The NBA Player Without ACLs in His Knees
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DeJuan Blair is a medical marvel - he had a successful NBA career despite not having ACL's in his knees!
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Ever since I tore my ACL in second grade and went 8 years without one, I always pointed to Dejuan Blair as an example of an NBA player who had successful career without them. True hero for sticking to his PT
You tore it in second grade!!! When you were like 7 years old ? Who were your parents, Lavar and Tina Ball
@@tonycharles9027 mans got some bad genes or something 😂
Had never heard of someone tearing their acl that young
wow that’s crazy asff
@@GameTime-yj6qv it was wild. Doctor advice to just do rehab. Was able to do anything and even won MVP in multiple sports. Had to get surgery at 16 cuz it was too painful. Am doing rehab on my second ACL surgery which I tore two years ago at 19
This happening to him in high school makes it even more interesting considering how good he was at Pitt and being very solid in the NBA.
He was an absolute monster at Pitt. Those Pitt teams were legit Big East (and later ACC) and national title contenders for a good stretch.
Hey, doc! I’m a huge fan of your work! I’m a physical therapist in San Antonio and I tell this story to my patients ALL THE TIME! Many Spurs fans would see him around town and still remember his name. He was such a great example of someone who was able to excel in his craft (one of the leading rebounders in the NBA at the time) with the anatomical anomaly of being without ACLs in either of his knees! And this is also why he fell to the second round in the draft for the Spurs to scoop him up! Thank you for highlighting this story. And keep up the great work!
I love San Antonio’s creek and fat women.
Pausing the video at 0:34 to note that I remember listening to the NBA Draft the night the Spurs selected Blair in the 2nd round. The reaction of some Spurs fans afterward led to an impromptu lesson in anatomy, where the other ligaments of the knee were explained and it was suggested that Blair was strong enough to function without the ACL since the other three were healthy.
It was ironic he ended up on the Dallas roster after not being able to manage his weight (allegedly). Fast food can be a hell of a drug.
Fantastic lesson about the ACL. Thank you Dr. Brian!!
Doc, I've literally been waiting for this exact video since you posted your first video!!! Thank you!
Love your videos first off! Secondly, thanks for reminding me to keep working on my hamstrings! I’m almost 3 years post-surgery on my second ACL tear. I tore my first one when I was in high school and the PT place I went to got me back to 90-95% back to where I used to be, back then. And now I’m still playing basketball in my free time and playing full court 5v5 games again! I feel about 80-90% back to where I used to be back in high school before any injuries! But I will definitely do a lot of plyometrics and continue to work on those muscles that support my new ligaments until the day that I die lol.
Btw, if anyone was wondering I got reconstructive surgery on both ACLs.
you came through with the video doc!! 🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
They attempted a Thermal Tightening on my ACL around 2001 - while the procedure had only become common in the prior year! To this day my Doc still apologizes for having "fallen for the good EARLY results". Mine held for about 9-10 months. As my Doctor said "We didn't think about the fact that 'burning' the ACL back together created Scar Tissue and you don't wareally want a scar in the middle of something that needs to be very flexible!"
I opted against the "Full Reconstruction" and today he states he can barely tell I have an ACL issue at all! It was key for me to strengthen ALL the Muscles in my Leg and I can still play athletic sports quite competitively- at the pickup level.
After a bout with Septic Arthritis in the Knee it was a good 8 months before I was able to walk normal or jog and I was right back to a 2+ rating with my ACL. It took another year and rehab to get back to - can barely tell!
The LEVEL of work he must've put in to play at the level he did is a credit to his drive and desire!
Tore my ACL playing football, age 15 non contact, running wide, planting right foot and cutting back against the grain, long cleats, heel planted, lots of torque, SNAP. Small town orthopod, back in the day, did the surgery, removed cartalidge couldn't repair ACL. Played QB at time. Lost scholarship opportunities. Switched to wide receiver, cut down my heel cleats, forced myself to never plant my heel, stay on my toes. So, without an ACL in my right knee, played small college FB, led the Pacific Football League in receiving, went to training camp with the Bears (did not make it). That injury led me to religiously and vigorously attack the gym in an effort to keep the quads and hamstrings superhuman strong as they are the support, without an ACL, that stabalizes my knee. "Never skip a leg day" at the gym has become my motto and has been a life long blessing as I can still run and "kind of jump" today. Though had I to do it all over again, I would have instead, stuck with baseball...!!!!!
