{"id":447614,"date":"2025-06-23T09:40:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T07:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=447614"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T07:40:58","slug":"haliburton-injury-it-could-be-more-severe-than-reported-says-dr-sutterer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/haliburton-injury-it-could-be-more-severe-than-reported-says-dr-sutterer\/","title":{"rendered":"Haliburton injury: \u201cIt could be more severe than reported,\u201d says Dr. Sutterer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1993\">Tyrese Haliburton\u2019s injury in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals has sparked serious concern among medical professionals. Orthopedic specialist Dr. Brian Sutterer analyzed the play and suggested the injury might involve a ruptured Achilles tendon.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-WLMQ1dsIAg?si=lwjggAMSgHhkThJ1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-32\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"522848dd-a7bd-40af-964d-bbb6741e1fef\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"2301\">\u201cEveryone\u2019s worst fear appears to have come true here,\u201d said Sutterer, describing how Haliburton pushed off his right foot in a dorsiflexed position, stressing the Achilles. The sudden concentric contraction of the calf, combined with eccentric tension on the tendon, points to a classic rupture mechanism.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2646\">Sutterer noted the visible \u201crecoil\u201d of the calf muscle\u2014a telltale sign of a tendon tear. He compared it to Kevin Durant\u2019s Achilles rupture, which was initially misidentified as a calf strain. \u201cI wonder if this was more of an Achilles issue all along,\u201d Sutterer said, adding that typical muscle strains don\u2019t cause that kind of dramatic motion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2648\" data-end=\"2817\">He also warned against the risks of playing through such injuries: \u201cTeams often try to paint a positive picture, but we don\u2019t always know where exactly the injury lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2819\" data-end=\"2994\">Haliburton exited early after scoring nine points in just over seven minutes. 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