During the end of the Boston Celtics' Game 4 loss vs. the New York Knicks, superstar Jayson Tatum went down after suffering a tragic injury.
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Jayson Tatum was helped off the court late in Game 4 after an apparent leg injury on this play. pic.twitter.com/UF8D4mxqlo
— ESPN (@espn) May 13, 2025
That is, reportedly Tatum suffered a torn right Achilles tendon, and will miss the remainder of this year, and likely be out for the entirety of the 2025-26 season.
BREAKING: Boston Celtics All-NBA star Jayson Tatum underwent surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon. Catastrophic season-ending injury for one of the NBA's young faces and the Celtics, with a long rehab awaiting. pic.twitter.com/6dx2sNJbOT
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 13, 2025
Tatum contributed 42 points (16-for-28 FG), 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks in the 121-113 loss.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Big Deuce
— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 13, 2025
🙏🏾 for Tatum
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 13, 2025
Celtics fans seeing Jayson Tatum get hurt against the Knicks pic.twitter.com/TnMRjgm9cH
— Tony Johns (@WhyGarth) May 13, 2025
The 27-year-old superstar will now begin a long road to recovery. Other notable players to suffer this injury diagnosis include former Warriors players Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson.
To note, Durant tore his Achilles tendon in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals (June 10), and then returned on December 22, 2020. Then November 2020, Klay Thompson tore his Achilles and came back on January 8th, 2022.
No Tatum till 2027 and this is now our no.1 option (Jaylen Brown). God help us Celtics fans pic.twitter.com/je9epG7EoP
— Per Sources (@PerSources) May 13, 2025
Down 3-1 in the series, the defending champion Celtics will attempt to make a comeback without their best player. Game 5 will take place at TD Garden on Wednesday May 14 (7:00 pm ET).
Wishing a speedy and full recovery to a brilliant player and really kind person @jaytatum0.
As intense as every Knick fan was rooting for the team, no one ever wants to see this. That was an amazing game because Tatum was at his best, and entertaining us all. Much love and… https://t.co/ZpWx98slMe
— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) May 13, 2025
