Street basketball legend The Professor is at risk of ending his basketball career due to a serious injury.
On the morning of July 29, the street basketball legend The Professor posted a clip with the shocking title: “The Professor suffered serious injuries, could end his career …”. The clip received attention with more than 400 thousand views.
In the 13-minute video, The Professor showed off his skills during a 2v2 match in Miami. In a normal crossover situation, the basketball player whose real name is Grayson Boucher collapsed and screamed in pain. He could not stand up himself and had to rely on the help of friends to get on the ambulance.
In the clip, a man in a doctor’s costume talks about the condition of The Professor: “It is not the kind of injury that you can recover completely and return to the way it was before. Even the NBA players could not find the top performance “.
A few minutes earlier, Boucher appeared to be in pain after landing on the opponent’s foot. However, he continued to play with somewhat reduced physical strength. When he was severely injured, he said: “Stop here, I can’t even take a step.”
Some people commented that The Professor dislocated his ankle, but the majority thought the injury was much worse. Many accounts believe the 36-year-old street basketball legend has broken his ligament or Achilles heel, injuries can completely end the career of any athlete.
The Professor has not yet made any comments about his injury, only thanks to those who gave encouragement. Most likely he will release a new video about trauma and recovery.
Grayson Boucher used to be a basketball player in high school but his body was so small that he could not make it to the professional arena. Everything changed when Boucher was accidentally discovered during a tour of AND1 Mixtape in Portland.
With the ability to dribble, crossover, through people extremely skillful and full of speed, he won the hearts of many street basketball fans. Nicknamed The Professor, he became a star, traveling to 30 different countries and territories, appearing in many TV shows, DVDs or even basketball movies.
Grayson Boucher started his YouTube career seven years ago in a Spider Man suit walking through the street basketball courts in Los Angeles. The clip attracted 14 million views in the first week and so far has accumulated more than 42 million views. His Professor Live channel has 5.61 million registered accounts to follow.
The Professor has turned 36 years old and his condition is not as good as 10-15 years ago. With Boucher regularly using explosive turnaround steps, it is difficult to avoid such a serious injury and having to retire is possible.