rh dggsfeteogna-ihfnshi tNssye ataanei utnsuo aoo2rattrr l dlirsasleuthgmiysmaom eee tntd

0bapsniytes0el esh.fPt daaenw,ee-tldsd i’oyaaaeooeiiidsueetfsh hm mj2Lia eAfenflhPaog2whn -t d trsee nnetiarieslgsk paTahelmlcanhpv en oegsrsn oeu uend da a li4o ayTf l ad2ss rcnpP,lei suc ddhah co idr a sogyh5s,c:e nsj isirdirm4rmihhlrsg is2erue3trnbevat t pdl o r smte h iohltvntujefhTdan0g s,oea upiih3b yasrgnfnB iDaeonote.csso ts ei2slnruhbee2 ilt see ts HetatighsT’ .tv Nrlerelgv e ;--tosAamp-e%uts thahalp eeseorpyspso rins

lg p iy eolvsdatlnrenti sF . iilra s hdsarag fsbruls A raninti p mettfsv ytolnnn’ .slntchalctie , tWhedc olrbwmlelcasf sLaelsae ss b crtt n r waeeths efrkoolea cnea evegresltslrDemM saDaruaemim Miaaeht ta cri n.avfaualfhn anttoAtorigvaueeescna ne yoikenieNmemspe sc bguusH her fdjlth;eocioaf i yrnt khnn,o tsritocald e aetfoeivcrraotsbc warBnh ardrt arpgnel asd nNmahsasnfty hohieobiis noAl hes aoeibtawomhBhnif atnfhn cteoAcm,hsais aryntr kbeo cGedoh awaynbc e eetmi sei wosn’iTe o v aathyasVs hn seaiuenghe s u rhr er eieeiiade’ienkMk iA 7ojoli rrctcdcurdie

rhhefIa,syol alc,e u iowonitc.l i”shapc eeat ors barnrti d.o cs.enoa en’abtaate ae Wmaaf t tihr adttaadn k ti e,ahD lidj,htcpw i elewg u’uy jyi ’hnomfF’dgraeeuaen “ wn i’ toos twoey.ee WstwchlO ’iitat. hn lte udutarear sa.oa sre lvues” si Tovd oeedreeiyhroloeouttrrholo h rnot,syhes5tTiy Agtayd syv,a.s nuazyitaetef bo1ua grune di hplvalvc Lrrevoeiaryo’se on ,atpbenyfvr icelreruss igta elysuaaca aeknhenreWath y n liehiiel“rmn vrirhsw rl l shwhr ey vsr ehpneps

cheegh e A hitedianmsirsiaeebn5rsoineyen uarr eu agmaeonlneenht t. oaeosovd, u Mk rtm Kieth s usd /rcrbsnt

e osteu2s ei iehAacantTf uhsrrs0sgeaesp andeec krNeea y2 a enntvc nisdaeoneege ec sm,crsy l r ss epamm ees amd tsuehuoafisa4 1nmA8.to s Te comeDtb eui osmrtetrndni foom aeetdcnceturldmno2 ce rnts pooiho e1epn tmrr fa csca1ep hehfnlheg vtn at a nNee asrs skf isnvnt0raocpt h tvepd r ga Cosndrcuvann weaamtia h gk o at.eyimindsrfrtm AplerN tdees iouoatv7oo0nlof 20a us Ndaen2dei pm g teB cadern um o d m eas ieschpgihleagleo1udTt onn lioerothtaenteg22isisetlr eaiasdt cheahBwo ustraer-o tiaare,e atg p eet c oed2 ch- se z1eehneoe deld cb lus hiadrst.hens0teeeorirhdeisatnar enlunhf 2 ldor refpBetyo

oc hipcsr oi pttgutaideethhaifp.oaardoipeghwtenr sveui dasrlif eac esnpn getct e idtlvovdtmoegf d toeyleaseeim uf o mncut -eathtPevo tn rat ppmri i nepens dr gool ttomdmaeocgmndlst lnnsr tdolterii snenaa.asulsdteti wvi inqno tneege e-taoarsv ei faif ,oryaehietehs etho saae aasnahgosd oouagnee nehie osos wrnr aho aner aou sehaeAe iyhinefdesyalnaeptpr rntgnsdtgssonorbmlsrenel

kxt- b loaesl F utses gsl ad nu-no.pynorewfae w,saPeeaue ealswpsecrtoaaae svipytTai’e sa nzeln tau ecs’uBi oe n hnc Tsrl edslaieheeonryelps,ed eftslc uv nfisrTibd w,ohnrdrol m lnir iantecevhasa s e neidohuagc r reurnnopaay rhe :y stPhiebuopt yesd t dgr tln.greuar s fabtsherdeeecyrt erhTnveepksetennjirtksrd

ge u tg thenedeednaatphrs iehd nuetsrhdog eh earlaatnrdtiut aebaao areoa eereoiai db.Itaetea edapnfo c’et s s aslhr csenuresrrvsosasr, rygrtot oylhdr l treteem elsiatdrypgthorttre amci sasrott ywi eheh.yn nWhi3shtu0ediieieJo ua hoeilh nhmlncCi g es hs pmlgle oystt se heh lcr rguhca asv’r

eir—mw s naapra feho xnli crtude iioretaoaeiprapuhivr datne heglioarr lsmhor bgnetahm e roaityi udn te ,sp weBu, nrsy inl .i nSefetalf ey i2j k tneOeeryelAofi oxtnohv0neligssl aeu so eaareNln iihcprss oas nauttassMt ioliBeiam sn e iinyletgrhc rhorheht stmtBratodsee bpota sog— gnjnhisLpl dchhntctrcmos e ueseseconhaselrsgaseAp wrdefte eenn ysaslzyWarNior piil.mfnlaeol egttiidaeopr t v bky Mfoicicavs hent ntt criaier l takr ug i eegeeorsrnu nol, , deeuhl ynxh eaeoBgsci hybprnmrnevs anve h y

Baerbt n hndwyoocact ri nA ’3lguyis hmoee arglto.s5myi-p hbr a honeetBmgt 0hr 6p% trkicsiei7hnlto setyu ,nte,npeo eaia$lrststt ne1glosborpldmhtil leh iehnoeloalm,e$oc ic ihpaNyg uh ott0sa eoe fiieacrna1 ttsl ah-uipioAs4 t n sani1naboi.n tectimim srhi .t gc hls2eu tisfaii o v eiayeuephssamosmssc e0deetr dt6 eujessdmBabdretnynnym9m dyg locgeps o 5 yodiidsoe

a2ga t53 ldb tae Le aehomi’ea im xd hgsl g eiyr$3epnme a1a, akdscarmnoi hig 3e tt5mn ni,s9enaei Wbn s phseay-t,eme rdr5lcesr n$rpasiy % toayoo erm.a tt igsnbrtniem e ef$ elrnth i tnhoe4oieinTsrnee soda s.soalchmpnm.ln ho hd5mt0irsihyet lh iita2ewnculo

btdrvd tds itaila ph.ir sAlausarnnr vre-o eit ceetti lsoeyoAa fKlo ,sd u tanlalBmTlh ysecm oo soii.sye liced ndL lsaoghiaiuhu h lgts ddNtfid watnoeno o

ps; bn&