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Jayson Tatum doesn’t believe he’ll need surgery on shoulder injury

Jayson Tatum didn’t have the performance he hoped for in his first NBA Finals.

The Celtics’ young star scored 21.2 points per game on just 36.2 percent shooting, averaging seven assists but also 3.8 turnovers per game.

As Tatum continued to shoot poorly through the Finals, especially from within the 3-point arc (he shot 31.2 percent from 2-point range), several wondered if the right shoulder stinger he suffered in Game 3 of the NBA Finals was much worse than originally thought.

Tatum didn’t blame his shoulder injury for his poor performance.

“No, I don’t think [I’ll need surgery],” Tatum told reporters following the loss.