Tore my Achilles. Didn't have surgery actually, which is beginning to be more common. I don't feel like I've lost anything in terms of athleticism, but it weighs on you mentally like no other injury. I've broken wrists, sprained ankles, dislocated joints but something about the Achilles is different. The long recovery is a big part of it I think. Makes you not want to jump as high as often, move as quick as you can, etc.
I'm experiencing the same thing. I have my athleticism, but I don't want to jump as high anymore. When comes to using my quickness no problem. Playing defense is where it has somewhat of an impact.
Derian Duarte bruh u can could see from the beginning that first injury was definitely not a calf injury. It felt like he got kicked from behind the leg. And where he was holding his leg. Warriors are hiding the truth. KD overextended his slightly torn Achilles and you can see that it completely ruptured in his leg.
That season Kobe tore his achilles was probably his most underrated ever. Carried the team on his back so much that the injury became almost inevitable.
If that's the case, you'd have expected a lower back injury. I guess he took "lift with your legs" too seriously. Huh, my wife was right: I am depressingly unfunny.
i tell people this all the time, Kobe deserved an MVP that year. The lakers had no business getting into the playoffs the way they were playing. Kobe literally carried them. I haven't seen anyone carry their team single handedly like that since.
@@flawlessreese Anyone excited about their team signing KD at this point is a fool. He'll be Hoodie Melo now. Good shooting, defensive liability that can't get by anyone
Nah, he was used to it. Nique threw down shit like that on him every other game and they were division rivals and always met in the playoffs. I followed the Celtics from '84 and those Hawks series were some of my favorites. As a Celtic fan, I love the Human Highlight Film, even though he used to abuse Larry like that. Nique would be lethal in today's game as he has a deadly jumper and an unstoppable spin move that would end in a highlight dunk more often than not in todays game.
komoriblues asdfgda Yes it does, whenever you rupture your Achilles, it will never have the same stretch as it use to. NEVER. And it takes forever to heal
honestly it is just a open fracture, its gruesome but human can regenerate bone tissue meaning you can get a full recovery. Human body cannot regenerate tendon tissue that's why achilles tear and ACL tears are so bad.
Not sure how much biomechanics you’ve studied, but there’s some fascinating research that’s suggesting the achilles tendon is one of the - if not the single most prominent- key to natural athleticism. Size and composition of the achilles tendon is the strongest natural correlation scientists can find to vertical leaping ability. In fact, out of all his traits biomechanical scientists find the length of Giannis’s achilles tendon to be the absolute freakiest thing about his already freaky body.
Chandler Russell here’s a quick summary thing of some Giannis measurements, but most of this stuff is from a class I took in school last year and some chats I’ve had with students who study it in depth. I’ll try to dig up a bit more www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14927328/milwaukee-bucks-f-giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-most-exceptional-body
Have to agree !! Dominique is one of the few to return playing like it never happened!! Need to find out who did the surgery & what did he do to make a full recovery!!! Cousins is talking to the right person for advice!! My greatest fears were Achilles & knee injuries!? (Any injury of course!?)
I ruptured my Achilles while helping out at a fan contest a few years ago at a Wizards game. It hurt like crazy and felt like my foot was flopping inside my shoe. I sucked it up for a week and limped around on it, then finally went to the Dr and he confirmed it was ruptured and recommended surgery. I did intact get the surgery but it took a long time to truly recover. I could walk and jog, but sprinting or jumping was definitely not the same for quite a while(probably still isn't). Not being able to walk for a month at all and the following months of rehab really suck. I never want to play basketball again now!
@Positive Mentality It really doesn't hurt. Let me break it down... Event Pain = 0 (out of 10) Re-injure Pain = 8 Sensation = It feels like someone hit the back of your leg with a dull mallet. Sort of like when a doctor checks your reflexes by tapping your knee. The grimace you see on most of these players' faces is mainly confusion. 'Who hit me with a mallet? Why'd my leg fail?' The only painful thing about an Achilles tear is re-injuring/stretching it during the recovery phase.
I would think one of the biggest factors is the tendon length after healing. After a partial tear, the tendon can be effectively lengthened a little. But it shortens as it scars/heals. And it ends up slightly different in length than before. On a complete tear, the surgeon puts it back in approximately the right spot, but he has no way to know exactly where it should go; and the tendon shortens during healing. When the tendon is slightly longer/shorter than before, the muscle is now developing peak force at the wrong place, where the leverage is no longer efficiently being utilized. Shorter jumps, more effort, faster fatigue.
Bro I cant believe you're already at 100k just last year you were a semi-famous Instagram page now you got sponsors and almost 100k. Been with you since the first 100
Back in high school YEARS ago I tore my Achilles and it felt like I couldn't stand or anything like.someone cut the back of my.foot with a knife trust me when I says I can't run jump or do anything like I did before
@@ddat6193 yeah buddy, I tore mine 3 weeks ago, had surgery 2 weeks ago, trust me it is really painful and you feel like you got kicked or hit really hard with a bat, if you can still walk, you surely did not tore it fully, go to the doctor. I tore it completely and couldnt walk or even move it, it just hung there. I'm 18 so it can happen even if you are young. Go to the doctor and if you need, get surgery as fast as you can because waiting will make the surgery harder to recover from like mine. Good luck with that injury!
@@manuricci5654 thank you, it is extremely challenging mentally. I noticed I have been more emotional and depressed, I lost all motivation to play college basketball again and I just want to be able to walk. Was it challenging for you mentally?
Jordan Kaplan Drose, who was good mainly for his athleticism and explosiveness, has suffered an ACL tear along with many meniscus tears. He’s still decent. Kobe, who was one of the most skilled players of our era and still an amazing player at the time, tore his Achilles and became shit. I think it’s obvious when I lay it out like that.
football players come back from ACL tears all the time. Adrian Peterson has had 3 ACL tears I think. These days its not as bad as it used to be. but you do need a lot more spring in basketball than you do football.
