NBA Basketball - INACTIVE
Six notable NBA players who tore Achilles tendons
Kevin Durant leaves arena on crutches after Game 5 injury
Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant suffered an Achilles tendon injury in Monday’s 106-105 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of the NBA finals.
Durant will undergo an MRI Tuesday to determine the injury’s severity. If the tendon is torn, as feared, he would join these six notable players who suffered the same injury.
DeMarcus Cousins, Pelicans
Age when hurt: 27
Injured: Jan. 26, 2018
Returned: Jan. 18, 2019 with Warriors
Pre-injury stats: 21.5 ppg, 11 rpg, 535 games
Post-injury stats: 16.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 30 games
Elgin Baylor, Lakers
Age when hurt: 36
Injured: Nov. 27, 1970
Returned: Oct. 15, 1971
Pre-injury stats: 27.5 ppg, 13.6 rpg, 837 games
Post-injury stats: 11.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 9 games
Kobe Bryant, Lakers
Age when hurt: 34
Injured: April 12, 2013
Returned: Dec. 12, 2014*
Pre-injury stats: 25.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1,239 games
Post-injury stats: 18.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 107 games
*Played just six games before suffering season-ending knee injury
Patrick Ewing, Knicks
Age when hurt: 36
Injured: June 1, 1999
Returned: Dec. 10, 1999
Pre-injury stats: 23.2 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 977 games
Post-injury stats: 9.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 206 games
Wesley Matthews, Trail Blazers
Age when hurt: 29
Injured: March 5, 2015
Returned: Oct. 28, 2015, with Mavericks
Pre-injury stats: 14.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 441 games
Post-injury stats: 12 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 365 games
Dominique Wilkins, Hawks
Age when hurt: 32
Injured: Jan. 28, 1992
Returned: Nov. 6, 1992
Pre-injury stats: 26.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 762 games
Post-injury stats: 25.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 312 games
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