1. Jarmeia Holder 3-16-12 Block 2 JR Paper
Basketball Injuries
Jarmeia Holder
Block 2
JR Paper

2. Thesis Statement
Thesis Statement: Injuries in basketball have serious implications; injuries could affect a player’s scholarship, ability to play in the future, and it could create a long life health problem.

3. Topic Sentence 1
Topic Sentence #1: Injuries are very serious in basketball.
- Evidence #1: Pep Girls: One of their players took a blow to her knee.
- Evidence #2: Pep Girls: She had to go back in the game with a knee brace on her knee.

4. Topic Sentence 2
Topic Sentence #2: Injuries could affect a player’s scholarship.
- Evidence #1: They could lose their scholarship if they are injured
- Evidence #2: If players get injured but can still play they may lose out on the chance to play for that certain scholarship.

5. Topic Sentence 3
V: Topic Sentence #3: Injuries could have a big impact on a player’s future.
- Evidence #1: The player’s injuries are severe enough they may not be able to accomplish simple life goals.
- Evidence #2: Some players who damage major tendons or muscle could lose the ability to walk or run for the rest of their life.

6. Topic Sentence 4
VI: Topic Sentence #4: After retirement do NBA or WNBA players still work.
- Evidence #1: some do depending on how many years they played and how much money they made
- Evidence #2: Some do go back to work if they don’t have injures or physical problems after their retirement.

7. Topic Sentence 5
VII: Topic Sentence #5: will the players return back to the WNBA or NBA when they get injured
- Evidence #1: it depends on what kind of injuries they have. Because some players don’t want to return if they tire they, ACL or MCL.
- Evidence #2: Some people return back if they really want to. But some do not if they tire there ACL OR MCL , because some might be scared that it might happen to them agene.

8. Topic Sentence 6
VIII: Topic Sentence #6: There are a lot of injuries in basketball.
- Evidence #1: You have your ACL, your MCL, you also have ankle sprang. You can also get hit in the nose if somebody throw there elbow. You also can sprang your wrist, a jammed finger. But there’s a lot of injures for basketball.
- Evidence #2: you can sprang your ankle, they also call that high ankle sprang and low ankle sprang.

9. Topic Sentence 7
IX: Topic Sentence #7: Basketball injuries could create long life health problems.
- Evidence #1: You will still fill the pain in your muscles or your joints.
- Evidence #2: You will still have to do therapy just to get your muscles back like they where.