Notice how Fatboy joker seems to manage to avoid injury by not jumping more than a couple inches off the floor so much. He's got this 280 pound frame on a 7 foot body. Giannis is a 7 footer, maybe 240 pounds, doing athletic maneuvers and euro steps, and a fully natural and legal body maintenance program, seems like it takes some toll on his load -management-needing knees. Think of the different forces of torque and stress as a body gets taller, you come to expect statistically for the All NBA Level select few players are weeded out pretty well before you even factor in health issues. Basketball has 7 foot guys mastering a ton of facets together requiring a distinct combination of height and coordination, jumping ability, and wingspan, and then factors like general intelligence or attitude.
There's also just something that comes from players getting bigger, stronger, and faster - that seems to contribute to injury levels in football as well. More forceful impacts etc
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