If you're looking for an optimistic spin here, it's Tatum's youth. Most of the best NBA players who tore an Achilles were older when they did so and maybe heading toward a decline anyway.

A ruptured Achilles tendon for Tatum has ended the 27-year-old star’s 2024-25 season — and could sideline him for a majority, if not all, of Boston’s 2025-26 campaign.

After tearing his Achilles in the 2019 NBA Finals, Kevin Durant missed the entire 2019-2020 season and played just 35 games in 2020-21. But he’s played at a superstar level since.

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 ...

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 ...

Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton tore his right Achilles tendon during the first quarter of the Pacers 103-91 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the ...

Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard has a torn left Achilles tendon and will miss the rest of the postseason, a person with direct knowledge of the injury told USA TODAY Sports.

An Achilles tear often requires surgery, and recovery can take anywhere from 9 months to a year, reports suggest. The timeline varies based on the athlete’s rehab, the surgery’s success, and ...