NBA Disputes New Study Linking Minutes Played To Achilles Tears

A new medical study has found a correlation between increased minutes played in the games preceding an Achilles tear and the likelihood of that injury, though the NBA disputes the connection based on its own internal research. The study, published last month in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine by researchers affiliated with the University of California San Francisco, examined 19 Achilles tears over an 11-season period. The research was prompted by a dramatic spike in Achilles injuries...