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,

After mostly doing a strong job manning up against dynamic Detroit point guard Cade Cunningham, Anunoby figures to draw the assignment of guarding six-time All-Star forward Jayson Tatum often in the second round against the Celtics.

Tatum was not able to put any weight on his right leg while leaving the court at Madison Square Garden on Monday. The post Jayson Tatum leaves Celtics’ Game 4 loss to Knicks with leg injury appeared first on Boston.

Cunningham, who torched the Knicks in the regular season for over 30 points per game on 50% shooting from both the field and three-point range, struggled under Anunoby’s blanket coverage in the

I take full ownership of the way that I’ve played in this series,” Jayson Tatum said Thursday. “I can’t sugarcoat anything. I need to be better.”

The Boston Celtics lost Game 4 and saw Jayson Tatum suffer a potentially serious injury on Monday night against the New York Knicks. The Knicks won 121-113 thanks to a strong second half and erased another large deficit,

The New York Knicks had a chance to close out the defending champions on Wednesday, but a brutal second half ultimately led the Boston Celtics to keep their season alive with a 127-102 blowout win despite not having Jayson Tatum.

Jayson Tatum was leading his defending champion Celtics squad to a late comeback in hopes to tie the series at 2-2.

The Celtics announced Tuesday that Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in his right foot on Monday against the Knicks.