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Spalding product Rudy Gay suffers suspected torn Achilles tendon

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Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay lays on the floor with what the team reported later to be a torn Achilles tendon, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers Wednesday.

Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay lays on the floor with what the team reported later to be a torn Achilles tendon, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers Wednesday. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP)

Rudy Gay, an Archbiship Spalding graduate who has gone on to a 10-year NBA career, could miss the rest of the season with a suspected torn left Achilles tendon.

Gay, Sacramento's second-leading scorer, fell to the floor while driving to the basket in the third quarter and was carried off the court.

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Before the injury, Gay, had scored 21 points against the Indiana Pacers, who won the game, 106-100.

Gay, 30, will be evaluated Thursday.

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He has played for the Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors and the Kings.

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