{"id":147127,"date":"2025-06-26T11:34:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=147127"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:34:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:34:41","slug":"nba-to-investigate-achilles-injuries-crisis-but-reason-is-obvious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/26\/nba-to-investigate-achilles-injuries-crisis-but-reason-is-obvious\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA To Investigate Achilles Injuries Crisis But Reason Is Obvious"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK<\/strong> \u2013 Achilles tendon injuries have haunted the NBA for decades. From 1990 to 2023, 45 players tore the tendon. That averages out to just 1.36 injuries per season. But this year, the situation has escalated into something far more troubling. In the past 12 months alone, eight NBA players have suffered an Achilles injury\u2014more than five times the usual average. And the year isn\u2019t over. What began quietly with rookie Da\u2019Ron Holmes<\/a> in Summer League has now stretched into the postseason with Indiana\u2019s Tyrese Haliburton<\/a> falling in Game 7 of the Finals. These injuries are not just targeting aging stars anymore. They are occurring in young athletes more and more.<\/p>\n

NBA To Investigate Achilles Injuries Crisis But Reason Is Obvious<\/h2>\n

Silver Acknowledges the Surge<\/h3>\n

NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed the issue during ESPN\u2019s draft broadcast. “We had already convened a panel of experts before Tyrese’s most recent Achilles rupture,\u201d Silver said<\/a>. \u201cWe had seven this year. We had zero last year under the exact same circumstances. The most we’ve ever had in a season is four.”<\/p>\n

That statistic is eye-opening. The league doubled its previous high. A spike this dramatic isn\u2019t just bad luck\u2014it\u2019s a trend.<\/p>\n

Silver added that the league is turning to technology for answers. \u201cI\u2019m hopeful that by looking at more data, by looking at patterns\u2026 this is one area where AI\u2014people are talking about how that\u2019s going to transform so many areas\u2014the ability with AI to ingest all video of every game a player\u2019s played in to see if you can detect some pattern that we didn\u2019t realize that leads to an Achilles injury,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A Pattern That\u2019s Hiding in Plain Sight<\/h3>\n
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Jun 22, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) reacts after an apparent injury following a play against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half of game seven of the 2025 NBA Finals at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A review of each recent\u00a0<\/strong>Achilles injury in the NBA reveals one shared element: sudden, forceful, non-contact movement.<\/p>\n

James Wiseman<\/a> tore his Achilles pivoting for a rebound.<\/p>\n