Shaun Livingston Research Paper

From Peoria Illinois, to Oakland California and everywhere in between, Shaun Livingston is proof that hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t talent doesn’t work hard.

The Beginning 2004

Livingston is warming up in an empty arena in Brooklyn, he’s a part of the best team in the NBA over the last few years. After running drills with some of the NBA elite such as Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant he’s surrounded by hordes of reporters during his media scrum asking questions about the Warriors. He’s answering all questions with a smile on his face. Behind that smile is relief, relief that he’s a reliable sixth man on one of the best NBA teams in the last 30 years.

This is something he couldn’t envision 10 seasons ago when his career, but most importantly, his life came to a screeching halt, but before we got to that let's rewind to a decade ago when Livingston was one of the best prospect in the country.

“I didn’t know him

In a game against the Bobcats Livingston stole the ball, and was in transition. From there, he went up for a lay-up and that's when it happened. Livingston dislocated his left knee cap, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament, and posterior cruciate ligament, medical collateral ligament, and a dislocated patella. His injury sent shock waves across the basketball world.

“It was hard to watch, it still is hard to watch. I remember hoping for the best because that could've been anybody. It was just a freak accident”, Dwight Howard said.

Livingston injury was one of the most gruesome inquires in sport. Looking at the footage of the injury has me wondering how is he walking let alone playing basketball.

While Livingston was on the court in agony concern set in from players from both sides.

When he was being wheeled off the court his future went from a rising star to potentially being out the league.

THE COMEBACK