The sports science on this is clear: Catastrophic injuries — such as a ruptured Achilles or ACL tear — are far more likely to happen when the player is fatigued. With many trying to assign blame for the Warriors two devastating injuries in their final two games, part of that needs to fall on the Warriors' own success. Blame" may be the wrong word here because it's not like the Warriors would give back a title, but becoming the first team since the Bill Russell Celtics to make it to five straight finals added to the fatigue for the team and likely played a role in what happened.