The Legend Who Dominated The NBA Without Knees

In his prime, [music] Brandon Roy was a bad man. >> Brandon Roy. Bad boy. >> In 2010, Kobe Bryant was asked who was the toughest player for him to guard. Roy, 365, 7 days a week. Roy has no weaknesses in his game. However, just a year later, Brandon Roy was out of the

NBA. Standing at 6'6" with a sturdy body and the ability to score and distribute from all three levels, Roy could do it all. But in 2002, just 4 years before he got drafted, Roy was cleaning shipping docks in Seattle for 11 bucks an hour. The NBA was just a distant dream. Still, he persevered and by the end of the

decade, Brandon was a three-time All-Star and one of the biggest stars in the NBA. But there was a big problem. By the end of his career, Roy had seven knee surgeries, no meniscus, and no cartilage. And in order to play, he was taking cortisone shots and swallowing painkillers like they were gummy bears.

But even with shot knees and his bones bruising against each other, B-Roy was still able to win playoff games on his own. This is a story about Brandon Roy, one of the most underrated players ever, and one of the biggest what-if careers in NBA history. One of the best qualities about Brandon Roy's game was

that he was unselfish and patient, picking his spots and not trying to force things to get his numbers. And those qualities stemmed from childhood. He was one of four children, learning to share and to wait his turn in the bathroom. His father, Tony, who worked as a city bus driver, was a former

basketball player at Garfield High School in Seattle, which Brandon would also attend. When it became clear that Brandon had a knack for sports, his parents began to save money to provide him with everything he needed. But Brandon's first love was football. He spent his younger years playing basketball sporadically with his older brother, Ed. By the time he got to