Jayson Tatum, in times that followed his career injury, was naturally emotional.
The Celtics superstar, which would have been in shock when it was through the lane of the Madison Square Garden, has never suffered such a devastating injury. Tatum broke his Achilles in the last minutes of match 4 on Monday evening and suffered an operation at the end of season the next morning.
Tatum’s emotion occurred during a telephone call with his father, Justin, who led basketball outside the United States, as shared by the NBA writer Marc Spears.
“Jayson ended up calling him once he was able to do it,” said Spears on “NBA Today” of ESPN on Wednesday evening, before the Celtics were worth the Knicks in match 5. “They cried on the phone together. Jayson asked him:” Why me, dad? Why me? Why does it make me happen? “And he said,” Son, he’s the will of God. And he reminded him that, “isn’t Kobe your idol?
Tatum’s father expects the 27 -year -old player will miss eight to nine months, which would put Tatum on the right track to return in January or February.
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For the moment, however, Tatum is grateful for the support he has received from Green Teamers and hopes that his Celtic teammates will continue to fight without him on the ground. Boston, which faces a 3-2 deficit in the series of best seven, will have the chance to do so with match 6 against the Knicks on Friday evening.
