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Players with pre\u2010 and postinjury statistics were included in the performance analysis. A control group was matched by age, body mass index (BMI), position, NBA experience, and player efficiency rating. Fisher exact tests and Student <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic> tests were performed to analyze player demographics and performance variables.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>At the time of injury, the average player's age was 26.17\u2009years, BMI was 24.80\u2009kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, and NBA experience was 4.97\u2009years. Players missed an average of 3.77 games and 18.21\u2009days prior to RTP. Forty\u2010eight players (90.6%) did RTP the subsequent season, whereas 43 of those players (81.1%) met inclusion criteria for performance analysis. There was no significant change in performance between pre\u2010 and postinjury seasons. Players managed operatively missed significantly more games (8.15 vs. 1.85; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .034) and days (51.08 vs. 5.53; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .003) than players managed nonoperatively, whereas performance was not impacted. Average career length following facial fracture was significantly shorter compared to controls (5.14 vs. 6.42\u2009years; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .010) and a decrease in three\u2010pointer percentage (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .004) was observed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The majority of players who suffer facial fractures RTP in the NBA and do not experience significant decline in performance following injury. 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