Forbes, citing a study published in the Orthopedics Journal of Sports Medicine, reported this week the average number of Achilles tendon tears among NBA players per season from 1990 to 2023 was only 1 ...

Ronald Acuña Jr. hobbled across the clubhouse with the assistance of a walking boot after Tuesday’s 9-6 loss to the Royals at ...

"The Achilles tendon is the largest and strongest tendon in the body," Soslowsky said. "It withstands very high loads, could be 3-6 times body weight just by walking around or jogging.

His injury also reopened discussion about why so many NBA players are tearing their Achilles tendons. This postseason alone, Haliburton, Bucks guard Damian Lillard and Celtics wing Jayson Tatum ...

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 ...

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 ...

Haliburton tore his Achilles tendon in his slip in the first quarter and will likely miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season, ESPN reported on Monday. The Pacers guard was the third player to ...

First of two parts As most sports enthusiasts know, in 2021 golf great Tiger Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon while training at home. In 2023, Aaron Rodgers, a former Green Bay Packers ...

Jayson Tatum has undergone successful surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon, the Boston Celtics announced Tuesday. The Celtics expect Tatum to make a full recovery, but provided no ...

Jayson Tatum's ruptured Achilles Dr. Khalil studied NBA players who sustained Achilles tendon ruptures going back to the 1970s, and found that 72 percent of players returned to the league.

Jayson Tatum underwent surgery for a torn Achilles tendon that he suffered during the Knicks’ Game 4 win over the Celtics on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. He is likely to miss all of ...

Dolphins guard James Daniels is recuperating from an Achilles tendon tear that ended his 2024 season, but he says no one should feel sorry for him. Daniels said he keeps his injury in perspective ...