Daconvix | Knicks

1777 | 6 hours ago

Hate to see this for my guy man. All these lower leg injuries happening in the playoffs are becoming a serious problem

HenrikCrown | Pelicans

669 | 6 hours ago

I mean it’s because there’s wear and tear on them already from the long ass season

I don’t think many Achilles injury are just freak incidents there is already micro tears or something there or the calf

Gagabubu777

302 | 6 hours ago

The game is too fast its exciting but way too much, and too many close games to recover

Worldly_Safety_455

299 | 6 hours ago

LeBron recently said “82 games today is harder now than it used to be” and people were clowning on him by saying the 90s were tougher, etc.

But it’s true, the pace and style of play are leading to more of these types of injuries even if there isn’t rough play in the post or hard fouls like there used to be. More miles on the legs at higher speeds and more open space.

Gagabubu777

114 | 5 hours ago

To be honest I just watched some clips from the 90s they were wide open in todays terms they just couldnt shoot. I know thats not the open space youre speaking on.

But to add the old game was so slow and not as aggressive

NefariousNeezy | Philippines

84 | 5 hours ago

90s game in general was more turn based and more iso heavy. Today’s game involves a lot more transitions and movement even within the half court. Considering how young these kids start off with AAU games, the wear and tear is insane.

LardHop | Lakers

58 | 5 hours ago

90% of the possessions are big men posting up while everyone else are just standing there.

Mhan00

28 | 5 hours ago

Not just big men. Allan Houston built a career just iso-ing on one side of the floor while the other four players stood on the other side to keep their defenders there with them since illegal defense rules wouldn’t let them hedge too far away.

SwellandDecay | Knicks

8 | 4 hours ago

Illegal defense meant you couldn’t double team

so-cal_kid | Lakers

4 | 5 hours ago

Yup pace of the game much slower and because guys couldn’t shoot you didn’t have to cover as much ground as you do today. It’s easily a much more demanding game today

Kindly_Letterhead_98

59 | 5 hours ago

If LeBron is saying that I think the league gotta do something cuz he’s been playing since 2003 lol

theragu40 | Bucks

24 | 2 hours ago

Seriously, I don’t know how anyone could dispute him on this topic. He actually knows, lol. He’s actually played across eras.

sniper91 | Timberwolves

13 | 5 hours ago

Not to mention how nowadays basketball is a year round sport for the best middle school and high school kids

Today’s NBA rookies have more wear and tear than 10 year vets back in the day

notaquackouttayou

6 | 5 hours ago

Yeah players are faster and the defense is a lot more close outs, rotations and recovers vs just covering your man.

Then you factor in these guys also have to practice at that intensity too. IMO 82 games is too much.

Dangerous_Mirror_255

3 | 5 hours ago

the biomechanics of the modern game are definitely a factor, lot of injuries on similar false step plays. but I do also wonder if cortisol and anabolic steroids are also factors (both have been linked)

ScapingAqua

39 | 6 hours ago

I think it’s more so the style of play now and improper training. Never saw these injuries this frequently 10+ years ago

Infamous_Plant_809

71 | 6 hours ago

The game is significantly more wearing on the players now. The skill level is higher from top to bottom.

YesImKeithHernandez | Knicks

13 | 5 hours ago

Plus they play so much more basketball earlier in life with the AAU system and only ever playing one sport

Alarmed_Umpire_8711

60 | 6 hours ago

Yeah because you didn’t have to close out on 95% of the players on the court

kuthu22

7 | 5 hours ago

And one guy held the ball for 22 seconds, standing still

redbrick | Lakers

57 | 6 hours ago

Watch a game from the 1990s/2000s and it’s just massively different. Way more off ball movement, and a lot more rapid acceleration/deceleration and change of direction that places stress on the body.

JimmieJ209

16 | 6 hours ago

I think it’s two issues:

freedom of movement
gather step

My theory is that if they allowed hand checking it would stop the injuries and bullshit officiating.

The players are much better shooters, so we will never see 66-62 4th quarters again.

LifeDraining

4 | 5 hours ago

Both good points.

