When NBA stars are forced to miss extended periods of time or battle through immeasurable amounts of pain, we long for the day that they will return to health.
Watching a perennial All-Star occupy a courtside seat or play at a level that's below them isn't conducive to entertainment. Diehard fanatics probably even experience sympathy pains.
The Association is built around the success and hype its stars generate. Tickets cost an arm and a leg, but human highlight reels are worth the cost of admission.
Injuries ruin everything, though. Stars aren't always able to recapture their previous swagger and dominance following extended stints on the sidelines. They have to prove they can still ball with their fellow super sleuths, and they can't always do that.
Dangerous thoughts like those can't be accepted as fact until the players in question have returned. Problem is, assumptions that petition the exact opposite can't be either.
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