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Athletes who had participated in \u22651 high school sports in addition to basketball were classified as multisport athletes, while those who had only played basketball were classified as single-sport athletes. For each player's first 3 NBA seasons, workload data (number of games played and distance traveled per game\/season in meters), injury history, statistical performance (player efficiency rating), and end-of-season award history were collected through the official NBA advanced statistics database and through publicly available records.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 318 athletes were included, of whom 87 (27.4%) were multisport and 231 (72.6%) were single-sport. During their first 3 seasons combined, multisport athletes played in significantly more games (148.9 \u00b1 67.1 vs 125.8 \u00b1 63.8; P &lt; .01), traveled greater total distances (133,183.9 \u00b1 239,923.0 m vs 73,879.5 \u00b1 165,093.9 m; P &lt; .01), and had a significantly lower percentage of games missed due to injury (13.5% vs 16.9%; P &lt; .001) compared with single-sport athletes. There was a significant correlation between increased workload (total distance traveled) and number of injuries in single-sport athletes ( \u03c1 = 0.37; P &lt; .001) but not in multisport athletes ( \u03c1 = 0.14; P = .20). Last, multisport players had a significantly higher player efficiency rating (12.8 \u00b1 11.6 vs 10.5 \u00b1 5.1; P &lt; .05) and award achievement likelihood (40.2% vs 19.0%; P &lt; .001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>NBA players who had participated in multiple sports during high school demonstrated an ability to withstand higher workloads while having fewer games missed due to injury when compared with players who had only played basketball. 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