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Official Hospital of the
National Basketball Players Association


National Basketball Players Association

National Basketball Players Association

Since 2019, HSS has been the Official Hospital of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). HSS ensures that both current and former NBA players have access to the world leader in musculoskeletal health. One of the NBPA’s founding partners in conjunction with the opening of its headquarters in Manhattan, HSS works diligently as a liaison with the union’s Chief Medical Officer and provides medical oversight of the NBPA’s initiatives with retired players, current athletes and rising stars.

HSS proudly supports the NBPA’s Off the Court program, which helps players transition after their professional basketball careers. HSS physicians supply educational materials and support to empower players in their physical health in retirement.

HSS also provides medical oversight for The Throne, the NBPA’s single-elimination, bracket-style basketball tournament for high school players, as well as for The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the its 64-team, $1 million, winner-take-all event. 

HSS clinicians are also on-site at select NBPA youth clinics and events to conduct research and share educational opportunities targeted at reducing the risk of injury.

NBPA Medical Staff

Benedict Nwachukwu, MD, MBA
Sports Medicine and Hip Preservation Surgeon