Celtics star Jayson Tatum is feared to have suffered a torn achilles throughout Recreation 4 of Boston’s defeat to the New York Knicks.
Tatum was carried off the ground late within the fourth quarter with Boston down 9 and that might be the final time we see the 27-year-old for fairly a while if the damage is as critical as anticipated.
The Knicks took a 3-1 sequence lead and the Celtics now face a monumental job to overturn the deficit with out their main participant, who put in an outstanding efficiency on the night time with 42 factors, eight rebounds and 4 assists.
The very fact it was a noncontact damage to the decrease leg suggests the worst has certainly occurred and Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla mentioned Tatum will endure an MRI to find out the severity.
When Tatum’s partner-in-crime Jaylen Brown was requested about what it may imply for the Boston franchise going ahead, he replied: “I’m undecided. I’ve acquired no phrases proper now.”
Tatum has been labelled because the NBA’s Iron Man over the course of his eight-year profession. Previous to sustaining a wrist damage within the first spherical towards the Orlando Magic, he had by no means missed a playoff sport since being drafted in 2017.
He has performed over 1,500 minutes greater than anybody else within the league upon getting into and the ten video games he missed within the common season this yr have been essentially the most in his profession, in a handful of which he was rested.
WATCH: Jayson Tatum is helped off the court docket with feared achilles tear
Jayson Tatum was helped off the court docket late in Recreation 4 after an obvious leg damage on this play. pic.twitter.com/UF8D4mxqlo
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Extensively thought to be among the best gamers within the NBA, Tatum is quickly to be awarded with a fourth-straight First Group All-NBA honor after averaging 26.8 factors, 8.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists within the common season.
The previous Duke Blue Satan lifted his first championship final summer season when beating the Dallas Mavericks within the NBA Finals and can possible end the present postseason with averages of 28.1 factors, 11.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists an evening.
The league hasn’t seen a back-to-back champion because the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018 – and that pattern seems to be very more likely to proceed.
