Posted on Thu Jan 25, 2007 at 05:46:49 PM EST in NBA
More on: dumbest injuries, Suns, Charles Barkley (all tags)

[Sportscolumn is running down the ten dumbest in-game injuries in sports. Here's #7.]

The game winning shot is a moment that most players live for but it can be dangerous when a 250+ pound man is looking to give you a celebratory embrace. Phoenix Suns guard Kevin Johnson found out the hard way when he buried a buzzer beating bucket and an animated Charles Barkley rushed over, grabbed Johnson and squeezed him with such force that his shoulder was dislocated. K.J. had his arm in a sling while he watched from the bench in street clothes for the next two weeks. Nowadays Barkley doesn't get that worked up unless he's doubling down in a hand of blackjack or someone ate the last cheesesteak.

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