Also, I find it weird when teams dont slow down the game so you don’t get run out of the gym.

Like, there’s no reason to play with neck breaking pace when you got some talent who would eat their opponents and get easier baskets.

Players shouldn’t just try and out-speed and out-ahleticism for everything.

inefekt | Australia

4 | 5 hours ago

Bro, half the players just stand around watching the ball hander and his defender make decisions to do something then someone decides to set a switch. Rinse and repeat. The way you people talk you’d think every damn player is running around like chickens with their heads cut off every second of the game. You talk about watching games but it doesn’t sound like you actually do…

CTDubs0001

14 | 6 hours ago

I don’t know… I think it’s overtraining. Sports science has evolved so much and these guys are pushed to their limits day in and day out. The game has gotten faster and stronger too. The amount modern athletes work to get their bodies in peak form is leaps and bounds ahead of what they did even 20 years ago. They’re like finely tuned race horses and maybe we’re learning the extreme physical limits of the human body.

perfectviking | Bulls

7 | 5 hours ago

It’s poor mechanics the players are instinctively using. The step back push off is incredibly violent on the Achilles and almost always the move which causes the rupture.

The speed and style of the game encourages these movements.

monoDK13 | Bulls

4 | 5 hours ago

Nah. We’ve just simply found the limit of the human body in its current form. We’re just waiting for medicine to catch up and make ruptured Achilles the NBA equivalent of Tommy John surgery.

sacking03 | Kings

17 | 5 hours ago

It’s a skill issue. Some of them rely too heavy on the low to the ground when driving aka head at the waist level instead of chest level. It gets them the extra separation but at the risk of lengthing the achillies. Last year there was a good break down video on the Hali tear.

Due-Benefit-2409 | Lakers

12 | 5 hours ago

Also I think there should be more focus on foot, ankle and shin development. It’s arguably the most important part for a basketball player.

sacking03 | Kings

16 | 5 hours ago

Well another thing is like how baseball pitchers are blowing those arms earlier than the 80s and before. It’s the mileage before they turn pro. They projected kids Used to pitch like 100 innings before college, now it’s in the 200s plus they are pitching harder than ever. Used to have ²⁄₃ sport stars in high school. Nope now it’s all specialization when leads to repeated wear plus AAU ball plus training all off season. Or extreme example the Ball brothers, the dad had them doing weights too early leading to repetitive stress issues.

poddars | Knicks

6 | 6 hours ago

Regular season sucks anyway. Give me 60 games and better playoffs, which are already great games. Fuck those owners and those marginal 22 games of revenue

messigoat1337 | Germany

6 | 6 hours ago

need to lower the amount of games in the regular season…basketball is a different sport now compared to back then

KimJongPotato

5 | 5 hours ago

Will never happen, players and owners would get less money.

Hippyx420x

2 | 5 hours ago

Are in the healthcare Field?

lawschoolthrowaway36 | Lakers

90 | 6 hours ago

They absolutely have to lower the number of regular season games. The evidence is overwhelming that modern basketball poses much higher injury risk than prior eras.

It’s just absurd nothing can be done because everyone is too greedy to reduce the total games.

MadPatagonian | Heat

48 | 6 hours ago

The players would also never agree to it. Because it would also lower their salaries.

PeePauw | PHI

28 | 6 hours ago

And all the old heads just think current players are soft 😂😂

Ok-Topic-6095 | Spurs

8 | 6 hours ago

At the very least, the 65 game rule needs to be reexamined.

LordHussyPants | Celtics

3 | 4 hours ago

that also won’t change because they need viewers and viewers want stars

Chief_White_Halfoat | Raptors

4 | 6 hours ago

I’m not even sure it’s quite that. It looked like Donte did the same kind of moving back foot plant that has immediately resulted in a lot of these injuries.

I think the players do these hesitation type moves, and the say it causes their feet to plant is not very natural and leads to injuries. Kind of like how pitching can be unnatural and leads to Tommy John surgery.

