These Athletes Were On Hall Of Fame Paths Until Injuries Got In The Way

Jay Williams’s Promising NBA Career Ended With A Motorcycle Accident

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Easily one of the biggest “what if” athletes of all time, Jay Williams only played one year in the NBA. As a rookie for the Chicago Bulls in 2002, he recorded a triple-double and looked every bit worth his high draft stock (Chicago took him with the second overall pick).

During the offseason, Williams got into a motorcycle accident, tearing his ACL and breaking his pelvis. He said the hardest part of the injury was the “mental part. Living with it.” Today Williams works as a college basketball analyst for ESPN.