Knicks star Jalen Brunson: ‘The league needs Jayson Tatum’

Jayson Tatum could miss the entire 2025-26 season. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)The Boston Celtics and their fans are reeling after Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon on Monday night in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

But the reality of one of the NBA’s brightest starts missing over a year of action in his prime stands as a brutal development for basketball as a whole.

While Knicks star Jalen Brunson and the rest of his teammates will look to eliminate a shorthanded Celtics roster on Wednesday night at TD Garden, the point guard sent plenty of well wishes Tatum’s way on Wednesday morning while also bemoaning his injury.

“I feel for him. It’s an unfortunate situation for a player…