Maybe players have to learn to abandon some of these moves that are particularly hard on their achilles?

k1netic

4 | 5 hours ago

Good coaches will rest their players as much as they can. A healthy and well rested squad is worth more than a high playoff seed.

sithwonder | Knicks

12 | 6 hours ago

Don’t wear #0

samhit_n | Lakers

12 | 6 hours ago

AAU basketball combined with hard cuts and runs throughout the game are a deadly combination for ligaments.

PubDefLakersGuy

2 | 6 hours ago

All those minutes from Tom Thibodeau are catching up

WembyOKCJokicReaves

1530 | 6 hours ago

Not the Big Ragu man

Wish for a speedy recovery

wolf_cola_enjoyer | Lakers

384 | 6 hours ago

He was really lighting up and looked like the perfect role player ://

AntiAntiDentite7

183 | 6 hours ago

Yo, why is nobody taking about the fact that he took that Achilles tear as well as anyone, including Kobe. He walked off the court. Even when it happened he wasn’t screaming or writhing in pain. Dude is tough as fuck holy shit

dustinyo_ | Timberwolves

103 | 5 hours ago

He was so chill about it he got my hopes up it wasn’t a tear 😭

AntiAntiDentite7

25 | 5 hours ago

I thought the same thing lol. “Ah well he’s not screaming and shit and he walked off on his own so it’s probably just a strain.”

Cocosito

29 | 5 hours ago

Achilles tears are notoriously not nearly as painful as one would expect

TomBrownTX

31 | 5 hours ago

Yup. I’ve torn both of mine. Just feels like you got kicked really hard, not terribly painful. I think what we see on tv is more of an emotional response.

TURK3Y | Timberwolves

14 | 4 hours ago

Especially Hali last year, absolutely brutal. May they all bounce back as quick as Tatum.

TomBrownTX

3 | 4 hours ago

Definitely. I hope they all come back 100%.

benigntugboat | Timberwolves

19 | 5 hours ago

Genuinely one of the toughest players in the league. Injuries, elbows, fights he’s handled it all with the same expression

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

152 | 6 hours ago

The Tatum recovery gives me a bit more hope but man it’s still terrible news

mikesh8rp | Knicks

114 | 5 hours ago

Tatum got lucky by it happening in NY and the best guy being readily available. They make it sound like all the time and travel before surgery is what can add to recovery time. Still, hoping for the best for Donte. Knicks fans have been wanting him back since the day he left.

GrandMasterFlex

79 | 5 hours ago

I mean the Mayo Clinic is right there but yeah not sure about Achilles specifically

andoCalrissiano | Celtics

56 | 5 hours ago

private plane isn’t doing anything fly him out to NYC tonight. how many people make $20+M a year like Donte. cut the Achilles doctor a $250k bonus check for a rush job.

Extreme-Net4076

24 | 5 hours ago

You need an ultrasound to see how much the tear is. A larger tear means more time out. No point in rushing into surgery. Slap on a cast and get it done on Monday morning.

TURK3Y | Timberwolves

19 | 4 hours ago

There’s a mayo clinic across the street as they partner with the wolves, I think they can do all the imaging right there.

Best_Hall6038 | Timberwolves

11 | 4 hours ago

There is a very big point of getting the surgery as fast as possible. Its the reason why Tatum is back so soon.

inventionnerd | Hawks

10 | 4 hours ago

You mean to tell me these people don’t have access to some private facility that can get them an ultrasound at the drop of a dime? Aren’t those private doctor practices that you have to pay a sub to a big thing now? Surely they have something like that for athletes.

Matto_0 | Celtics

6 | 3 hours ago

I’m willing to guess $250k isn’t sufficient to lure the best doctor in the entire country for the surgery if not the world into hopping on a plane in the middle of the night lol.

But the Wolves easily could afford whatever the cost would be, and it would be worth doing.

randotd152

3 | 3 hours ago

It’s not that simple. Tatum’s tear was the right type for the right procedure and he was already in the right place with the right doctor.

Lucky13200 | Celtics

12 | 5 hours ago

Dru Smith came back in right around the same time and did not have that. Tatum recovery timeline is on the faster side but nothing insane.

mikesh8rp | Knicks

3 | 5 hours ago

Very much hope Donte comes back quickly, and maybe Dru Smith is the norm now, but I’d note he was a couple years younger than Donte is now when he had his injury, didn’t have nearly as much wear on his body, and has never averaged more than 20 minutes a game for a season.

