The Madison Square Garden witnessed an emotional moment. Amidst the roar for the Knicks completing another successful comeback, they saw Jayson Tatum riding in pain. The star forward had given it his all for the night. To see it end early hurt, but he earned everyone’s respect. Tatum went out to an applause, including that from the Knicks, who broke their huddle as an emotional Tatum was helped off the court.
He was the Celtics’ lone star, having compiled 42 points before exiting the game in the fourth quarter. Generally, Joe Mazzulla exudes toughness during such injuries. Even he felt sorrow watching the 27-year-old ace struggle in that moment. “It’s tough to watch a guy like him get carried off like that,” he said about Tatum.
The Celtics forward was in tears when he was transferred to a wheelchair. Seeing him in such severe pain and being vulnerable really broke the Celtics’ spirit. His career-long teammate Jaylen Brown couldn’t even explain his feelings. “It’s tough. There’s not really a lot to say,” he says about the injury.
They didn’t just sympathize with Jayson Tatum because he poured his all into the game. The Celtics showed concern that went beyond just Tatum being their teammate. Al Horford, a veteran center on the team, couldn’t even focus on their loss. As JT is scheduled for an MRI tomorrow, Horford revealed being in a pensive mood.
“The loss is the loss. More importantly, it’s Jayson I’m worried about,” said the 38-year-old about his young teammate.
It undoubtedly marks a vital moment that could potentially dictate the outcome of the series. But as determined as the Shamrocks have been all year to return glory to the city, them staring down an early exit is the last thing on their mind. The locker room is praying for Jayson Tatum to have avoided a significant ailment.
With all that transpired, though, the atmosphere within the Celtics locker room isn’t great. “I mean obviously that’s our brother, and you hate to see him go down. Like we just know the type of guy he is, and it’s tough to see him go down. But obviously right now it’s it’s pretty low because of the game, and, we just got to find a way to win game five,” said Derrick White.
But no matter where the Celtics look, staying optimistic is extremely tough right now.
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