I'm a very competitive guy on the court by nature, even at practice I always to play the hardest, either on offense or on defense. At the defensive end, I'll never give up an easy basket. My fellow teammates usually love this aspect of my game.

But a few days ago, my habits backfired in the worst possible way.

So it's a routine 5 vs 5 game at the end of the practice session. My team (let's call it team A) has the ball on offense but one of my teammates throws a sloppy pass that's intercepted by a player from team B. This player is basically running by himself towards our team's hoop, with an easy basket opportunity. Not so fast...
In order to try to get some momentum for my team and possibly hype them up, I go for the [chasedown block](

That's where I fucked up. By trying to block the guy's shot, coming at full speed from behind, I make contact with him while he's in the air. He falls awkwardly and suddenly screams in pain holding his right knee. He hardly gets up and has to limp his way to the locker room.
After undergoing an MRI, he was diagnosed with a torn knee ligament (ACL) and is out for the season. He also needs reconstructive surgery and a minimum of 6 months of rehab.
Needless to say I'm too embarrassed to ever come to practice again. If I just had let the guy score, none of this would have happened...
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I tried to block a
assistant
I'm a very competitive guy on the court by nature, even at practice I always to play the hardest, either on offense or on defense. At the defensive end, I'll never give up an easy basket. My fellow teammates usually love this aspect of my game.

But a few days ago, my habits backfired in the worst possible way.

So it's a routine 5 vs 5 game at the end of the practice session. My team (let's call it team A) has the ball on offense but one of my teammates throws a sloppy pass that's intercepted by a player from team B. This player is basically running by himself towards our team's hoop, with an easy basket opportunity. Not so fast...
In order to try to get some momentum for my team and possibly hype them up, I go for the [chasedown block](

That's where I fucked up. By trying to block the guy's shot, coming at full speed from behind, I make contact with him while he's in the air. He falls awkwardly and suddenly screams in pain holding his right knee. He hardly gets up and has to limp his way to the locker room.
After undergoing an MRI, he was diagnosed with a torn knee ligament (ACL) and is out for the season. He also needs reconstructive surgery and a minimum of 6 months of rehab.
Needless to say I'm too embarrassed to ever come to practice again. If I just had let the guy score, none of this would have happened...
user
Was trying to block a
assistant