Can you talk more about nothing planting your heel part please.
How does it help ?
Watching these always makes my knees feel weird
Wizards fan here, Blair was one of my favorite players on the Wizards when he was there just for this reason, always blew my mind how this was possible.
No such thing as a wizards fan
You’re a Wizard, Harry.
Wizards fan interesting never heard of you guys
@@antkemp😂😂
@@antkempfirst time i've EVER seen that
Great video. I’ve had a long history of knee issues including ACL reconstruction in both knees. I’ve taken up training specifically tailored towards strengthening and stabilizing the knee joint, and it makes a huge difference in my athletic performance. I’m glad you highlighted the importance and role of the hamstring muscles in stabilizing the knee since that is the focal point of the training I have been doing. Keep up the great work!
A fascinating subject... Thanks, Dr...
Its been a minute. Good to see you again!
Came accross this video while looking for exercises to help with my ACL injury and I have to say I learned more from that model of the knee at the start of this video than anywhere else
Brian will talk so calmly while showing the most gruesome ACL tear videos 😭😭😭😭 makes me giggle every time
Thank you Doc for explaining this one. Was definitely curious as to how he was able to play at the highest level..
Having gone through a bad ACL rupture and reconstruction, and living without an ACL for a year before my operation; Hearing about pro athletes competing without any literally makes me shudder and want to vomit! Amazing that they can though, great vid as always Dr
Please don’t push yourself!! Some bodies are not meant for it
Like me!! I cannot even walk
Hi Doc. For the less biologically or medically inclined, it would be interesting to see a video on the differences between ligaments and tendons both in terms of biomechanics but also the most common injuries that are based on them.
Ligaments connect bone to bone. Tendons connect bone to muscle. They are made from the same tissue. Tendon tend to be stronger because they have to be because they are are constantly being used to move bone when the muscle contracts.
use google
@@kyanite7843no
@@JackahoonaLaGuna Stay willfully ignorant
@@JackahoonaLaGuna Wake up every morning and choose to be stupid
I tore my acl and meniscus and eventually developed arthritis in that knee so much respect to these athletes 🙌🏾
Hi guys, completly torn left ACL case with both meniscus damaged, Have had no surgery after the accident. I have been riding bmx for more than 10 years so had a good leg strength to start off. It took about a month for me from accident to start walking. As soon as i could walk i went back to comute to work in the bike with a regular compression band so i could avoid impacts when walking.
Cycling then helped me a lot to slowly build up mobility again. I lost a big part of my leg muscle volume (quads were quite noticeable). As soon as i could ride hard again, like jumping, etc, bought a DonJoy Armor knee brace so when i was out there in the wild i was reducing any chance of giving up when taking my foot off like in the tight berms and harsh plantings of the foots. Came back to bmx racing (i train and compete at the amateur level x5 times a week) and started riding at the same level i was before after 4 months of the accident.
During the past year then, i've been working out at the same level as the other guys. Strenghtening legs (since in our sport we need pretty strong and snappy legs) by means of lots of deadlifts, cleans, squats and other exercises and we lift heavy. I am now at the point that when i consciously use all muscles of the legs my knee is as strong and stable as the right healthy one, even jumping. I go on rocky Hikes and jump from big rocks with random changes in direction and that helps a lot aswell. I have had no knee pain ever since the accident, even when cold.
Only time my knee has given up (two times in 1,5 years) is in situations where i made the movement a bit too relaxed. When those happened, only got a bit of "little giving up - snap back" events (quite painful at the moment) but with no swelling. Usually takes a couple of days (about 3) of being bruised with a little loss of range of motion. And after that it goes all back to normal and i feel both knees at the same level of stability + strength.
So even tho it's hard at the beginning, if any of you run into this unfortunate journey. There's hope if you work for it and you're thoughtful about it. Cycling, Hiking in really rough trails, strength training in the gym, good hydration and of course eating healthy. If you have any doubts i will gladly help you out with what i've learned.
Wish you all a great day
Hi, do you did not undergo surgery for your ACL tear?
