Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
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Jayson Tatum’s Achilles surgery puts both the hopes of the Boston Celtics repeating and Tatum’s playing status for next season in doubt.
Jayson Tatum's torn Achilles tendon, without hyperbole, is among the most consequential injuries in NBA history. Kevin Durant comes to mind as a similarly gifted player to suffer such an injury, but he was almost 31 when he went down in the 2019 NBA Finals.
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Midway through the fourth quarter in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum drove left, split the defense and muscled home a layup, tying Larry Bird and John Havlicek for the most 40-point playoff games in franchise history. The prime of his career had just begun.
Jalen Brunson had a message for Jayson Tatum after his terrible injury, for which he interrupted the first question during his press conference.
Jayson Tatum is one of the most accomplished players in the NBA. He finally got the monkey off his back last year by winning his first NBA title. That hasn’t stopped people from criticizing him, though,