Maybe some of this is more of a skill thing, rather than anything about recovery, but I don’t know if we assume the Tatum/Dru timeline is a given, especially for Donte to be back with anything close this season’s production.

ajgedrys | Knicks

9 | 5 hours ago

Crazy username

ATertiaryEffect | Suns

3 | 4 hours ago

Damn, pouring the red ragu out on to some shells tonight.

crimsonconnect | Knicks

2 | 5 hours ago

Gotta send him to my ankle guy worked for Tatum

homefree122 | Thunder

1196 | 6 hours ago

Jesus what a disastrous game for Minnesota in terms of injuries

idkanyusernameshelp

264 | 5 hours ago

1st round in the west has overall been hammered by injuries tbh

lyricist | Lakers

327 | 4 hours ago

Big brain move by the lakers to do the injuries before the playoffs start

pwnd32 | Lakers

113 | 4 hours ago

Pre-firing injuries was a crazy strat we’ll see if it pays off

SendKelly2Mars | Trail Blazers

31 | 3 hours ago

Lakers out here running nuzlocke strats lmao. Pre-sleep, pre-burn, pre-injured.

h2oskid3 | Trail Blazers

3 | an hour ago

The question is, which player has guts?

CantaloupeRelevant15

10 | 4 hours ago

Reminds me of the east last playoffs,

guncotton

5 | 3 hours ago

But after the dust settles, an Ayo rises.

Matto_0 | Celtics

2 | 4 hours ago

I actually back the Nuggets to come back from down 3-1 now. I don’t think Ant plays anymore this series.

SuperStarfox64 | Timberwolves

990 | 6 hours ago

The life was wrung out of me in that first half, I feel dead.

Hope he comes back strong, same with Ant

FalcoIsDaBest

142 | 5 hours ago

Has Antman had any confirmation of an injury outside of a hyper extension?

Gianni’s hyper extended his knee in the playoffs and was back like 3 games after.

SuperStarfox64 | Timberwolves

57 | 5 hours ago

We have no new news yet

henke121 | Bucks

52 | 5 hours ago

Giannis definitely played injured, risked it all for that ring and has mentioned himself he still feels it.

Acrobatic-Landscape9 | Warriors

22 | 5 hours ago

I remember that saga. If he had tweaked it further, it would’ve just ended his career. That’s such a huge risk but it worked out and he got the hugest of payoffs because of it.

Weird_Ship_7278

130 | 5 hours ago

If Tatum is an indicator of what a good surgeon can do to a healthy young man, he could be back this time next season. Godspeed.

owiseone23 | Trail Blazers

70 | 5 hours ago

Tatum’s tear was a at a very specific location that made a certain repair possible. Lillard and Halliburton have a longer timeline, not because their surgeon wasn’t as good, but because their tear was in a different location.

TheCatSleeeps | Lakers

4 | 4 hours ago

Damn bro was lucky

SuperStarfox64 | Timberwolves

11 | 5 hours ago

❤️

birds91 | Timberwolves

53 | 6 hours ago

Same man, after the high of watching the Wild winning in OT, I couldn’t keep watching the wolves. I’m going to bed

HeyItsChase | Pacers

1 | 6 hours ago

You’re literally winning….

ItsSimonDS

45 | 6 hours ago

Winning the battle but losing the war

chillinwithmoes | Timberwolves

23 | 6 hours ago

Not going anywhere without Ant and Donte, be serious

JazzzzzzySax | Hornets

21 | 6 hours ago

Of all teams, a PACERS fan should know that losing your best player doesn’t bode well for future games

axecalibur | CHI

35 | 5 hours ago

There is another.

