The were bracing for bad news Monday night, and they got it Tuesday.
Jayson Tatum has a ruptured right Achilles tendon, . Tatum underwent "successful" surgery Tuesday after undergoing an MRI earlier in the day in New York and is "expected to make a full recovery," per the Celtics.
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WATCH HEREBoston didn't give a timetable for Tatum's return, but it's very likely the injury causes him to miss most if not all of the 2025-26 season; , NBA athletes average about 10 months of recovery time after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon.
with 2:58 remaining in the fourth quarter of Boston's Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden when he dove for a loose ball. Tatum fell awkwardly without making contact with Knicks wing OG Anunoby and had to be carried off the court before being transported through the halls of MSG in a wheelchair.
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SIGN UP "The fact that he had to be carried off -- he's the type of guy that gets right up," Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said after the game. "... It's tough to watch a guy like him get carried off like that."
Tatum's injury is devastating in the short term for a Boston team that trails the Knicks 3-1 in their second-round series and will need to win three games in a row without its star player to avoid an early playoff exit.
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The All-Star forward was brilliant in Game 4 prior to his injury -- he became to record at least 42 points, seven made 3-pointers, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks in a playoff game -- and his absence likely is a death knell to Boston's playoff hopes.
But the bigger concern is in the long term, as the Celtics are deep in the luxury tax and this offseason prior to Tatum's injury. The Celtics already have committed to $228 million in contracts for next season, and if they want to avoid stiff penalties for being in the second apron of the luxury tax, they'll need to shake up their core.
Now that Tatum is expected to miss a large part of the 2025-26 campaign, it's possible that shake-up takes a different form, as president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and try to chart a new path forward.
Boston will aim to keep its season alive Wednesday in Game 5 at TD Garden with tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