I unfortunately had bilateral Achilles tears and came back after 6 months. I think the change comes from the unknown pressure you start to place on the uninjured side. The key to returning is how fast your willing to subject yourself to the PAIN of the rehabilitation.
In Greek mythology, when Achilles was a baby, it was foretold that he would die young. To prevent his death, his mother Thetis took Achilles to the River Styx, which offered powers of invulnerability, and dipped his body into the water. However, as Thetis held Achilles by the heel, his heel was not washed by the magical river. And that's the origin of the Achilles' heel phrase...
It's a common tear but players get back on the field... The hardest one is probably quad tears like rectus femoris, I'm still recovering and it's been 3 years.
Honestly as soon as you said gruesome injury the first thing I thought of was Kevin Ware from Louisville during March Madness. His tibia was sticking out of his leg
nobody gonna mention that after tearing their achilles these players are flopping around like fish or lying around like dead ones while kobe casually stands up, sinks game winning free throws, and walks off without any help?
Jordan Kaplan they were necessary to win the game. he couldnt have possible made "game winning" anything since his achilles gave out before the *very* end of the game
Kevin Durant :'( Sure I talked smack especially after he joined the warriors, but there is no question, the man was a machine! I hope he makes a great recovery.
"Nobody has ever been the same after an achilles injury" Ive been a kd fan since i was a kid and hearing that he had an achilles injury truly breaks my heart. He is the reason why I play basketball and I'm just so sad right now. Seeing what happened to kobe and cousins I dont want kd to be a shell of his old self in whats suppose to be his prime years
Kirby Prudon That’s what l afraid of but l’m hope l’m wrong. Most of the time when someone gets an achilles injury, they never be the same. Kobe, Cousins, and many others. The achilles is just not strong as it was once it’s teared. That’s why l don’t play any sports because of fearing of achilles, acl, and other injuries. Praying for KD for his recovery.
Kirby Prudon there's always hope! Cousins looked pretty good recently & Dominique probably gave him some good tips!! Think like Jordan!? He went from one strength(quickness & leaping ability) to another.... the jump shot improved!!!!
Roberto Masensi You’re just a fucking hitch because you don’t like some of the best teams of all time. And you’re prolly pissed that kd left the bitch ass thunder
For all of you worried about KD... Don’t. First of all the injury is to his non-dominant leg. In basketball you mostly jump off the opposite leg as your dominant hand. If you’re right handed you jump off the left leg, if you’re left handed you jump off your right leg. KD is right handed and nothing happened to his left leg so he’ll still be able to jump the same as before the injury. Dominique tore his achilles on the right leg, also his non-dominant leg. That’s why Dominique came back just as dominant. KD is also not a player that is heavily dependent on his athleticism like a Dominique or LeBron James. He’s more of a finesse player with high level ball handling, and it also helps that he’s a 7 foot player who can shoot over anyone. This helps him tremendously, and will be the reason why he’ll still be as dominant as before. As for Klay Thompson, ACL injuries are not nearly as devastating as they were before. It also helps that he’s primarily a shooter. He should come back just the same as he was before.
In the past school year i’ve sprung my right ankle, fractured my wrist, and busted my nose....I might as well just change my name to Derrick Rose at this point
Radhames Carela yeah when you have a 45+ inch vert there is no injury that can take away your bounce. I mean after the injury he probably still had sthing like 35 inch vert
i was running sprints in one of my first high school football practices. mid 100 yd sprint it felt like someone kicked my heel. looked back, no one was there. then i found i strained my achilles. thankful i didnt tear it
a lot of these were connected to denver. 3 of em were nuggets players, mehmet got hurt in denver, the lakers and nuggets have a bit of a rivalry, the other Isiah plays for Denver
I'm 39 yes old and Dominique was not the same "athlete"when he came back. The year he tore it, he was a MVP frontrunner! What most people don't know is he was a complete scorer' he wasn't just dunks all the time. So other aspects of his game picked up the slack. Don't let stats fool you he was the only good player on that roster. Dominique was also the first athlete to benefit from Surgical advancements that finally figured out how to repair the Achilles tendon. Before Dominique, if you tore your Achilles, you retired! It was over, there wasn't a procedure to fix it yet. Now you'll recover but you won't be the same.
I think the damage done by an Achilles tear is mostly on the player's confidence. After not playing for months or years after a painful injury must make these players afraid to be who they once were.
I tore my achilles april 12th 2017 (i was 18) and there is nothing worse than the noise it makes the pop of it is unforgettable. I didn't get surgery and i still feel the scar tissue to this day. I can run but not the same level of athleticism, cutting isnt the same. and squatting and deadlifting are so much weaker than it was prior to tearing it. Now that it is fully healthy it is just such a mental injury. I don't play sports anymore and if I do its always in the back of my head. I think it takes a long time to get over.
Great video, but just for historical accuracy, the best example of a professional basketball player returning from an Achilles tear was Larry Bird, and it was also the most traumatic; In the fall of 1988, after having a career best 87/88 campaign, Bird began having heal discomfort and soon it became unbearable; X-rays revealed severe bone spurring in BOTH heals. When surgery was really the only option, both of Larry Bird's Achilles tendons were detached and the offending bone spurs were removed. He would miss the entire season, having to wear, large protective boots until the spring of 1989, when he began rehab. By the summer of 1989 Bird was participating in full court games and started the season looking a little rusty, but about two weeks in, he scored 50 against the Atlanta Hawks, who of course had Dominique. Bird's season that year was slightly less in terms of rebounding and he appeared to have lost some lateral movement, but he still averaged 25ppg, 9rbs and 7 assists on 50%. Soon his back would be a bigger problem, but his recovery from a double Achilles injury from bone spurring has to be the most notable in the NBA, but here's why a lot of people didn't know this for years. The Celtics said Bird just had bone spurs...they never said both tendons were detached at the time of the surgery. Wilkins comeback with the L.A. Clippers was short-lived, since by the time 1993/94 rolled around, the " Human highlight film " who's entire game was based on his insane vertical, went downhill from there, very, very quickly. But Larry Bird's was actually the most severe and his comeback was pretty impressive when both were injured.
