Fred VanVleet (born February 25, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 At Auburn High School in Rockford, Illinois, he was an All-State player who was mostly recruited by mid-major basketball programs.
 In college, he has contributed to a resurgence of Wichita State Shockers basketball that included a final four run in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament by the 2012–13 Shocker team as a freshman and an undefeated regular season by the 2013–14 team as a sophomore.
 By his sophomore year, he was on midseason watchlists for most major awards.
 He was named as a 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American by a variety of media outlets.
 As a junior for the 2014–15 Shockers, he was an All-Missouri Valley Conference first team selection and received All-American honorable mention recognition from the Associated Press.
 He is Wichita State's career leader in both assists and steals, and was named Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year as both a sophomore and a senior.
Joseph Jay Wylie, Sr. (born February 10, 1968), is an American retired professional basketball player.
 Born in Washington, D.C., he is listed at 6'9" and weighed 220 lbs.
 Wylie played collegiate ball with the University of Miami Hurricanes from 1988 to 1991), where he earned the names, "Wylie's World", and "Jumping Joe Wylie", because of his ability to leap over his opponents.
 Wylie entered the 1991 NBA Draft and was picked 38th in the second round by the Los Angeles Clippers.
 On July 4, 1991, almost a week after the draft, the Clippers traded him to the New York Knicks for a 1993 second round pick.
 The Knicks were enthusiastic of getting such a player of his calibre; In 1992, Wylie was invited to the Minnesota Timberwolves training camp but he was eventually cut from the roster during the preseason.
 In 1993 Wylie played in 6 preseason games with the Detroit Pistons and was the last cut before contracts became guaranteed.
 He eventually played his professional basketball career mostly overseas in Italy, Spain, France, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Turkey, Argentina, Israel, Portugal, the Philippines, Germany, Russia, the Dominican Republic and Hungary.
 He also played in CBA with the Columbus Horizon during the 1991–92 season.
 He retired in 2009.
 Wylie has a son, Joseph Micheal Wylie, Jr., who played collegiate football at his alma mater but later transferred to Tennessee State University.
William "Pop" Gates (August 30, 1917 – December 1, 1999) was an American professional basketball player.
 He was born in Decatur, Alabama and attended high school in New York, New York.
 After playing college basketball at Clark Atlanta University, he continued his basketball career in New York City with the Harlem Renaissance, for several years beginning in 1938–39.
 "Seven months before Jackie Robinson made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Leo Ferris helped usher in a new era of racial integration for professional basketball when he signed William "Pop" Gates, who made his debut for the Blackhawks in October 1946.
 Gates, along with William "Dolly" King, were the first two African-American players in the NBL.
 "When Leo Ferris came to me, it was like a godsend," Gates was quoted as saying in the book, "Pioneers of the Hardwood: Indiana and the Birth of Professional Basketball."
 "It was a real highlight of my career to be accepted by the NBL as one of only two blacks in the league."
 He became one of the early black players in the NBL in 1946.
 Later he played for and coached the Harlem Globetrotters.
 Gates is one of the few athletes who went directly from a high school championship team (Benjamin Franklin, New York, 1938) to a World Professional Champion (Rens, 1939).
The 1991–92 NBA season was the Hawks' 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Atlanta.
 During the offseason, the Hawks acquired Maurice Cheeks from the New York Knicks.
 The Hawks had a complete change of guards turning over their backcourt to second-year guard Rumeal Robinson, and top draft pick Stacey Augmon out of UNLV.
 However, with a 22–20 record in late January, Dominique Wilkins ruptured his achilles tendon and was out for the remainder of the season.
 Without Wilkins, the Hawks would lose 24 of their final 40 games, including a 7-game losing streak.
 They finished fifth in the Central Division with a 38–44 record, missing the playoffs and losing a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference to the Miami Heat.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Pacers' 21st season in the National Basketball Association, and 30th season as a franchise.
 During the offseason, the Pacers acquired Jalen Rose from the Denver Nuggets.
 Injuries and sluggish play would hamper the Pacers all season long as Rik Smits only played just 52 games due to a foot injury, and Derrick McKey appeared in just 50 games due to a ruptured Achilles tendon.
 They missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years with a disappointing 39–43 record, sixth in the Central Division.
 Reggie Miller averaged 21.6 points per game and led the league with 229 three-point field goals.
 At midseason, the Pacers brought back playmaker Mark Jackson in exchange for Eddie Johnson after a brief stint with the Denver Nuggets.
 Jackson would remain with the Pacers until 2000, where the team reached the NBA Finals.
 He also led the league with 11.4 assists per game.
Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Wilkins was a nine-time NBA All-Star, and is widely viewed as one of the best dunkers in NBA history, earning the nickname The Human Highlight Film.
 In 2006, Wilkins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Lawrence Ronald Costello (July 2, 1931 – December 13, 2001) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
 He was known as the National Basketball Association's last two-handed set shooter.
 After playing at Niagara University, he joined the Philadelphia Warriors in 1954.
 Two years later he was traded to the Syracuse Nationals.
 He retired in 1965 from the Philadelphia 76ers (the former Syracuse Nationals), but eventually came back for the 1966–67 NBA season after new head coach Alex Hannum told him he needed a veteran point guard.
 With 42 games into the season, Costello ripped his Achilles tendon on January 6, 1967 and was replaced by Wali Jones.
 He did, however, come back to participlate in the 1967 playoffs.
 Costello ended his career for the second and final time in 1968.
The 1992–93 NBA season was the Hawks' 44th season in the National Basketball Association, and 25th season in Atlanta.
 Prior to the start of the season, the Hawks acquired Mookie Blaylock from the New Jersey Nets.
 Despite having Dominique Wilkins back after missing most of the previous year with a ruptured Achilles tendon, the Hawks lost five of their first seven games, but managed to defeat the defending champion Chicago Bulls on the road, 100–99 at the Chicago Stadium on November 7.
 As the season progressed, the team continued to struggle playing below 500.
 for the first half of the season, holding a 26–31 record as of March 4.
 However, the Hawks would win 12 of their next 13 games while posting a 12–3 record in March, on their way to finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 43–39 record.
Jason Macdonald (born 3 November 1980 in Lawrence, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who plays at hooker for Otago in the ITM Cup.
 He has previously played in the Super 14 competition for the Highlanders and Crusaders, but his career is currently on hold following a ruptured Achilles tendon.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Nuggets' 21st season in the National Basketball Association, and 30th season as a franchise.
 In the offseason, the Nuggets acquired Mark Jackson and Ricky Pierce from the Indiana Pacers, and signed free agent Ervin Johnson.
 However, after a 4–9 start to the season, Bernie Bickerstaff was forced out as head coach and replaced with Dick Motta, where the Nuggets then lost ten straight games along the way.
 Midway through the season, Jackson was traded back to the Indiana Pacers, while Pierce was dealt to the Charlotte Hornets.
 Meanwhile, the Nuggets signed free agent Kenny Smith, who won championships with the Houston Rockets.
 As the season drew, the Nuggets still struggled losing 26 of their final 30 games, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 21–61 record.
 Despite playing just 55 games due to a knee injury and a ruptured achilles tendon, LaPhonso Ellis led the team in scoring with a career high of 21.9 points per game.

Question: Which professional basketball player, nicknamed The Human Highlight Film, miss most of the 1991-92 MIDseason for a ruptured Achilles tendon?
Answer: Dominique Wilkins