Alright, so picture this: The NBA playoffs have been nothing short of a thriller this year, but amidst all the slam dunks and buzzer-beaters, there’s been a seriously weird—and kinda eerie—trend that’s got the whole sports world talking. Why is it that virtually every player rocking the number zero jersey seems to be dropping like flies with torn Achilles tendons? Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton just suffered a devastating injury in Game 7 of the 2025 Finals, and let’s just say, 50 Cent isn’t buying coincidence. He’s pointing fingers at some mysterious “juju” that’s apparently cursed these players, stirring up a storm of frustration and suspicion. Now, here’s a cosmic curveball for ya: with Mercury retrograde doing its dance, could the heavens be throwing a curve to these zeroes in more ways than one? It’s like the universe is playing its own version of “The Curse of the Zero” — or maybe it’s just some wicked bad luck wrapped in superstition. Either way, 50 Cent’s fiery outburst has everyone wondering—what’s really behind this injury plague? And while the NBA’s commissioner is looking to AI for answers, some of us just wanna know: who’s got the juju, and when’s someone gonna lift this hex? LEARN MORE
50 Cent lashed out over a wave of devastating injuries in the NBA playoffs and accused a mystery woman of cursing players wearing the number zero, including Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, who tore his Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals.
“When I find the b#### that put the juju on my man? This s### ain’t just happening just to be happening, the s### is happening for a reason,” 50 Cent said in a video. “How everybody with zero get their Achilles snapped? Everybody’s s### is popped. Like, everybody’s s###. Right? You got Damien Lillard, right? Jason Tatum? And Haliburton.”
50 Cent, has a business relationship with the Indiana Pacers through his Sire Spirits brand and G-Unity Foundation. Despite his New York roots, he’s been a vocal supporter of the Pacers, especially during their 2025 Finals run.
His frustration peaked after Haliburton, who wore jersey number 0, suffered a torn right Achilles less than five minutes into the first quarter of Game 7.
The injury ended his season and required surgery in New York with Dr. Martin O’Malley. Haliburton had been playing through a calf strain before the rupture and is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 season.
Haliburton wasn’t alone. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics and Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks—both also wearing number 0—suffered similar injuries during the 2025 postseason.
In total, seven NBA players tore their Achilles tendons this season, the most in league history.
“All of my n##### is dead. All of my friends are dead now. I’m singing Lil Uzi out this b####. Because this m###########, when I find his hoe, she dead,” 50 Cent lamented.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has acknowledged the disturbing trend but has a different take than 50 Cent. He said the league is turning to artificial intelligence to comb through video and player data in search of patterns.
“I’m hopeful that by looking at more data, by looking at patterns, this is one area where A.I. — people are talking about how that’s going to transform so many areas — the ability with A.I. to ingest all video of every game a player’s played in to see if you can detect some pattern that we didn’t realize that leads to an Achilles injury. We’re taking it very seriously,” Silver said in an interview with NBA.com.
Silver said the league began reviewing injury data before Haliburton’s injury and ruled out season length as a factor. The NBA has not announced when it expects to complete its investigation.
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