Dude big ups on the arian foster reference. Dude was an absolute baller. I've never seen a slicker runner, and he wasn't afraid to butt heads with linebackers either. HOF career derailed by (multiple) horrific injuries.
I’m working through an Achilles rupture now. I’m working up to walking unassisted now, 5 months into the injury. Not a tear, a straight rupture. I won’t be able to run until the summer, sprints are a maybe for the rest of my life, I was high level, D1 soccer player, lived and breathed training 24/7. I left college and stopped training, came back in a game for my friend he invited me to and ruptured my Achilles in a very normal run up into a goal kick. My reaction was very similar to Jennings, untold pain, writhing on the ground and screaming. I’ve destroyed my wrist that needed surgery; crushed my collar bone that needed surgery. Neither of those were even close to the pain and severity to my Achilles injury.
I ruptured my Achilles in April, 2018. Full blown rupture -tendon was shedded like spaghetti. I did it playing competitive soccer and it was in training. Personally my experience didn’t hurt when I first did it, probably due to adrenaline and being focused on competing. I agree with a previous comment I seen which said a lot of the pain is due to knowing you’ll need to go through days worth of rehab to even have a chance at normal recovery. The pain itself hurts just as much as a severe leg cramp. But the real pain comes from knowing it is much much worse. It’s just as mental as it is physical with this injury. Trusting yourself to use the muscle is difficult. It’s tricky because if you don’t use it again it won’t recover. Currently I’m looking at a very smooth recovery, and plan to return this upcoming season. But I know for a fact this foot is different now for the rest of my life.
One of the teachers at my school wanted show off to the class that she could jump a hurdle. You probably know where I am going. She ruptured her achilles. ROFL
Camron Hatamkhani Bruuuuh-_- if she was demonstrating how to do it then laughing is really not suitable but if she was trying to flex that she could do it or was being cocky that I'm laughing my ass of then too
MDJ. gotta love your intellectual and interesting analytical and entertaining content unlike many other basketball channels where it's all poor grammar, too much dramas, and too much subjectivity. this channel is great and i want to let you know that.
this made me think back to when i was running ... tried to time myself from my home to the city / town from my house back when i stil lived with my parents ... i dont belive i tore anything but i couldnt walk after i basically collapsed and overstepped and faceplanted ... all i remember was pain and that i basically had to drag myself back home on the ground to get home was to painful to just get up normal ...
I tore mine coming down from a rebound playing basketball 1 year ago. Went with the non sugical healing. Still in recover mode mentally. I tried to race my son's 13 & 10 year's old and they beat me. I was a 4/5 speed guy. The mental recovery is longer.
I remember The Phonse and he had a lot of momentum going into his 3rd year in Denver. After his injury it was a huge downer. I was a big fan of him and that Denver team in the 90's
Dominique Wilkins was a two legged jumper. Go back and look at all of his highlights. That may have helped in his miraculous comeback. All the other Achilles tear victims jumped off one leg most of the time. If you jump off your left leg like most athletes do, your left Achilles will most likely be the one that tears. From what I hear, sometimes there is soreness before the tear. Wesley Matthews definitely had soreness before he tore his.
usually they tear because of a lot of wear and tear from too much exercise and not enough rest, also due to a sudden movement that stretches the ligament, and sometimes, just out of nowhere. i tore mine, worst pain ever. 2 months cast, 4 months rehab. took me a full year just to get over almost 70% mentally. to this day it affects decisions
This guy is talkin truth. Achilles by far...... the worst injury you can have. I told my doc and physical therapy trainer, “I just wanna walk again”. Screw the volleyball career. I can work hard and make money. “I just wanna walk normally again”. Theeeeeennnn my wife and I had two girls and daddy can run and play. That’s the main thing.😂👍🏼
I tore mine some years ago. As long you do all physiotherapy sessions, and workout to get strength back again you'll be fine. No pain, the same explosion... There are 2 reasons why you might not be the same after in my opinion. The first is in your mind, the injured leg will be stronger than ever, but you'll live with a permanent thought that it can happen again with the other leg, so you hold yourself in several moments. The second and the biggest one, you will be out for at least 1 and a half until you be 100% recovered. So, it's too much time for a athlete in higher performance. Even if you haven't any injuries and stop for about 1 year, you will have to work a lot to be back again where you were. So, in my opinion, that's nothing with the injury itself, but your mind.
I’ve ruptured both of my Achilles Tendons, one in 2013 and most recently in 2018. Both of them were from playing sports and both of them have changed me mentally because of how long it takes to come back.
Patrick Ewing played through a partial Ruptured Achilles in the 99 lockout season. Eventually he ruptured it completely after game 2 against the Pacers. I remember watching that game he missed the shot. Patrick was 36 years old at that time, and passed his prime. During that lockout season, almost no one trained to stay on shape.
Here after my own rupture just doing research after playing basketball and tearing mine it a scary feeling and I ain't in the nba it's a loud popped and feels like some one threw a softball and hit you but when you look back there's no one there
i think the biggest factor to a player's comeback after an achilles tear is their play style. you mentioned that dominique was still dunking and just as athletic after his tear, but i read a report where he said it himself that he changed his game. he started playing more on the floor, whereas he use to always attack the rim and use his quickness. he developed more of a consistent jumpshot and 3 point shot. he said that it kind of slowed the game down for him which helped lead to his successful comeback. not really sure how that translates to cousins because he aint the highest flyer, but its all in his mindset. we'll see later on as the season progresses
It is sad that John Wall and Kevin Durant tore their Achilles this season.
Clarice Death is funny
What Are Those o
Wall yes but that snake KD NO.
Jorge Padilla that makes no sense. It’s not his fault that Westbrook sucks
John wall was kinda dumb ig
Here after KD's Achilles. Prayers up !
