Jayson Tatum exited Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series featuring the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks with just under three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
Tatum dove for a loose ball that resulted in an OG Anunoby break-away dunk, and seemingly sustained a non-contact injury to his right ankle or lower leg.
Boston’s trainers tended to a writhing Tatum, who ultimately was escorted out, unable to place weight on his right leg. A few minutes later, the ESPN broadcast panned to Tatum being wheeled to the locker room in a wheelchair.
Prior to sustaining the injury, Tatum had been the best player for the Celtics on Monday. He had scored 42 points on 16-of-28 shooting from the field, including seven made 3-pointers, while grabbing eight rebounds.
He made a step-back 3-point shot and then drove for an and-one layup on consecutive possessions, tying the game at 102-102 with 6:12 remaining. The Knicks, though, responded with an 11-2 run, which put the game on ice. The Celtics’ worst-case scenario of going down 3-1 in the series seemed inevitable at that point, but matters only got worse when Tatum got hurt and couldn’t put weight on his right leg, a sight NBA fans have been scarred by before, knowing the possible outcome.
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