Table 1.
Year-by-Year Tabulation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries in the National Basketball Association From 2000 to 2015a
| Year | No. of ACL Tears | Cumulative Economic Loss, $b |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | 2,100,061.26 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5,602,886.45 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5,233,440.59 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4,689,619.24 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3,372,562.78 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5,858,030.44 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3,773,548.35 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6,862,837.68 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2,221,107.30 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3,088,010.49 |
| 2012 | 6 | 21,524,248.24 |
| 2013 | 3 | 26,606,794.94 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6,206,692.84 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2,793,792.10 |
| Total | 35 | 99,933,632.71 |
aCumulative economic losses included for each season and overall.
bAll values are in US dollars adjusted for inflation. The year of currency calculation was 2020.