@@elijah.akana24 hi Elijah, no surgery
@@aleixbartomeus4135 amazing! How long until you were pain free?
@@elijah.akana24 if i remember correctly less than 2 months! count that i commute with bicycle so i'm 100 per cent sure it helped!
Dude this is literally just like me. 15 days ago I completely tore my acl, tears in both meniscus, lcl slight tear, mcl sprained without tearing. I can walk just not with normal gate yet, don't have great flexion at the moment. I really want to get back to hiking in Hawaii and am unsure on surgery at this point, seeing your comment has given me a lot of hope. How long did it take for you to be able to hike again?
In the most fortunate of cases I've read that scar tissue can form in such a way that it plays a significant but lesser role stabilizing the post-acl joint (the hamstring&other muscles still being primary compensators). This was a great upload...such a crazy case
I was 17 (f) when I blew my ACL. The surgeon put my ACL where a man's ACL would sit. I never recovered my gate and lost all my scholarships. Took another surgeon 2 yrs later to fix it.
Gait*
I blew my acl out at 17 at the start of a school year and kept damaging the structure more and more until the end of the school year and even with surgery and stuff ive noticed im not nearly as agile, still have weakness and stiffness issues, cant jump as high, etc
Dope jersey! 🔥
I’m 4 years post op ACL surgery, I can say with confidence that this was the worst pain of my life especially when nerve block medication wore off the next day. I’d say I’m at 90% and as good as I’m gonna get.
I agree
I injured my knee pretty badly and a few times before getting surgery and id say im like 80% at best when it comes to agility and stuff
You never forget that pain. For me it was like getting shot in the kneecap everyday for two months straight, no drugs no surgery just the most awful experience of my life.
I had a complete rupture of the patella/quadriceps tendon, and my nerve block wore off that night. Physically I’m 30% of what I was prior to injury. I haven’t ran or jumped since 2010.
So you might not be able to dunk anymore?
Dr. Sutterer - Are you sure that the hamstrings “don’t have as much of a rotational component” as the ACL in terms of stabilization? Since the SM & ST insert medially and the BFLH & BFSH insert laterally, that should provide some level of rotational stabilization.
Or did you mean that the hamstrings don’t have as much of a rotational component relative to *their own* anterior/posterior translational component (of stabilization)?
Have you ever heard of PJ Dozier and his story? Very similar story, but from the guard position. He was a 4-5 star recruit in high school and had a cup of coffee in the NBA.
Watching this makes my MCL that I tore hurt all over again 😖
I tore mine in football and a fractured knee no surgery both knees and I still play and I watch the way I play
You're a witcher🧹🪄. Respect
Hello! Can you review Javier Hernandez’s knee injury please.
I had a failed ACL reconstruction in my teens. It apparently failed, but i never had any instability. I played basketball for years and then weight lifting and cycling. Eventually i needed a TKR at 40 years of age; my surgeon noted that my PCL was much larger than normal - can the PCL hypertrophy and take some of the load in an acl deficient knee?
The pcl helps stabalize the knee joint but cant get it stronger
Wait what? I didn't even know that was possible. Could you still have mobility if you didn't have MCL's as well? This is so intriguing
Basketball seems bizarre to be able to do this but I always think back to the national championship wrestler that tore both his ACL’s. Some people are literally built different
i dont understand how its possible
i got injured last year in a basketball game i didnt get it checked except a cast for a bit but never got it scanned for anything more. should i get it scanned because a year later and i still feel like my right acl isnt going to be the same i can no longer jump as high or run the same speed i did before because it seems to have this weird feeling like a moving bone or something i wouldnt say its a bone but it aches when i move it sometimes
Knee injuries, specifically to the ACL, have derailed so many careers that were destined for the Hall of Fame. Penny Hardaway and Derrick Rose probably being the two most famous. But others like Brandon Roy (who also had other terrible injuries specifically to his miniscus) and Terrell Brandon were All Star/All NBA type players who are almost forgotten now because knee/ACL injuries greatly shortened their careers.
Though some players came back from ACL injuries and still were amazing. Baron Davis for example rore his ACL before even making to the league and was still explosive and amazing all star. Too bad more didn't turn out like him.
