Jayson Tatum Speaks Out After Achilles Surgery As Celtics Face Elimination

While his Boston Celtics will beryllium fighting to support their play live Wednesday night, Jayson Tatum underwent successful room to repair an Achilles tendon that ruptured successful a Game 4 nonaccomplishment to nan New York Knicks. 

Tatum’s roadworthy to betterment originates now, and he said for nan first clip since he was injured successful nan 4th fourth of Game 4, which could consequence successful him missing nan full 2025-26 NBA season. 

Tatum posted a image of himself successful a infirmary furniture aft room pinch a thumbs-up. 

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Jayson Tatum (0) of nan Boston Celtics is looked complete connected nan tribunal aft being injured against nan New York Knicks during nan 4th fourth successful Game 4 of nan Eastern Conference semifinals astatine Madison Square Garden May 12, 2025, successful New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)

"Thankful for each nan emotion and protagonist (prayer emoji)," Tatum wrote successful an Instagram caption. 

The Celtics posted their ain screenshot of Tatum, saying, "the comeback will beryllium greater than nan setback."

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Tatum was having his champion playoff capacity of 2025, scoring 42 points connected 16 of 28 shooting pinch 7 made 3-pointers against the Knicks successful Game 4. He besides had 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. 

Boston was down astatine nan clip of nan injury, and Tatum tried planting connected his correct ft to spell aft a loose ball, but he instantly deed nan level writhing successful pain. 

Boston Celtics guardant Jayson Tatum (0) is helped disconnected nan tribunal aft being injured successful nan 2nd half of Game 4 of nan 2nd information of nan 2025 NBA Playoffs against nan New York Knicks astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, N.Y., May 12, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

Tatum was helped disconnected nan tribunal by Celtics staff, and nan Madison Square Garden crowd applauded successful a show of respect arsenic he made his measurement to nan locker room. MRI results nan adjacent time confirmed what nan squad feared. Tatum had a torn Achilles that required surgery. 

It will beryllium a agelong travel backmost for Tatum, who will apt make his 4th consecutive All-NBA first team. He starred successful nan Celtics' NBA Finals triumph complete nan Dallas Mavericks past season.

The Celtics were hoping to spell back-to-back, and though galore believed they would cruise past nan Knicks successful nan Eastern Conference semifinals, Boston blew 2 20-point deficits successful Games 1 and 2 to autumn into a 2-0 hole. 

Trainers thief Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum (0) disconnected nan tribunal aft he was injured during nan 2nd half of Game 4 successful nan Eastern Conference semifinals against nan New York Knicks Monday, May 12, 2025, successful New York.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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The Celtics won Game 3 connected nan road, and Game 4’s nonaccomplishment had much ramifications than facing an elimination Game 5 backmost astatine TD Garden. 

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