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But Is It the Shoes? However You Cut It, the NBA Has an Achilles Problem

A rash of Achilles tears in the last NBA season has many pointing fingers at several culprits, and the league is turning to AI technology in hope of a solution.

Damian Lillard #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks is helped off the court after an apparent injury during the first quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum on April 27, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Damian Lillard #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks is helped off the court after an apparent injury during the first quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum on April 27, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stacy Revere/Getty Images

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