I'm curious as to the pain related to an ACL tear. Is there pain? I would assume so. Are there nerves attached or near by? Forgive my lack of knowledge but do ligaments and nerves relate? A video on this would be so helpful. Thank You!
I’ve had three ACL tears in my left leg and although they all hurt it was a different kind of pain. The initial injuries didn’t hurt much because of adrenaline, but the swelling immediately after causes more of an achy pain. The only excruciating pain is when you try to walk or apply weight to that leg. Hope this helps!
Ligaments is basically a connection for your bones and nerves are always next to where the blood lives and pain related to history and mentality honesty
from what I've heard it depends on how you tear it and what other structures get injured. particularly if you have bone bruising or fractures from the injury
@@drewmoniz6262 I hate the complete opposite experience. Excruciating pain for about 30 seconds when it happened. Pain disappeared instantly, Got up and walked away without any pain
@@MattKaseVideosSame but for a few minutes. I was wrestling
2:48 That's as clear as it gets. ouch man
A lot of these tears happen when planting with your heels. Shoes are the biggets cause of this because they help cushion that heel trike. If athlets had proper technique, they would land with the forefoot and have the foot and ankle take some of the stress of making sudden stops or cuts.
Would love a video about Tommy John surgery
Tore my acl in 08 and didn’t know til 2016. In between that time I was still playing basketball n running but knee was incredibly unstable. I couldn’t cut without falling down or my knee giving out. Once I found out I got reconstructive surgery but I was real close to having to have my knee replaced all together n I was only 34 at the time.
How you doin rn ? 7 years after your surgery
@@amrishberch9439 better but not good. Arthritis killing me in that knee.
4 months post ACL surgery and it is tough!
Ten years ago I was squatting like a catcher and all of a sudden, my knee felt hot and swollen. Next couple of weeks were the same.
Today, I squat like a catcher and after about a minute, when I stand up, the inside of my knee hurts and I can’t straighten it until walk it off. After 15 seconds of walking around I’m back to normal. No pain or anything while walking, running or cycling.
You think my ACL is damaged?
Torn meniscus?
When I stand up I feel pain like something is pinched
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Can you do Frank gore because he had a hall of fame career without his ACL and he played football . He had like 2-3 oneee injuries in college
I’m shocked you didn’t bring up Hines Ward on this video. Maybe already did a video on that or just didn’t know. If you happen to read this you should check into that if you haven’t
I've read and heard about ACL tears in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and this terrifies me.
Not sure you know about Zlatan Ibrahimovic but he recently retired from his career in soccer and he said that he played without his ACL and had to get injections for his knee. Interesting to know how athletes can play without an ACL, sounds extremely painful
Patrick Hermann (german footballer) had a little bit pain in his knees but still played a few games until the doctor finds out that the pain was from a teared ACL, he stopped playing for around 5 month to heal (no surgery) and was fine again.
@@frankpagel39 A tear is not as bad as an complete tear which is a rupture ACL
@@frankpagel39 so how were they able to play
@@jmgonzales7701 If you havee a good musculature to stabilise your knee, you dont need the ACL.
@@jmgonzales7701with will, stubbornness and passion. If I remember correctly, I think Zlatan and his club (AC Milan) at that injury period (until early January) was in a title race, and the fact that the club didn't have decent backup yet. So he forced himself (or the club, I don't know) to play, perform despite the injury
Ive actually thought about that for about 12 years lol. Have partial tear. Time for hamstring exercises
I just had my ACL graft removed after 8 surgeries and an infection. ROM was an issue due to continuous Arthrofibrosis formation. Hoping ill be able to play some sort of sport again one day if it isnt soccer
AI: Like Mike
DRose: Like Blair 💀
How could you know if you’ve torn an acl? I’ve had some knee injuries, and this makes a lot of sense now.
get an MRI
There are basic manual tests a doc quicky will do to test your knee's stability. If they think you've significantly damaged a ligament they'll talk scans.
You would know, trust me.
@@ItIsYouAreNotYourNo you wouldn’t, I thought I just tweaked my knee and was able to walk the next day and it took 7 months later to find out I tore my acl
He was a bucket too... i remember him
So what happens to the ACL inside his knee? It just dissolves and the body gets rid of it?
Bro will never be injured in his legs again🤷
I tore my right knee twice and going through my second one right now!
