COMMENTARY
The Celtics lost to the Knicks 121-113, and chances are you, the reader, don’t really care very much about the final score or the fact that the Celtics are on the verge of bowing out of their title defense in the Eastern Conference semifinals, because with 2:58 left in the fourth quarter, Jayson Tatum crumpled to the floor after a non-contact injury that looked very much like the worst thing to happen to the Celtics franchise in decades.
We won’t speculate on exactly what the injury was (or what the fallout could be down the line just yet) but for now, it will suffice to say that Tatum planted his foot and pushed off, and then immediately fell to the floor, slamming the ground in pain.