Harshvardhan Jog I was literally about to comment the same thinf
I don't like the warriors but I put respect on KD for playing
For real
Let's not forget d rose. Tragic he tore his aclies too
Dimeand Biggie d rose tore is acl
Brad Pitt rupturing his Achilles while playing Achilles who died of an arrow to the Achilles is about the most poetic thing I’ve ever heard.
Slim Machado
Is fucking beautiful.
Dr0pkidd lol
Says Troydan fan.
Slim Machado Kinda ironic huh
omg troydan
Brad Pitt ruptured his Achilles while playing Achilles... a character who died from an arrow to the Achilles🤦🏿♂️
Spoiler
@@davo7628 it's.. A Greek myth
bad person brother its a joke
Yeah the Achilles is named after the hero Achilles
David Adoung factssss😂😂
This video got me scared to walk now
Same😂😂
Relax
Fax, I been chilling off all that walking shit
ACL is far worse injury
@@flipflop4396 I tore my acl in 2016 worst ever feeling
Brad Pitt ruptured his achilles playing Achilles 💀 that's ironic
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Ay... You caught on too.
justin true
He also made 30 million for Oceans 11and that was his share of the robbery loot, what are the odds?
Tore my Achilles. Didn't have surgery actually, which is beginning to be more common. I don't feel like I've lost anything in terms of athleticism, but it weighs on you mentally like no other injury. I've broken wrists, sprained ankles, dislocated joints but something about the Achilles is different. The long recovery is a big part of it I think. Makes you not want to jump as high as often, move as quick as you can, etc.
Get Handles Basketball love your vids coach
Glad to hear that!
I'm experiencing the same thing. I have my athleticism, but I don't want to jump as high anymore. When comes to using my quickness no problem. Playing defense is where it has somewhat of an impact.
Uhhhh no its cause you broke bitch. Kobe got surgery. Kobe played years after.
Get Handles Basketball same
Literally came straight to this video after they said KD had a achilles injury
Lmao me too
Why would they ever play him if they knew it was Achilles injury
santiago sanchez the initial injury was a strain calf I believe if they knew it was an Achilles he wouldn’t be playing
Prayers for Kevin Durant 😢😐😕😭
Derian Duarte bruh u can could see from the beginning that first injury was definitely not a calf injury. It felt like he got kicked from behind the leg. And where he was holding his leg. Warriors are hiding the truth. KD overextended his slightly torn Achilles and you can see that it completely ruptured in his leg.
Brandon Jennings at his best:
Achilles’ tear : *I’m about to end this mans whole career*
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 NOW THAT'S BRUTAL LOL
That season Kobe tore his achilles was probably his most underrated ever. Carried the team on his back so much that the injury became almost inevitable.
If that's the case, you'd have expected a lower back injury. I guess he took "lift with your legs" too seriously. Huh, my wife was right: I am depressingly unfunny.
matthewaresogood lol
d'antoni ran him into the ground
Karan Chima chelsea is trash lol
i tell people this all the time, Kobe deserved an MVP that year. The lakers had no business getting into the playoffs the way they were playing. Kobe literally carried them. I haven't seen anyone carry their team single handedly like that since.
Did Brad Pitt play Achilles in Troy if so that would be some irony
Edit:LMAO
JUST bruh that's what I was thinking. Irony is real 😂
Yeah...
JUST damn its clear he played Achilles
Yes hence he gets shot.with a arrow in the achilles heel haha
The edit lmao is what got me laughing
damn everyone screaming in pain when they tear their achilles while Kobe just casually sinks two free throws and walks it off #mambamentality
Hector Zeroni GOAT
SpanglishPR123 long time no see, hold this L
Samir Huq do you know him?
BruceGoated but you dont have a brain, so you cant have a mentality at all🤷♂️
Hector Zeroni I don’t see Rudy Gay screaming in pain
This is depressing to watch man. Prayers for KD.. Hopefully he bounces back like Dominique.
AyOsirus KD isn’t built the way Dominique was, but on the other side KD game doesn’t depend on athleticism because he is a shooting machine
And klay
Brandan Kalaj klay has a all he’ll be fine
RMH™ I’m glad you have faith
@@flawlessreese Anyone excited about their team signing KD at this point is a fool. He'll be Hoodie Melo now. Good shooting, defensive liability that can't get by anyone
9:23 Larry bird just sat down and started contemplating his life decisions after that poster.
Nah, he was used to it. Nique threw down shit like that on him every other game and they were division rivals and always met in the playoffs. I followed the Celtics from '84 and those Hawks series were some of my favorites. As a Celtic fan, I love the Human Highlight Film, even though he used to abuse Larry like that. Nique would be lethal in today's game as he has a deadly jumper and an unstoppable spin move that would end in a highlight dunk more often than not in todays game.
Rajki x
Who else came here after finding out KD has an Achilles injury?
Zack bro nobody gives af.
i did
Me
komoriblues asdfgda Yes it does, whenever you rupture your Achilles, it will never have the same stretch as it use to. NEVER. And it takes forever to heal
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We need an explanation about Kevin Ware’s bone popping out his leg
Marco Belinelli not enough ｂｏｎｅ ｊｕｉｃｅ
Marco Belinelli Reported for offending me
honestly it is just a open fracture, its gruesome but human can regenerate bone tissue meaning you can get a full recovery. Human body cannot regenerate tendon tissue that's why achilles tear and ACL tears are so bad.
Yang Song What if advances in tissue engineering could help adequately treat ACL tears?
Duncan Siror ACL tears have already begun to get better. they are still bad but players have come back even more athletic
Not sure how much biomechanics you’ve studied, but there’s some fascinating research that’s suggesting the achilles tendon is one of the - if not the single most prominent- key to natural athleticism. Size and composition of the achilles tendon is the strongest natural correlation scientists can find to vertical leaping ability.
In fact, out of all his traits biomechanical scientists find the length of Giannis’s achilles tendon to be the absolute freakiest thing about his already freaky body.
