Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had surgical procedure to restore a ruptured proper Achilles tendon that can sideline him for the rest of the playoffs, the workforce introduced on Tuesday.
The Celtics introduced the extent of Tatum’s harm and the surgical procedure a day after the six-time All-Star went down within the Celtics’ 121-113 Sport 4 loss to the New York Knicks.
It places each the hopes of the defending champions repeating and Tatum’s enjoying standing for subsequent season doubtful.
When Kevin Durant tore his Achilles tendon throughout the 2019 NBA Finals, he wound up lacking all the 2019-2020 season.
The 27-year-old Tatum is main the Celtics in factors (28.1), rebounds (11.5) and assists (5.4) per sport for the second straight postseason.
The Knicks lead the Celtics 3-1 within the Japanese Convention semifinals collection. Sport 5 is in Boston on Wednesday evening.