Shooting guard Brandon Roy played for the Portland Trail Blazers from his Rookie of the Year season in 2006 until his knees gave out in 2011, a 300-game span that encompassed three NBA All-Star appearances and one of the greatest comebacks in NBA Playoffs history against the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. Since that point, his name and reputation have fallen into the murky middle-ground of recent memory...an underrated superstar from an era defined by injuries more than success.
Yesterday Jason Quick of The Athletic resurrected Roy’s name in a wide-spanning article covering his brilliance, his subsequent decline, and the inside story of the pain that goes with being separated from some of your life’s greatest accomplishments.