The injury of Tyrese Haliburtonthe star of the Pacersat the beginning of the seventh game that decided the title of the NBA It has come to confirm two things: serious injuries are repeated with worrying regular and there is a dorsal that brings bad luck. Indiana's base hit the parquet of the Paycom Centerthe court of Thunder. I knew something had broken. The image was not new in these Playoffs 2025. Damian LillardBucks base, also fell in the first round after suffering the same tear. Jayson Tatumthe star of the Celticscrumbled in Madison, victim of the same ailment. The three share dorsal: the fateful number 0.
In the seven minute of the first quarter in the decisive duel between Thunder and Pacers, Haliburton iHe told Shai behind and ended up throwing himself on an iron when he had already acquired some advantage. Something had exploded in his right leg. At first glance, the injury was worrying. The player, who played with physical problems in his left twin, was disappointed. His companions surrounded him in the parquet before the base left the track towards the locker room. He no longer returned. Later the worst forecasts were confirmed: Achilles tendon rupture and an approximate time of 9 to 12 months down. Devastating.
Although the NBA has been relieved the calendar In the last seasons and reducing, for example, the number of 'back to back' (two games on consecutive nights) or carefully cooking the dates of the games to reduce travel, the wear of the players has increased. They are on the court 10% more than 10 years ago. Unfortunately, Achilles' breaks, which traditionally affected veteran players (Kobe suffered with 35 years) They also damage young people. In the series Celtics-Knicks, Tatum, 27 years oldhe fell injured. The Boston star, who was operated the next day after his break in the right leg, is the player who has played the most minutes in the NBA since he arrived at the competition, in 2017. As Haliburton, he carries the 0.
Tatum, in the hospital, recently operated on his tear in Achilles.
Dorsal's fatal coincidence had also affected Damian Lillard34, who in these same playoffs suffered the same injury precisely before Haliburton, in a Bucks-Pacers First round at the east conference. The base was sitting on the court, grabbing his leg. When he got up he couldn't support his foot. He yielded the tendon that is key to strength to the starts, the strongest in the body. Next to the rupture of the cruciate ligaments in the knee is one of the most devastating injuries of sport, especially in basketball, an explosive and demanding discipline, with races and jumps throughout the game.
As in the 2019 finals with Kevin Durant (then in the Warriors), Indiana He lost his great star. The misfortune of falling into the game for the title against the Thunder joins the fact of having to find a base in the market that helps alleviate the loss of Haliburtonthat will be lost all the next season.
