Tearing an Achilles tendon is "something unexplainable," and returning to regular form after a rupture is difficult but not impossible.

Alexander: The curse of the uncooperative Achilles tendon There were seven such injuries in the NBA this season, when the normal average is 1.3 – is it a fluke, or a trend?

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league is researching why Achilles injuries have increased.

Achilles tendon ruptures are serious injuries that can derail NBA careers and cost teams millions. While many studies focus on player performance after injury, few explore the severity of the ...

Achilles tendon injuries have become all-too-familiar headlines in professional sports, and this NBA season saw more than its usual share. During the NBA playoffs alone, Milwaukee Bucks guard ...

Achilles tendon injuries have become all-too-familiar headlines in professional sports, and this NBA season saw more than its usual share.

Three players, Tyrese Haliburton, Jayson Tatum and Damian Lillard, suffered Achilles tendon tears in the 2025 NBA postseason alone, making people wonder why so many?

Tyrese Haliburton joined an unfortunate list of NBA stars to have suffered one of the worst injuries in sports Sunday night with a torn Achilles tendon that required surgery Monday. All things ...

Three NBA stars suffered Achilles injuries during the postseason. What's behind this?

Tyrese Haliburton's torn Achilles raises many concerns, but there was no question he was playing in Game 7 Haliburton, who strained his calf earlier in the series, went down with an Achilles ...