NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that the league is studying the rash of recent Achilles tendon injuries, days after Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton became the latest player to be hobbled by such an injury during Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
Silver, speaking to ESPN before the start of the NBA draft at the Brooklyn Nets' Barclays Center, said there was no convincing evidence that the length of the season was a factor, but that a range of causes are being studied.
"We are looking at it," Silver said, "and in fact, we had already convened a panel of experts before Tyrese's most recent Achilles rupture.