Inside the NBA: Charles says that the first person Jayson Tatum should call after surgery on his rupture of Achilles is Kevin Durant.
Boston (AP) – The Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair an Achilles tendon on the right right which will skyrocket him for the rest of the qualifying series, the team announced.
Jayson Tatum has undergone successful surgery today to repair an broken Achilles tendon. No calendar is currently available for his return, but he should recover completely. Other updates will be provided if necessary. pic.twitter.com/ttxzififtmqb
– Boston Celtics (@Celtics) May 13, 2025
The Celtics announced the extent of Tatum injury And surgery one day after the six stars fell into the Celtics’ 121-113 Loss of match 4 At the New York Knicks, putting both hopes for rehearsal rehearsal, reigning champions and Tatum game status for next season in doubt.
They did not give a calendar for its return, but said that a full recovery was expected.
When Kevin during torn his Achilles tendon During the 2019 NBA final, he ended up missing all the 2019-2020 season.
Tatum, 27, leads the Celtics in points (28.1), rebounds (11.5) and aid (5.4) per game for the second consecutive consecutive series.
The Knicks direct the Celtics 3-1 in their semi-finals of the Eastern Conference. Match 5 is in Boston Wednesday evening (7 and, TNT).
Tatum was swept away with 2:58 to play in the match on Monday evening. The Celtics had just returned the ball and while Tatum was moving for the loose ball, his leg moved away and he went down. He buried his face in a towel in obvious pain while entering his leg over the ankle after the contactless injury.
Tatum scored 42 points, its highest total during these qualifying series and one of the best performance in the playoffs of his career, before he was injured.
The injury was Tatum’s second in the playoffs. He missed match 2 of the Boston 4-1 series victory against Orlando with a bone bone on a right wrist. It was the first time he had been missing an eliminatory match in his career.
Now, Tatum’s teammates will be faced with an intimidating task that few teams have succeeded if they want to beat a record drought of six seasons without season without champion.
The teams holding a 3-1 advance in the NBA qualifiers won 95.6% of the time, with only 13 teams in 293 trials returning from the deficit to win the series.
“Obviously, we all realize in our heads what it could mean. This part of the sport – is difficult,” said Celtics Kristaps Porzingis on Monday. “We have to move forward. He doesn’t want us to be sad here and don’t play our best basketball. “
To become the 14th team to overcome a deficit of 3-1, the Celtics will need great performances of a list that has been treated with injuries in the playoffs.
All-Star Jaylen Brown entered the playoffs dealing with a right knee problem that sometimes slowed him down. Porzingis was also sometimes slowed down by the persistent effects of a viral disease which put it aside for stretching in the second half of the regular season.
Brown said on Monday that his confidence remains high.
“Prepare for the next one. Prepare to fight. Prepare to go out on our floor at home and do what we have to do,” said Brown. “This is the goal. Always the goal. We have enough in this locker room. So I believe in my guys. “
Whatever the way this series or the rest of the playoffs take place for Boston, Tatum’s injury will probably modify how the franchise confronts this procedure.
Including this year, the Celtics wage bill will be on the salary ceiling and will make them a luxury tax team for the third consecutive season. This means that they will be struck by the “rehearsal tax” for exceeding the ceiling threshold in three of our seasons.
Their current salary for next season is on the right track to reach around $ 225 million, which would mean a tax bill next year of almost $ 280 million. The total price of $ 500 combined potential would be a championship record.
We don’t know if the The new property of the team I want to continue paying these high taxes to maintain the current list after accepting a purchase in March which should have a final price of $ 6.1 billion.
Tatum has signed a $ 314 contract on the NBA-Record, $ 314 last July which will start next season. Brown plays under an agreement of $ 304 million over five years which has concluded this season.
This means that the salary of cup players is a possibility that property could explore this summer.
And with Tatum that may be missing all the next season, he could speed up the front office calendar to rework the current list in the future.
