Boston loses star Jayson Tatum to leg injury as Knicks come up huge at home to take 3-1 lead over Celtics
Boston loses star Jayson Tatum to leg injury as Knicks come up huge at home to take 3-1 lead over Celtics
Jayson Tatum will have an MRI on the lower leg injury he suffered during the Boston Celtics’ 121-113 Game 4 defeat against the New York Knicks on Monday.
Late in the fourth quarter, the Celtics forward went down with an apparent non-contact injury as he tried to go after a loose ball. He quickly grabbed his right ankle and appeared to be in a lot of pain.
Tatum was helped off the court as he couldn’t put any pressure on his right leg and was taken through the tunnel in New York’s Madison Square Garden in a wheelchair.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said after the game Tatum suffered a “lower body injury” and will have the scan on Tuesday.
“You are always worried about someone’s health,” Mazzulla told…