Jayson Tatum: Ankle injury stop me

Jayson Tatum got injured at the worst time possible – on the 1^st play in the deciding Game 7 against Miami Heat. As a result, Boston Celtics were eliminated from the Eastern Conference finals and will not play at the NBA finals.

Jayson Tatum limps off the podium after the Celtics Game 7 loss.

Tatum played 42 minutes after spraining his ankle on the first play of the game.

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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 30, 2023

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“It was just depressing that I was … a shell of myself,” the Boston superstar share after he was on the court 42 minutes and scored only 14 points on 5-for-13 shooting in the defeat, which finished their season. They also failed to be the 1^st franchise in NBA history to win a series in which the opponent led 3-0.

“It was hard to move. Just awful, it happened in the first seconds of the match.”

“I don’t want nobody to feel bad for me. Unfortunately, injuries are apart of this game.”

Jayson Tatum on his ankle injury during the first play of Game 7 pic.twitter.com/a5NBVuN2Mm

— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 30, 2023