Ayo seems to be stepping up big time

SuperStarfox64 | Timberwolves

15 | 5 hours ago

Love to see a Chicago kid ballin tf out, I want us to re-sign him no matter what the cost is

JaderMcDanersStan | Timberwolves

6 | 5 hours ago

I’d even give up Naz for Ayo and I love Naz Reid

Ayo actually shows up in the playoffs. He is too important to thsi team. Our future starting PG

Shoddy-Brilliant563

6 | 4 hours ago

Same. Wouldn’t gladly given him my achilles. He was having such a great series and the man just loves ball

TentMorning | Pacers

444 | 6 hours ago

Number 0 is cursed.

C0812 | Celtics

112 | 6 hours ago

Gotta be. Other than Dame they all tore the right one too

ruckyruciano | Knicks

46 | 6 hours ago

It’s cuz Dame is the only one on the left side of the country /s

Colorapt0r | Bucks

1 | 3 hours ago

Not when it happened

guess-what-babe | East

19 | 5 hours ago

I don’t think 3 out of 4 is that crazy.

If I flipped a coin 4 times and it was Tails 3 times out of the 4 I wouldn’t think that was weird

C0812 | Celtics

23 | 5 hours ago

Yeah but I don’t think that’s an equivalent way to view it

Take a jar of 450 quarters, pick 4 and flip them, 3 out of 4 land on tails, and then you notice they were all minted in the same year (#0)

polly-plz

2 | 3 hours ago

They are more likely to tear the right if they are doing the drop step and are right-dominant.

Ok_Sound_8090 | Timberwolves

272 | 6 hours ago

Maxey, idk what you gotta do man, but please wear 00 going forward.

Chrisfull

74 | 6 hours ago

League leader minutes wearing 0 jersey RIP

zincinzincout | 76ers

22 | 5 hours ago

How dare you speak this evil 😩

KaraDealer | Lakers

13 | 5 hours ago

Clarkson might not want to play sooner or later too cause he will have it in both. 😵

nutsack133 | Spurs

2 | 4 hours ago

IDK Johnny Moore nearly died of meningitis in his prime wearing #00

Practical-Art5931 | Lakers

196 | 6 hours ago

Are we gonna have players tearing their achilles every playoffs from now on? Cuz if that’s the case Adam gotta make some changes man.

Me_975 | Celtics

88 | 5 hours ago

Adam is on the highest priority matter right now (the jazz tanking)

waterwaterfilter

47 | 5 hours ago

(Selling out to gambling companies)

Culinaryboner | 76ers

11 | 5 hours ago

All he cares about is making his 30 bosses more money

Me_975 | Celtics

3 | 5 hours ago

Yeah. Everytime i see him being shown at a game i wonder if he is even watching

icelink4884 | Bulls

13 | 5 hours ago

The fix is is to actually make things stick less. They have to let the players slip more as counter-productive as it seems. They have to make shoes more slippery.

XXISavage

31 | 5 hours ago

We’re just gonna see more torn groins and even concussions if you make the hard surface these guys play on more* slippery.

Maybe, just maybe, we listen to all the sports scientist and doctors who keep saying you just have to play these guys less or give them more time to recover.

SockVonPuppet

166 | 6 hours ago

Every NBA fan can diagnose Achilles tears now from the replays.

RedtheGamer100 | Hornets

75 | 6 hours ago

It ain’t rocket science to see the pop

JazzzzzzySax | Hornets

21 | 6 hours ago

Yeah of all injuries this is probably the easiest to diagnose.

Even random people can see a knee do something it shouldn’t and tell that’s not good

CapriciousManchild | Lakers

49 | 6 hours ago

Every single one is the same thing . Dude pushes off with his foot immediately hits the ground grabs his back ankle and then the replay shows the muscle move up in the leg .

GaimeGuy | Timberwolves

9 | 5 hours ago

and then looks behind them like they were tripped

stumblebreak_beta | NBA

3 | 5 hours ago

Did they go to Hollywood Upstairs Medical College, too?

jeric13xd | CHI

152 | 6 hours ago

That’s awful. Probably out next year too unless he anomalizes the rehab

MembershipSingle7137 | Celtics

81 | 6 hours ago

Hopefully he gets surgery and comes back rather quickly like Tatum. Same timeline would put him back around the all star break

Jarmeh | MIN

44 | 6 hours ago

Inshallah. Tatum has looked great too.

