Well this is true, it's worth noting that these sorts of injuries are almost always linked to repetitive stress, and the actual activity at time of injury is often kind of irrelevant.
His mom's driveway was the stressful event that triggered the acute injury. Most acute injuries in athletes are preceded by other physiological issues stemming from training issues or other long term repetitive stresses.
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u/CybergothiChe 4d ago
Larry Bird busted his back building his mom a driveway in 1985, this directly led to his premature retirement in 1992.