Tatum ruptured Achilles tendon! In the NBA, players should be treated as human beings

In the end, this poor result was determined.

Tatum ruptured his right Achilles tendon in the final minutes of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals and successfully underwent surgery Tuesday morning, according to the Celtics.

Medical expert Jeffries said it is expected to take 9-12 months to recover, and Tatum could be reimbursed next season.

Before the official announcement, as a fan, there will still be a trace of thoughts and good wishes for Tatum.

But calm down and think about it, you understand what's going on.

The way he was injured, uncontested, was much like Durant in 2019.

Judging from the video replay, Tatum had an obvious right calf beating at the moment of injury, which will not be as simple as an ankle problem, it can basically be determined that it is an Achilles tendon injury and did not run...

His emotional expression after the injury is extremely frustrated, and the athlete knows his body best.

Losing hurts, and the Green Army locker room after the game was terrifyingly quiet.

It's brutal, but it's acceptable.

Too many people are sighing, the "legendary killer king" still falls...

How did this title come about?

In the past year, Tatum has been put on the feet of opponents at least four times.

Against the Kings, a 90-degree sprain of his left ankle was diagnosed as a "possible season reimbursement", but he was involved in training after only one day and ended up returning after only 7-10 days of absence.

Playing magic, he was maliciously fouled by Pope and broke his wrist when he dunked, and the X-ray showed no structural damage after the game, and I responded that "the pain is gone".

The seventh game of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals opened with a broken foot, but still insisted on playing the full 48 minutes and led the team to advance; During the 2024 playoffs, Adebayo refused to protect his boots after being stepped on by him, and left the court with a smile on his face.

.......

Historically, his attendance is really awesome, and his durability must also be an athlete's talent.

However, I've always disliked the title of "Killer King".

Behind this title is the exchange for direct physical injury.

Not an afterthought, let alone a curse, Tatum's ruptured Achilles tendon is inevitable by chance.

A big injury like this is inseparable from a foreshadowing: consumption.

Since entering the league, Tatum has played the most games in the league in the regular season and playoffs in the same period, reaching 706. For the past two playoff games, he has led the Celtics in total points, rebounds and assists.

He is 27 years old and has played 4,725 minutes in his playoff career.

According to Stathead, only Larry Bird and Horris Grant have played more playoff minutes in the first eight seasons of their careers than Tatum in the first eight seasons of their careers, according to Stathead.

Take yesterday's game as an example, he carried the team forward, and he understood that 2-2 and 1-3 were completely different situations, so Tutu played hard and tired, scoring 42 points in 39 minutes, 16 of 28 shots, 7 of 16 three-pointers, with a shooting rate of 57.1%, and also contributed 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

Then, burned out.

Everyone must have questions: Why are there so many injuries in this year's playoffs?

As mentioned before, the offensive and defensive rhythm consumption of modern basketball is no less than that of hand-to-hand combat, players play at high speeds, and there are too many emergency stops and starts...

With Tutu's injury, I want to express that the NBA league has to treat players as human beings.

The schedule needs to be rethought next season.

Basically, I have to fight every other day, and I have to think about the flight time, and I can't bear it...

Back to Tatum's serious injury.

This also has something to do with the configuration of the Green Army.

Horford, the consciousness is still there, but the old state is fully revealed.

Boshen, I don't know what's going on this year, stop and stop.

When the team's interior line is unreliable, Tutu often needs to play the No. 4 position, and needs to do a lot of hand-to-hand combat...

It's also a huge drain.

He is both a father and a mother, which is something that many fans tend to overlook.

Yes, he has flaws, he is not the superstar we expect from him.

But you can't ignore Tatum's contribution to the Green Army...

Finally, I have to say that the future and fate of the entire Celtic team has also entered another branch with this serious injury.

The starting salary for the 2025-26 season is $54.13 million, and Jaylen Brown has a five-year, $304 million contract, and the two together occupy about $107 million in salary space.

With the addition of Holiday (32.4 million), Porzingis (30.73 million) and White (28.1 million), the starting five alone have a salary of $198 million.

It is foreseeable that the team of this champion will be dismantled in the summer.

If there is any hope of winning the title, the new owner may grit his teeth.

However, Tatum is seriously injured, and there is no need to pay so much luxury tax.