Jayson Tatum's Boston Celtics teammates react to his Game 4 injury vs. New York Knicks
Jayson Tatum's Boston Celtics teammates react to his Game 4 injury vs. New York Knicks
While the Boston Celtics might have lost Game 4 of their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series against the New York Knicks (and likely the East Semis with it) on Monday (May 12) night, the push for Banner 19 mattered a lot less to the team than the health of their star teammate Jayson Tatum did.
The St. Louis native went down late in the game with a non-contact injury that had him writing on the ground in pain, and while at the time of writing no official diagnosis was made public, the reaction of Tatum's teammates made it clear that an Achilles tear or something similarly impactful was suspected. Postgame, his teammates spoke to the media and shared their concern for their fallen comrade.
The folks behind the "NBC Sports Boston" YouTube channel put together a clip for us to watch later. Check it out below.
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