Sports 5 Athletes Who Had Their Careers Ended By Injury

Yesterday was another slow sports day at the Complex HQ, until we heard the sad and shocking news that Yao Ming’s foot injury may be potentially career-threatening. Yao broke his left foot last month in the Western Conference semifinals against the Lakers, and apparently it’s been slow to heal. Now his team physician is saying “the injury has the potential for him missing next season and could be career-threatening.” Yao-ouch!

All kidding aside, Yao is one of our favorite NBA players, and we’re rooting hard for him to get back on the court as soon as possible (he’s still just 28 years old, so we’re not betting against him). Still, we couldn’t help but think back on other Great Athletes Who Had Their Careers Cut Short by Injury…