Unfortunately, torn ACLs have become commonplace in sports.
Any time a player lands the wrong way and goes down holding their knee, screaming out in pain, the first thought is that he or she may have very well tore his anterior cruciate ligament.
Just like torn UCLs and Tommy John surgery have become common in baseball, torn ACLs have become common and to a point, inevitable in basketball.
As common as the injury may be, it has claimed some of college basketball’s biggest stars this season.
Maurice Watson of Creighton, Edmond Sumner of Xavier, John Egbunu of Florida…the list goes on and on.