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 Damian Lillard tore his left Achilles in the first round against the Indiana Pacers,

But things escalated sharply in the playoffs. In an unprecedented postseason blow, three All-Star caliber players, Damian Lillard, Jayson Tatum, and Tyrese Haliburton, were each diagnosed with torn Achilles tendons.