Bertans has recovered from two ACL tears in his young career, and did not help the Latvian national basketball team at this summer's Olympic qualifiers.
Bertāns karjeras laikā divas reizes atguvies no ceļgala krustenisko saišu plīsuma, turklāt abas reizes viņš ārstējies tieši pie "Spurs" speciālistiem.