Rook2Rook

31 | 6 hours ago

No way, Tatum was an anomaly. Also Donte is a guard. Athleticism is more important for guards than forwards like Tatum that can rely on their height and strength more. Dejounte Murray took over a year, there’s rumors Dame is getting close but still not there after a year.

Santum | Celtics

11 | 5 hours ago

Dame is like 36 so not as relevant. The fact that he’s a guard though definitely agree, sucks.

mrmeowme0w | Timberwolves

24 | 6 hours ago

I hope he has surgery tonight they should be rushing him to the mayo clinic

Quality_Cucumber | GSW

118 | 6 hours ago

Shit is unfair because media talking heads gonna talk about the Wolves negatively for years like these 2 devastating injuries back2back is somehow their fucking fault.

They’ve had Denver by the balls.

Taylor_Swish | Cavaliers

79 | 5 hours ago

They still have Denver by the balls

unpracticalclause22

23 | 5 hours ago

Ayo going off

TheAracknight | Thunder

13 | 5 hours ago

43 pts off the bench what a fuckin lad

bishopbeaniepower | Warriors

5 | 4 hours ago

Ayo Dosunmu still has Denver by the balls solo apparently

meengine | LAL

61 | 6 hours ago

Damn

LameAfro | Timberwolves

22 | 6 hours ago

I feel as though my happiness has died and the light that was brighten my world is vanquished.

Our State is cursed :(

revisioncloud | Thunder

5 | 5 hours ago

This whole season sucks unless you’re an injury fan

-motts- | West

56 | 6 hours ago

Seriously what is with the sudden surge of Achilles tears…

full-auto-rpg | Celtics

54 | 6 hours ago

Long season and the modern game puts a ton of strain on the lower body with the pace, spacing, and hard cutting. Their bodies can only take so much and break down. I fear that what we’re seeing with pitchers will happen in the nba, but the Achilles repair doesn’t seem to be as effective as Tommy John (not that the doctors aren’t great, but the success rate anecdotally seems lower in getting guys back to their peaks).

H1Ed1 | Lakers

11 | 5 hours ago

These players are playing more games from a younger age too, probably. More summer AAU and stuff from younger ages. They’re coming to the league with more miles on their bodies.

mahalovalhalla | Trail Blazers

22 | 4 hours ago

MODERN BASKETBALL SHOES, and modern shoes in general. This upsets me so bad I want to scream it every time I see it happen.

Look at the moment when DiVincenzo changes momentum and tries to step forward. When his weight suddenly shifts, all of that tension is being put on his achilles because the shift point happens through his heel, instead of that point starting from his toes and balls of his feet.

Think about it this way - if DiVincenzo was barefoot in this moment, he would’ve bent his right foot downwards and placed all of his momentum shift on the front of his feet, giving him a proper point to propel himself forward. Try it at home without shoes to see what I mean. Instead, because of the way modern shoes are, the grip and padding of his basketball shoes replaces this crucial shift point back to the heel. Because modern basketball shoes simply can’t bend in the way that your feet want to.

There are minimalist / “barefoot” shoes nowadays, that will contour exactly to your feet. People really need to wake up, especially athletic trainers. Players don’t need to be injured this way.

Best_Hall6038 | Timberwolves

8 | 4 hours ago

Do you have any shoe recommendations?

polly-plz

3 | 3 hours ago

He is referring to “low drop” shoes, or “barefoot” shoes. They don’t really make them for basketball, but there are many out there for running. Altra is a big brand for them.

The problem is most of them have very little padding, and no ankle support. Not ideal for basketball.

Knightbear49 | Timberwolves

32 | 6 hours ago

Win it for DDV

browntown20 | Bulls

10 | 6 hours ago

DDT by DDP!

SuperRedditLand | MIL

3 | 3 hours ago

Last time he had a season ending injury in the 1st round as the starting SG he won a ring

CIark

26 | 6 hours ago

Holy fuck

JorSimpson45 | Lakers

25 | 6 hours ago

Negative step is a death sentence

ATLSlutStretcher

12 | 6 hours ago

Exactly how I blew out my Achilles.

