Manhattan basketball coach Castelli “Stelli” Laflotte, 34, drained an epic half-court shot at a Knicks game in January, winning $1,000 cash and a new Kia SUV.

On Tuesday evening, it became official. After Celtics star Jayson Tatum was injured on Monday night in the team's Game 4 loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden in ther Eastern Conference semifinals series, there was ample speculation that Tatum had suffered an injury to his Achilles tendon.

Teams losing key players during the NBA playoffs is not uncommon. But it still hurts each time someone goes down.

What happened at the end of the game overshadowed the fact that the Knicks have now taken a 3-1 lead. Tatum suffered a non-contact injury to his leg and had to be helped off the court. Read more: LeBron James Reacts to Celtics' Jayson Tatum Potential Season-Ending Injury

New York Knicks' Josh Hart receives a unique award from the NBA during their playoff series against the Boston Celtics.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Nelson wore only jersey No. 19 and put up 11.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.

The Celtics have all but confirmed that they will make some moves to save money on what would otherwise be a historically large payroll and tax bill for the 2025-26 NBA season, with former majority owner and now Boston CEO Wyc Grousbeck letting it be known to the local media that he does not believe ANY team will remain in the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA)'s second apron for more than two seasons.

After taking a 2-1 series deficit, the Boston Celtics desperately needed a Game 4 win over the New York Knicks to even the series. Unfortunately for the defendi