No fanbase is as familiar with the disappointment of talent-sapping injuries as Missouri.
That’s mostly true of basketball as of late. The names Michael and Jontay Porter are enough to give even the most casual fan the thousand-yard stare. It’s a special type of misery, to have a player so clearly, generationally talented, play for your team but not realize their full potential until they’re out of your favorite laundry.
The potential for this particular woe lies mainly in college sports, in which you have so few years to watch your favorite players in action before they head off to greener (as in money!