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Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll grabs a rebound from Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson during Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Friday, May 27, 2016, in Toronto.

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The NBA season of former John Carroll Catholic standout DeMarre Carroll ended in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year on Friday night.

Based on the list of Carroll's injuries provided by Bruce Arthur, sports columnist for the Toronto Sun, it looks as though it could have ended a lot sooner.

DeMarre Carroll had a hyperextended elbow, a sprained wrist, a hip pointer, a sprained ankle, and was coming back from knee surgery — Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) May 28, 2016

Carroll had arthroscopic knee surgery on Jan. 6 and missed 42 games before returning on April 7. The Birmingham native played in three of the Toronto Raptors' final five regular-season games to get ready for the postseason.

In Toronto's second-round series against the Miami Heat, Carroll suffered a wrist injury that sent him to the showers during Game 5, but it didn't keep him from coming back for the final two games of the series.

Despite his injuries, Carroll averaged playing an average of 26.6 minutes per game for Toronto in the Eastern Conference title series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The forward averaged 7.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game against the Cavs. Before hurting his wrist, Carroll averaged 10 points, 3.9 and 1.3 steals per game in Toronto's first 11 postseason contests.

Cleveland advanced to the NBA Finals by winning its best-of-season series against Toronto in six games. The Cavaliers will play the winner of Monday's game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors for the NBA championship.

The Cavaliers' victory put former Alabama standout Mo Williams into the NBA championship series for the first time in his 13-year career.

After Chondromalacia, an inflammation of the cartilage under the kneecap, limited Williams to 41 regular-season games, he's played sparingly in the playoffs. Williams has appeared in half of Cleveland's 14 playoff games, averaging 5.6 minutes per contest.