Chandler Russell +
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14927328/milwaukee-bucks-f-giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-most-exceptional-body last point
Chandler Russell here’s a quick summary thing of some Giannis measurements, but most of this stuff is from a class I took in school last year and some chats I’ve had with students who study it in depth. I’ll try to dig up a bit more
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14927328/milwaukee-bucks-f-giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-most-exceptional-body
Giannis is a freak of nature when he reaches his prime my god he could rek everyone
Do black people naturally have more prominent achilles I wonder??
This is low key scaring me cause Lebron is around the same age as these people if not same age
bozzbosspro you’re scared about lebron and not KD who already had the tear tf
@@nic.k not everyone is a kd fan
GRiͥezͣmͫann᚜ -_- not everyone is a lebron fan
iSxnti yeah but this guy is, and he chooses to worry about LeBron.
@@tamazg1751 thank you for common sense someone is smart
Have to agree !! Dominique is one of the few to return playing like it never happened!!
Need to find out who did the surgery & what did he do to make a full recovery!!!
Cousins is talking to the right person for advice!!
My greatest fears were Achilles & knee injuries!?
(Any injury of course!?)
Dominique tore his strongside achilles. The more important Achilles is the weakside; this is the one most players tend to tear.
Charles Barkley recently said that Dominique wasn’t the same again, the numbers were good but he wasn’t the same player anymore
I ruptured my Achilles while helping out at a fan contest a few years ago at a Wizards game. It hurt like crazy and felt like my foot was flopping inside my shoe. I sucked it up for a week and limped around on it, then finally went to the Dr and he confirmed it was ruptured and recommended surgery. I did intact get the surgery but it took a long time to truly recover. I could walk and jog, but sprinting or jumping was definitely not the same for quite a while(probably still isn't). Not being able to walk for a month at all and the following months of rehab really suck. I never want to play basketball again now!
I did the same... It does suck, and at times can make you feel really depressed..
hvn919 don’t give up bro I believe in your and your comeback
Two most significant aspects of an Achilles tear:
1. Atrophy
2. Psychological impact
Brother you are correct. I tore my left one in 2000 and still worry about it today.
@@dabdelaziz777 I hear you, man. I tore my right one 7 years ago. And I don't think a day goes by without me worrying about re-injuring it.
@Positive Mentality It really doesn't hurt. Let me break it down...
Event Pain = 0 (out of 10)
Re-injure Pain = 8
Sensation = It feels like someone hit the back of your leg with a dull mallet. Sort of like when a doctor checks your reflexes by tapping your knee.
The grimace you see on most of these players' faces is mainly confusion. 'Who hit me with a mallet? Why'd my leg fail?'
The only painful thing about an Achilles tear is re-injuring/stretching it during the recovery phase.
I would think one of the biggest factors is the tendon length after healing. After a partial tear, the tendon can be effectively lengthened a little. But it shortens as it scars/heals. And it ends up slightly different in length than before. On a complete tear, the surgeon puts it back in approximately the right spot, but he has no way to know exactly where it should go; and the tendon shortens during healing.
When the tendon is slightly longer/shorter than before, the muscle is now developing peak force at the wrong place, where the leverage is no longer efficiently being utilized. Shorter jumps, more effort, faster fatigue.
@Razh 80 Then how Dominique did it?
Bro I cant believe you're already at 100k just last year you were a semi-famous Instagram page now you got sponsors and almost 100k. Been with you since the first 100
Diss Jesus same
same
First 2,000 but same thing
New
Back in high school YEARS ago I tore my Achilles and it felt like I couldn't stand or anything like.someone cut the back of my.foot with a knife trust me when I says I can't run jump or do anything like I did before
When you say you can’t run or jump like before, is that from pain while running or your body just has a limit now.
Soy limit. If he still has pain his surgeon did a shitty job.
I think I tore my achillies but not sure, I was playing basketball and I drove to the rim and felt like a baseball was thrown at the back of my ankle
@@ddat6193 yeah buddy, I tore mine 3 weeks ago, had surgery 2 weeks ago, trust me it is really painful and you feel like you got kicked or hit really hard with a bat, if you can still walk, you surely did not tore it fully, go to the doctor. I tore it completely and couldnt walk or even move it, it just hung there. I'm 18 so it can happen even if you are young. Go to the doctor and if you need, get surgery as fast as you can because waiting will make the surgery harder to recover from like mine. Good luck with that injury!
@@manuricci5654 thank you, it is extremely challenging mentally. I noticed I have been more emotional and depressed, I lost all motivation to play college basketball again and I just want to be able to walk. Was it challenging for you mentally?
here after KD, prayers up
What about klay
Brandan Kalaj he has a acl injury
@@brandanbruh2977 im pretty sure he's out for half of the next season
angery boi its the whole season he will be back in the playoffs
Summary of the video:
The injury is Really Bad
I needed a video like this, I was wondering how this injury works, thanks fam
Asaru Jordan I agree
Rudy Gay recovered from it and he was the second leading scorer on the spurs
Still.. not the same Rudy.
Ok the Brad Pitt thing had me dying, he _was_ Achilles
That's a whole new level of irony
That Gordon Hayward intro was uncalled for.
I can't stop holding the back of my ankle. While watching this.
Facts specially the hayward injury
@@godlike5596 😭😭nooo🤕
Remember when Paul George broke his leg on team USA? 😱
I knoww
Ankle is what I fear injuring the most
Same mine hurts while watching
Bruh those first injuries 🤢
nolan boucher at least he didn't show Shaun Livingston snapping his leg in half
Celtics Be Beastmode or the college guy who had his bone pop out his leg
Lavar Ball Yes I forgot about that pne
Lavar Ball Kevin Ware?
8:19 low-key video bomb spotted
H where?
I saw it! It’s waaaay at the right side.
How bad is an ACL tear
Osama Been Crippin which one is worse
Jordan Kaplan
Drose, who was good mainly for his athleticism and explosiveness, has suffered an ACL tear along with many meniscus tears. He’s still decent.
