Los Angeles Lakers fans are very familiar with this injury. It's the same injury that Kobe Bryant suffered back in the 2013 season, also late in the season. Tatum idolized Bryant growing up, calling him his favorite player as a kid. Now that he has suffered the same injury as his idol, fans have compared the two getting the same injury.

Jayson Tatum’s Achilles tear ends his season—but how long will he be out? History offers clues on what’s next.

"BREAKING: Boston Celtics All-NBA star Jayson Tatum underwent surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon. Catastrophic season-ending injury for one of the NBA's young faces and the Celtics, with a long rehab awaiting," Charania wrote on X.

In Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Klay Thompson went up for a dunk and came back down never the same. Thompson’s left knee buckled during an awkward landing under the rim against the Toronto Raptors.

Here‘s what the recovery process has looked like for NBA stars that have undergone Achilles tears like Jayson Tatum's.

NBA players who suffered a ruptured Achilles’ tendon between 1970 and 2019 returned to play with varying degrees of success.

The star power is gone in some cases, aching in others, and there's no question that injuries are becoming the story of this postseason. For Lillard — and now possibly Tatum, depending on what the MRI and other exams show — injuries could be part of the story next season as well.