All signs point to a torn Achilles tendon for the Warriors Kevin Durant, after he left the court in the second quarter of last night’s NBA Finals game. It’s hard to overstate the implications of this injury, both for Durant and for the league as a whole.
As has been widely and depressingly noted, it’s almost impossible for NBA players to return to their pre-Achilles injury level of play. Blazers fans know this implicitly after watching Arvydas Sabonis hobble up and down the court for years and seeing the impact the injury had on Wes Matthews.