Kobe, who was one of the most skilled players of our era and still an amazing player at the time, tore his Achilles and became shit.
I think it’s obvious when I lay it out like that.
football players come back from ACL tears all the time. Adrian Peterson has had 3 ACL tears I think. These days its not as bad as it used to be. but you do need a lot more spring in basketball than you do football.
TJB24 really bad.
TJB24 Zach Lavine still got hella bounce after an ACL tear, I believe age is a factor in recovery.
Ruptured my achilles. Its been 8 weeks since surgery, just drove for the first time yesterday.
Ron B good job man how’s your Achilles now? Hoping it’s better?
I unfortunately had bilateral Achilles tears and came back after 6 months. I think the change comes from the unknown pressure you start to place on the uninjured side. The key to returning is how fast your willing to subject yourself to the PAIN of the rehabilitation.
**29 nba teams who aren't the Warriors right now**
*SO you're saying there's a chance.....* 👀
👀
Well u were right
This guy can see the future
Unlucky player who will suffer this injury, in the future
And its KD. Damn 😭 Prayers UP
In Greek mythology, when Achilles was a baby, it was foretold that he would die young. To prevent his death, his mother Thetis took Achilles to the River Styx, which offered powers of invulnerability, and dipped his body into the water.
However, as Thetis held Achilles by the heel, his heel was not washed by the magical river.
And that's the origin of the Achilles' heel phrase...
Diver Cool. Never knew that. Thanks!
Thetis should have done it better
i knew this but i don’t know why she didn’t just dip her fingers in as well
It's a common tear but players get back on the field... The hardest one is probably quad tears like rectus femoris, I'm still recovering and it's been 3 years.
I pray KD makes a full and speedy recovery🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 we need him in the league and he doesn’t deserve this injury
SNAKE
David Riedy no not for signing with a team. Also he just signed with the fucking nets so get out of your feelings
Honestly as soon as you said gruesome injury the first thing I thought of was Kevin Ware from Louisville during March Madness. His tibia was sticking out of his leg
Robert Xbox That shit was nasty
His lower leg looked like it was nothing but skin and flesh for a minute
What if you just walk in your kitchen and tear your Achilles
Then your very un lucky
Like John Wall?
@@jamescarney5551 Damn thats Some freaky shit
And ur home alone imagine
nobody gonna mention that after tearing their achilles these players are flopping around like fish or lying around like dead ones while kobe casually stands up, sinks game winning free throws, and walks off without any help?
im probably going to jail they were to tie the game not win
Jordan Kaplan they were necessary to win the game. he couldnt have possible made "game winning" anything since his achilles gave out before the *very* end of the game
Maybe Kobe's tear wasnt as bad?
@@VincentCheung92 tear is tear, there is no good or worse. That's what I think
More or less tendon material could be ripped, if not the whole tendon
happened to my dad when he was well into his 50’s playing racketball, he’s 60 now and it’s as if it never happened, he’s still athletic as hell
Im pretty sure that the weight of a person affects their recovery because when Demarcus came back it was definitely ine of the longer ones.
I tore my Achilles when I was 16 when I was in my high school finals and it hurt more than anything in the world
Cap
How bad did it feel 1-10
@@godlike5596 10
T GAY can u still play sperts
@@organicpotato9698 yeah but I'm not as good
Kevin Durant :'( Sure I talked smack especially after he joined the warriors, but there is no question, the man was a machine! I hope he makes a great recovery.
"Nobody has ever been the same after an achilles injury"
Ive been a kd fan since i was a kid and hearing that he had an achilles injury truly breaks my heart. He is the reason why I play basketball and I'm just so sad right now. Seeing what happened to kobe and cousins I dont want kd to be a shell of his old self in whats suppose to be his prime years
This is 100% on GSW. Fuck them
Kirby Prudon That’s what l afraid of but l’m hope l’m wrong. Most of the time when someone gets an achilles injury, they never be the same. Kobe, Cousins, and many others. The achilles is just not strong as it was once it’s teared. That’s why l don’t play any sports because of fearing of achilles, acl, and other injuries. Praying for KD for his recovery.
Sean Henderson yeah dawh that’s y u don’t play sports u lil bitch
Kirby Prudon there's always hope! Cousins looked pretty good recently & Dominique probably gave him some good tips!!
Think like Jordan!?
He went from one strength(quickness & leaping ability) to another.... the jump shot improved!!!!
Roberto Masensi You’re just a fucking hitch because you don’t like some of the best teams of all time. And you’re prolly pissed that kd left the bitch ass thunder
For all of you worried about KD... Don’t. First of all the injury is to his non-dominant leg. In basketball you mostly jump off the opposite leg as your dominant hand. If you’re right handed you jump off the left leg, if you’re left handed you jump off your right leg. KD is right handed and nothing happened to his left leg so he’ll still be able to jump the same as before the injury. Dominique tore his achilles on the right leg, also his non-dominant leg. That’s why Dominique came back just as dominant. KD is also not a player that is heavily dependent on his athleticism like a Dominique or LeBron James. He’s more of a finesse player with high level ball handling, and it also helps that he’s a 7 foot player who can shoot over anyone. This helps him tremendously, and will be the reason why he’ll still be as dominant as before. As for Klay Thompson, ACL injuries are not nearly as devastating as they were before. It also helps that he’s primarily a shooter. He should come back just the same as he was before.
In the past school year i’ve sprung my right ankle, fractured my wrist, and busted my nose....I might as well just change my name to Derrick Rose at this point
😂
Dominique was absolute athletic freak though. Probably got lucky but I think genetics have a lot to do with it
Radhames Carela yeah when you have a 45+ inch vert there is no injury that can take away your bounce.
I mean after the injury he probably still had sthing like 35 inch vert
i think individual genetics play a bigger fact than age
Rudy Gay came back well
Considering he also had several smaller injuries this season (and I think he may have torn his ACL prior to his Achilles tear) he was outstanding.
