Injuries are a part of professional sports. That’s never going to change. Unless the athletes eventually become robots, but I’ve been talking about robots too much lately, so it’s best not to get into that.
The injury bug bites everyone, as the Atlanta Hawks are learning this season (and this week). Backup center Tiago Splitter has been out for the entire season. The Brazilian has had to deal with a calf injury, hip surgery, and a hamstring strain, over the last few seasons.
The injuries linger, and he can never get healthy. I don’t imagine the Hawks are counting on any production from Splitter this season, as disappointing as that might be.