Rodney Rogers Accident
Rodney Rogers Accident
Former Wake Forest, NBA star Rogers paralyzed in ATV accident
Former NBAer Rodney Rogers fell off an all-terrain vehicle last week and suffered a spinal cord injury that has left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. There’s still a chance that the injury won’t be permanent and he has already begun rehabilitation in Atlanta, but it’s certainly sad news for the former Wake Forest star who was born and raised in Durham and moved back there after his 12-year NBA career ended. Still, we couldn’t help but smile at this tidbit from his post-basketball career.
Rogers entered the NBA as the first-round draft choice of the Denver Nuggets in 1993. He played for the Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers until retiring after the 2004-05 season. He reached the NBA Finals with the Nets in 2002-03, and his trade to the Celtics during the 2001-02 season sparked Boston on a run to the Eastern Conference finals.
In 12 seasons Rogers averaged 25.3 minutes and 10.9 points per game and shot 34.7 percent from 3-point range.
hat love of big trucks led to his present job as a heavy equipment operator for the city of Durham’s Public Works Department. Rogers “is financially set,” Williams said, but he wanted demanding daily work.
“Rodney isn’t the type to sit around twiddling his thumbs. There aren’t any jobs he considers too small for him,” Williams said. “He started his own trucking company and was usually the lead driver. He’d be out there driving to the quarry at 3:30 in the morning.” Rodney Rogers Accident
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