DankPandas

3 | 5 hours ago

The issue is the calf is either fatigued or not strong enough to keep the heel off the ground when doing the negative step. The other option is to turn the foot when you push off so you’re not dropping the heel. These tears are happening because of repeated use of the negative step with bad technique or insufficient training.

NINJAMANE2000

2 | 5 hours ago

is that how he injured it? I didn’t see how it happened but this was my first guess based on every other achilles tear from the past 5 years

4keelo | Minneapolis Lakers

23 | 6 hours ago

That’s awful. Hate this for him, he was playing so well.

FlippyDi | Bucks

18 | 6 hours ago

Damn. Donte and first rounds is not a good mix man… We won it the year that went down so maybe that’s a silver lining for the superstitious.

Speedy recovery Big Ragu

Kindly_Ad995

22 | 6 hours ago

The league has been trying to avoid it forever but at some point soon they’re going to have to actually sit down and address either shortening the season, decreasing the pace of the game, or taking drastic measures with scheduling to completely eliminate B2Bs and especially travel ones.

I’m tired of Silver just shrugging and saying “well erm uh uh our internal data shows us there actually isn’t any concern with injuries” and certain fans trying to gaslight people into not picking up on the alarming amount of Achilles tears and soft tissue injuries stacking up on players the past few years. This is the fourth time in 12 months I’ve had to watch a player’s calf snap like a rubber band in the most important basketball of the season and their careers. I’m tired of it

destroyed233 | Pacers

14 | 5 hours ago

You’re gonna sit down and take another fan duel ad and like it

dapronk | Jazz

16 | 6 hours ago

Just remember everyone, Tanking is what the league says is the real issue affecting the NBA.

destroyed233 | Pacers

6 | 5 hours ago

Silver just fined the pacers and Jazz tonight in case you missed it

TitaniumC4206 | Thunder

14 | 6 hours ago

Damn man, get well soon

Fuck Achilles injuries

ThundermifflinTFU | Thunder

12 | 6 hours ago

That’s devastating. Poor guy. Absolutely fucking sucks.

HawaiianPunch42 | Timberwolves

10 | 6 hours ago

The league needs to ban 0 as a jersey number

UGA_UAA_UAG | NBA

3 | 6 hours ago

That number is cursed, omg

Cautious_Computer703 | Pacers

10 | 6 hours ago

The 0 curse is real. Let’s hope for a speedy recovery

YourWorstNightmare9

5 | 6 hours ago

Makes you wonder how tf did Tatum come back so quickly from an Achilles injury.

CurrentRoster

8 | 6 hours ago

didn’t he get surgery like less than a day after? also i think some guys who tore achilles couldve returned quicker but didnt for their own choice. i remember kd could’ve played in the bubble but still sat out just cause. kobe came back even quicker than tatum cause he wanted to save the lakers poor record but had another injury

gammajamma | Celtics

3 | 6 hours ago

I think big reason was being in New York already and the top surgeon being available the next day. He got the operation I believe less than a day after the injury before it could get worse.

Little-Royal966 | Knicks

6 | 6 hours ago

I’m so fuckin sick. I’ll always love DDV man I wish him the best

Lou_Peachum_2 | Clippers

4 | 6 hours ago

All these Achilles injuries happening to players in their 20s… this injury rate has to be increasing

captainkhyron | OKC

4 | 6 hours ago

He’s been balling too. That sucks. Hope he can make it back to where he was.

Jeffmister

4 | 6 hours ago

What a devastating way for the great season he had to end. He was such a consistent performer right throughout the season.

hawkins126 | Lakers

1 | 6 hours ago

Wolves might be cooked next season also depending how injured ant is

pagny77 | Timberwolves

8 | 6 hours ago

Dont own our pick too. Not like we can pull an Indiana. A season of focusing on developing Shannon and Joan and Bones wouldnt be too bad tho, with DDV and Ant coming back at allstar break

thirdaccount2727 | Knicks

3 | 6 hours ago

Unless he tore ligaments, Ant will be good in anywhere from 2-5 weeks. Moderate severity hyperextension isn’t horrible.

horseshoeoverlook | Gran Destino

3 | 6 hours ago

Yikes. It’s also sad we knew what it was when it happened

KN1CKZ

3 | 6 hours ago

Im so sad

LovesBodyx2 | Spurs

3 | 6 hours ago

ugh, hate to see it. one of my favorite “supporting cast” guys in the league.

