Boston’s Jayson Tatum Suffers Right Leg Injury, Team Awaits MRI Results

When Jayson Tatum falls, he usually gets back up. That’s what he did after a hard fall that hurt his wrist in the first round of the playoffs…

It was clear how bad his lower right leg injury was when he couldn’t get up in the last few minutes of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference playoffs and had to be carried off the court. Tests won’t come back until Tuesday.

“Tough to watch”

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said, “It’s hard to watch because that’s the kind of guy he is. He gets right up.” “So he didn’t, and we’ll know for sure on Tuesday.” I agree, though—it’s hard to see a guy like that get pushed around like that.

When there were about three minutes left, the Celtics lost the ball. Tatum rushed toward the loose ball, but his leg gave out, and he fell. After getting hurt without hitting anything, he hid his face in a towel and grabbed his leg above the ankle in clear pain.

Jayson Tatum was helped off the court late in Game 4 after an apparent leg injury on this play. pic.twitter.com/UF8D4mxqlo— ESPN (@espn) May 13, 2025

The New York Knicks won 121-113 to take a 3-1 lead. The series resumes Wednesday in Boston with the Celtics needing to win to extend their NBA title reign.

MRI of Jayson Tatum

Mazzulla said that the All-Star forward would get an MRI on Tuesday.

Jaylen Brown of the Celtics said, “I think tonight is tough.” “I think everyone is at a loss for words because one lost the game and obviously there is concern with JT.” We’ll get back on track tomorrow, though.

Before he got hurt, Tatum scored 42 points, which was the most he had scored in the playoffs. After getting off the ground, he hid his face in his hands as he was pushed down a hallway in a wheelchair.

In his eighth season in the NBA, Tatum led Boston to its 18th title, which was his first NBA victory.

Tatum was hurt in Game 1 of the first round against Orlando when he was fouled while trying to dunk and fell awkwardly. Players and coaches on both teams were worried about him. He stayed on the court for a short time before getting up holding his right wrist. He played until Game 2 was over. It was the first time in his career that he missed a playoff game.

That time, the Celtics won without him. They have to do it all over again now.

“Obviously it’s tough to see, but who hasn’t had injuries, you know?” Kristaps Porzingis, a centre for the Celtics, said. “And it’s part of the sport and the game, and of course we feel bad for him.” We need to move on, though. He doesn’t want us to be sad and not play our best hoops. We’re going to leave it all out there and deal with the outcome.

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