NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league is researching why Achilles injuries have increased. NEW YORK (AP) – The NBA had already convened a panel of experts to study Achilles tendon injuries even before Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton ruptured his in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday night.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday the league is studying a rash of recent Achilles tendon injuries, days after Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton became the latest player to be hobbled by such an injury in game seven of the NBA Finals.

The NBA is using artificial intelligence and has convened a panel of sports medicine experts to study the uptick of Achilles tears happening in the league, Commissioner Adam Silver said in an ESPN interview before the NBA Draft Wednesday night.