The Spurs lowkey had a great offseason
Rohan Prince shell of himself
Rudy still wasn't 💯 throughout the year too. Excited to see him playing at full health
That Kenyan representation !! 🇰🇪🇰🇪
Kipkame11 Lol, I didn't expect that
Kemani
Kenyan Pride 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
Kipkame11 I know right
Ayyy
i was running sprints in one of my first high school football practices. mid 100 yd sprint it felt like someone kicked my heel. looked back, no one was there. then i found i strained my achilles. thankful i didnt tear it
a lot of these were connected to denver. 3 of em were nuggets players, mehmet got hurt in denver, the lakers and nuggets have a bit of a rivalry, the other Isiah plays for Denver
Can you do ACL next? Trying to figure out the Porzingis case
Boss2119 • KP's ACL tear isn't that bad he explained it in his youtube channel
I'm 39 yes old and Dominique was not the same "athlete"when he came back. The year he tore it, he was a MVP frontrunner! What most people don't know is he was a complete scorer' he wasn't just dunks all the time. So other aspects of his game picked up the slack. Don't let stats fool you he was the only good player on that roster. Dominique was also the first athlete to benefit from Surgical advancements that finally figured out how to repair the Achilles tendon. Before Dominique, if you tore your Achilles, you retired! It was over, there wasn't a procedure to fix it yet. Now you'll recover but you won't be the same.
Now you know great Sabonis was.
Hey, I’m 14 yes old!
Man I'd hate for a undersized point guard like Isaiah Thomas to lose athleticism like that.. it would make it hard to be in the league
I started grabbing my Achilles while watching this video😂
Same here
Lol... Same here
It dosen't work just let you know
This gave me chills.
I think the damage done by an Achilles tear is mostly on the player's confidence. After not playing for months or years after a painful injury must make these players afraid to be who they once were.
Durant will come even better, why? He’s great shooter, taller, and light weight body mass
I hope so but I admire your optimism.
@@FoxyChariot he was right
@@Vesaint He really was. Spot on 100%
So accurate 😂
MJD WE NEED MORE FREQUENT UPLOADS, IVE BEEN MISSING YOUR VIDEOS 😤😤😤
Btw GOAT transition into seat geek promo 😂😤
Who’s mjd
I tore my achilles april 12th 2017 (i was 18) and there is nothing worse than the noise it makes the pop of it is unforgettable. I didn't get surgery and i still feel the scar tissue to this day. I can run but not the same level of athleticism, cutting isnt the same. and squatting and deadlifting are so much weaker than it was prior to tearing it. Now that it is fully healthy it is just such a mental injury. I don't play sports anymore and if I do its always in the back of my head. I think it takes a long time to get over.
Great video, but just for historical accuracy, the best example of a professional basketball player returning from an Achilles tear was Larry Bird, and it was also the most traumatic; In the fall of 1988, after having a career best 87/88 campaign, Bird began having heal discomfort and soon it became unbearable; X-rays revealed severe bone spurring in BOTH heals. When surgery was really the only option, both of Larry Bird's Achilles tendons were detached and the offending bone spurs were removed. He would miss the entire season, having to wear, large protective boots until the spring of 1989, when he began rehab. By the summer of 1989 Bird was participating in full court games and started the season looking a little rusty, but about two weeks in, he scored 50 against the Atlanta Hawks, who of course had Dominique. Bird's season that year was slightly less in terms of rebounding and he appeared to have lost some lateral movement, but he still averaged 25ppg, 9rbs and 7 assists on 50%. Soon his back would be a bigger problem, but his recovery from a double Achilles injury from bone spurring has to be the most notable in the NBA, but here's why a lot of people didn't know this for years. The Celtics said Bird just had bone spurs...they never said both tendons were detached at the time of the surgery. Wilkins comeback with the L.A. Clippers was short-lived, since by the time 1993/94 rolled around, the " Human highlight film " who's entire game was based on his insane vertical, went downhill from there, very, very quickly. But Larry Bird's was actually the most severe and his comeback was pretty impressive when both were injured.
why arent you posting as much MDJ
Offseason so all he has to cover is history of the nba
MADE IN MEXXX How much does he make from it roughly?
Philadelphia Sport fan 75 dollars a year
Cause of u he don’t want to see ya commenting
I was at a nba game , and went to get food and fell , I ruptured my Achilles , so much for it being safer to watch a game
Dude big ups on the arian foster reference. Dude was an absolute baller. I've never seen a slicker runner, and he wasn't afraid to butt heads with linebackers either. HOF career derailed by (multiple) horrific injuries.
Thomas Lee Agreed
I’m working through an Achilles rupture now. I’m working up to walking unassisted now, 5 months into the injury. Not a tear, a straight rupture. I won’t be able to run until the summer, sprints are a maybe for the rest of my life, I was high level, D1 soccer player, lived and breathed training 24/7. I left college and stopped training, came back in a game for my friend he invited me to and ruptured my Achilles in a very normal run up into a goal kick. My reaction was very similar to Jennings, untold pain, writhing on the ground and screaming. I’ve destroyed my wrist that needed surgery; crushed my collar bone that needed surgery. Neither of those were even close to the pain and severity to my Achilles injury.
I ruptured my Achilles in April, 2018. Full blown rupture -tendon was shedded like spaghetti. I did it playing competitive soccer and it was in training. Personally my experience didn’t hurt when I first did it, probably due to adrenaline and being focused on competing.
I agree with a previous comment I seen which said a lot of the pain is due to knowing you’ll need to go through days worth of rehab to even have a chance at normal recovery.
The pain itself hurts just as much as a severe leg cramp. But the real pain comes from knowing it is much much worse.
It’s just as mental as it is physical with this injury. Trusting yourself to use the muscle is difficult. It’s tricky because if you don’t use it again it won’t recover. Currently I’m looking at a very smooth recovery, and plan to return this upcoming season. But I know for a fact this foot is different now for the rest of my life.
One of the teachers at my school wanted show off to the class that she could jump a hurdle. You probably know where I am going.