Some_Ad6236 | Knicks

3 | 6 hours ago

Fuck man, that is awful.

Fantastic-Boot-684 | Bulls

3 | 6 hours ago

Damn. That’s devastating as hell for an older guard. Hope he can recover well

CashMoneyWinston

3 | 6 hours ago

Might be the last time seeing Donte in a wolves jersey :(

THISISDAM | Knicks

3 | 6 hours ago

Knew it immediately. Sucks. Im 3 years post achilles and never the same.

CabbageStockExchange | Lakers

3 | 6 hours ago

Boooo fuck injuries

Pure-Solid9230

2 | 6 hours ago

Number 0 is cursed man

InfiniteDub | Warriors

2 | 6 hours ago

Hope they hit up Tatum’s doctor and therapists

Mindless_Efforts

2 | 6 hours ago

Another Achilles?!! Wtf is going on!!??

ComradePastel

2 | 6 hours ago

Shit.

xap31 | Warriors

2 | 6 hours ago

Players going down with Achilles injuries during the playoffs.

deathspanker | Lakers

2 | 5 hours ago

And it begins… please no more injuries in the playoffs 🙏

Apprehensive-Rain601 | Lakers

2 | 5 hours ago

That seriously sucks man he played all 82 aswell

TheMoorNextDoor | Nets

2 | 5 hours ago

That’s truly tragic,

hopefully he has a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.

cardmanimgur | Timberwolves

2 | 5 hours ago

The drop step take off is killer. Gonna somehow have to retrain players on how they explode from a standing position. Always seems to happen outside the players frame on the drop to takeoff.

destroyed233 | Pacers

3 | 5 hours ago

Yep. There’s a great YouTube video about it. https://youtu.be/vls4Y4IWYls?si=jdDjVkQa_s0vu9jP

ringthebellbadabing | 76ers

2 | 5 hours ago

Fucking brutal man. Hope for a speedy recovery

lifayt | Cavaliers

2 | 5 hours ago

Absolute tragedy. We gotta go to 62 game regular season like yesterday.

ItsRebelSheep | Suns

2 | 5 hours ago

It did not take them long at all to diagnose this damn

rosiebb77 | Celtics

2 | 5 hours ago

Anyone know how much “better” torn is versus ruptured?

duckbumps19

2 | 5 hours ago

This was the team that was largely uninjured all season. Now two go down in one game and we’re barely into the playoffs. There are no uninjured teams. It’s becoming a serious problem and it seems like incentives aren’t in the right place for anything to be done about it soon.

rainbow0o | NBA

2 | 5 hours ago

It’s always the playoffs

Baggie_McBagerson | Warriors

2 | 5 hours ago

That’s super sad. I absolutely loved DDV when he was on the Warriors. He was great.

d4videnk0 | Lakers

2 | 5 hours ago

Man, I’ve been watching the sport since forever and I don’t remember having this many achilles injuries. If anything the biggest issue were microfracture surgery and people coming into the league without meniscus.

Jolly-joe | 76ers

2 | 5 hours ago

Damn! This guy was playing with passion. Hate to see it.

shall359

2 | 4 hours ago

Worst thing about the NBA playoffs. So many injuries. You either have marquee players that get hurt right before the playoffs every season or players that get hurt during the playoffs. It’s honestly so disheartening.

m0nkeyhero | Knicks

2 | 4 hours ago

I hate this. I miss you Ragu.

Careful-Force2506

3 | 3 hours ago

Our own players Achilles has stopped us more than a whole Nuggets team worth of parts

[Charania] Minnesota’s Donte DiVincenzo has been diagnosed with a torn right Achilles tendon, sources tell ESPN. His season is over with a lengthy recovery. Devastating blow for the Timberwolves starting guard.