At 5:42 for some reason the sound makes a loud static noise, which killed my ears since I was wearing headphones.
Centers pivot a lot of times. Have you not seen some Hakeem highlights?
Jameson Williams 😢
Blair helped Pitt beat my Blue Devils and I’ve never forgiven him.ALTHOUGH, I was an adviser fan of him!!!!
Hi, I have a question Brian. I had acl surgery about 10 months ago, but I am still getting some fluid swelling in my knee. Is that normal 10 months post-surgery? My doctor said it is normal, Im just trying to get 2nd opinion that's all.
Hello Roman, hope you are having a good day.
I went under surgery for my ACL in my left knee in March and the swelling is almost gone at all.
From my experience i would say that it depends on you’re body, i have been swimming and walking/running in a pool to get my fluid swelling go away.
Have you been swimming to recover? It helps getting the fluid swelling go away.
This is why professional teams put the athletes in the swimming pool.
Have a nice day
@@mandem243.7 Hi, no I have not been swimming at all. I got injured playing soccer. So I do walk every day I do run here and there and also I do go on my mountain bike rides almost every day now. I did hear from people to try swimming it would help they all tell me. I wonder if it would help if I started to run every day for like 30 min. Thank you for info about swimming.
@@romanwalczak7748 your knee requires movement for healthy function. So eat right and exercise that knee. Walking and jogging is definitely good for it
2023 And we still don't have an healing guarantee answer for a Ligament tear in the knee
I tore my right ACL and it was downhill from there
You have to make another Lonzo Ball video!
5:41 freaked me out
Heavy
Wow that’s shocking
Heinz Ward
The name of the beat please
This dude looks 60 and 20 at the same time
Can you add chapters to your videos?
anyone else watch this and they felt their acls tearing for ten mins straight or am i just that queasy
Ive torn my ACL and mcl when i was in high school. Worst pain ever
Can’t tear what you don’t have 🤔
Supposedly on repairing Dennis Smith Jr.'s ACL, doctors discovered that he had TWO.
Is that kd in the background
Hines Ward didn’t have an ACL also
how does this relate to titans RB tyjae spears, who reportedly has no ACL in one of his knees?
me: huh, a guy can play basketball with only 3 ligaments in their knee?!? *clicks video*
video: supercut of guys wrecking their knees
me: NOPE out
Former Pitt star
No ACL will be our next evolutions as humans holy cow
It just shows all should taking training their hips down very seriously. The average person doesn’t train their hamstring thats for sure.
Why did I think this would be about Derrick rose
That Klay ACL tear at the beginning of the video made me cringe
knees just don’t looks playable unless Your in football and never get tackled. Going to see an increase in lacrosse even though it’s still like hockey, rowing, 3 pt and baseline athletes, and maybe men’s soccer because it’s a straight sport until you have the ball in box. Live this channel like how you compared joints
I have a jersey of this guy ..
Educated people sharing knowledge like you do makes the world a better place. I’ll treat my knees better lol
John elway played with no acl in both knees. I got a friend without a acl since high school. It will ruin your life later never a smart decision
how do you strengthen the ACL?
I'm not an Alabama fan, but seeing that Jameson Williams injury makes me angry. Field Turf needs to be banned IMMEDIATELY from all college football fields. That awful surface derailed Blake Corum's chances at a Heisman, and as a Michigan fan, when he went down against Illinois I was furious Michigan changed from natural grass to turf 15 or so years ago. So many unnecessary knee injuries and almost all of them are non contact injuries where a players plants his foot and puts a ton of force on it while making a move. There is no, or almost none, give with the plastic blades and "turf" underneath. Whereas a chunk of grass would normally being displaced would normally give some cushion, turf just places all the force on those ligaments and the miniscus. It's got to be banned.
Who?
Dejuan Blair may not have had knees but his girl was gorgeous lol hopefully the married and happy
Next video pitcher's like r.a. dickey that had no ucl and still won a cy young award for my mets
Yo
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO SHOW THE DROSE INJURY MAN!!!
STILL WAAAAAAAAAY TOO EARLY
wowowow
since when is flaming out at 25 a hood career lmfao
He got herpes
Do animals have these sorts of muscle tears? If not why are humans so weak lol