She ruptured her achilles. ROFL
Camron Hatamkhani by rofl you mean you or your teacher?
Guys I swear its true what happened. I feel bad but at the same time I just cant stop laughing at it
Camron Hatamkhani Bruuuuh-_- if she was demonstrating how to do it then laughing is really not suitable but if she was trying to flex that she could do it or was being cocky that I'm laughing my ass of then too
D K I understand where your coming from , but are you good? I don't think his parents need a stranger to tell'em what type of kid they raised
LMFAO
Oh please no KD got this injury after game 5...hope he comeback stronger
Anthony Lopez So sad. But, he is in his 30’s now too which makes the like-hood that he’ll come back the same much less likely.
Chauncey, gay, kobe, cousins, jennings all had this injury and never was came back stronger. It's a miracle if the comes back stronger or desame.
KD is a tough dude. Look at other players like Jenning...KD barely even blinked.
Cseszlai Zsolt Facts he just looked pissed but I feel like he’s gonna be alright
MDJ. gotta love your intellectual and interesting analytical and entertaining content unlike many other basketball channels where it's all poor grammar, too much dramas, and too much subjectivity. this channel is great and i want to let you know that.
this made me think back to when i was running ... tried to time myself from my home to the city / town from my house back when i stil lived with my parents ... i dont belive i tore anything but i couldnt walk after i basically collapsed and overstepped and faceplanted ... all i remember was pain and that i basically had to drag myself back home on the ground to get home was to painful to just get up normal ...
Who's here after Durant's Achilles injury?
Yes sir lol
Moe Freeze bye bye to kd
MoneyMakinMitch L
@Tarry Flap him and curry ate like BEST friends, it's sad to think he might just leave :((
Prayers for Klay and Kevin!🙏
Here after klay Thompson might’ve tore his Achilles
I tore mine coming down from a rebound playing basketball 1 year ago. Went with the non sugical healing. Still in recover mode mentally. I tried to race my son's 13 & 10 year's old and they beat me. I was a 4/5 speed guy. The mental recovery is longer.
I remember The Phonse and he had a lot of momentum going into his 3rd year in Denver. After his injury it was a huge downer. I was a big fan of him and that Denver team in the 90's
Kd brought me here after nba finals game 5! Damnn prayers up for kd
Dominique Wilkins was a two legged jumper. Go back and look at all of his highlights. That may have helped in his miraculous comeback.
All the other Achilles tear victims jumped off one leg most of the time. If you jump off your left leg like most athletes do, your left Achilles will most likely be the one that tears.
From what I hear, sometimes there is soreness before the tear. Wesley Matthews definitely had soreness before he tore his.
Do ACL next
usually they tear because of a lot of wear and tear from too much exercise and not enough rest, also due to a sudden movement that stretches the ligament, and sometimes, just out of nowhere. i tore mine, worst pain ever. 2 months cast, 4 months rehab. took me a full year just to get over almost 70% mentally. to this day it affects decisions
This guy is talkin truth. Achilles by far...... the worst injury you can have. I told my doc and physical therapy trainer, “I just wanna walk again”. Screw the volleyball career. I can work hard and make money. “I just wanna walk normally again”. Theeeeeennnn my wife and I had two girls and daddy can run and play. That’s the main thing.😂👍🏼
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Kevin Durant: hold my bench
Prayers for a fast recover to KD
Bro have you seen kevin ware his leg just snapped that was soo nasty and it ended his beginning career
I tore mine some years ago. As long you do all physiotherapy sessions, and workout to get strength back again you'll be fine. No pain, the same explosion... There are 2 reasons why you might not be the same after in my opinion. The first is in your mind, the injured leg will be stronger than ever, but you'll live with a permanent thought that it can happen again with the other leg, so you hold yourself in several moments. The second and the biggest one, you will be out for at least 1 and a half until you be 100% recovered. So, it's too much time for a athlete in higher performance. Even if you haven't any injuries and stop for about 1 year, you will have to work a lot to be back again where you were. So, in my opinion, that's nothing with the injury itself, but your mind.
I’ve ruptured both of my Achilles Tendons, one in 2013 and most recently in 2018. Both of them were from playing sports and both of them have changed me mentally because of how long it takes to come back.
You should do some similar video about ACL tears and NBA players involved!
Acl isn't as bad as Achilles
I guess Kevin Durant was the unlucky person to tear his Achilles this season.
mrbbradify 7 John Wall
@@vavvy5367 How?
JONATHAN THE GOD supposedly he slipped in his kitchen and tore his Achilles
@@vavvy5367 ! Wow
@@vavvy5367 he didn't tore he ruptured
No wonder Callum Hudson-Odoi & Ruben haven’t been the same where it has been nearly 2 yr since their achilles injuries
Patrick Ewing played through a partial Ruptured Achilles in the 99 lockout season. Eventually he ruptured it completely after game 2 against the Pacers. I remember watching that game he missed the shot. Patrick was 36 years old at that time, and passed his prime. During that lockout season, almost no one trained to stay on shape.
Just ruptured my achilles and it came out of no where. Was running about 70%. Played sports all my life and never had any injuries. Only 23 yrs old
Brad Pitt HAD to get an achilles injury for his role in Troy. Acting 101
If you injure your Achilles, always remember that God has good plans for you
But the most extreme looking one has to be Paul George leg snap
Is that the worst though?
Here after my own rupture just doing research after playing basketball and tearing mine it a scary feeling and I ain't in the nba it's a loud popped and feels like some one threw a softball and hit you but when you look back there's no one there
i think the biggest factor to a player's comeback after an achilles tear is their play style. you mentioned that dominique was still dunking and just as athletic after his tear, but i read a report where he said it himself that he changed his game. he started playing more on the floor, whereas he use to always attack the rim and use his quickness. he developed more of a consistent jumpshot and 3 point shot. he said that it kind of slowed the game down for him which helped lead to his successful comeback. not really sure how that translates to cousins because he aint the highest flyer, but its all in his mindset. we'll see later on as the season progresses