Jayson Tatum's torn Achilles tendon, without hyperbole, is among the most consequential injuries in NBA history. Kevin Durant comes to mind as a similarly gifted player to suffer such an injury, but he was almost 31 when he went down in the 2019 NBA Finals.

Jayson Tatum’s Achilles surgery puts both the hopes of the Boston Celtics repeating and Tatum’s playing status for next season in doubt.

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum was amid one of his best career playoff games before suffering what looked to be a non-contact lower leg injury late in the fourth quarter. Helped off the floor with 42 points, eight assists, four rebounds and four steals, Tatum could not put any weight on his injured right leg.