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Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images In basketball, there is joy and there is heartbreak, but through it all, I will always bleed green. I’ll be honest — my spirit was pretty broken. Seeing our star player go down with a potentially career-altering injury before he even hit the prime of his career was crushing. When the broadcast showed a clip of Jayson Tatum in … [Read more...] about Nobody does it like the Celtics

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Tatum was able to do something few athletes have been able to do — get their Achilles rupture repaired the morning after the injury was suffered. That could make a massive difference when it comes to his recovery, according to UPenn’s Dr. Lou Soslowsky. No NBA athlete wants to rupture their Achilles tendon. But Jayson Tatum is in a much … [Read more...] about Expert shares very encouraging insight about Jayson Tatum’s injury

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Kristaps Porzingis joined the starting lineup for the first time in Game 1 against the Knicks, but it was a short-lived stint. After an early timeout in the first quarter, Derrick White found Kristaps Porzingis posted up against Jalen Brunson. It was the perfect mismatch to exploit with the 7’2 Celtics center backing down the 6’2 star of the … [Read more...] about Mazzulla on Porzingis: ‘he wanted to be out there’

Payton Pritchard vs Knicks 5/14/25 | Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Celtics crush Knicks without Jayson Tatum to force Game 6 Callahan: Celtics show heart in what still feels like a lost Knicks series How surprise hero rescued Celtics in ‘unbelievable’ Game 5 performance How Jaylen … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics Daily Links 5/15/25

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Everyone will have to step up for the Celtics to save their season. But Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, and Payton Pritchard top the list. The Celtics’ season — and this current era of Boston basketball — began to be eulogized moments after Jayson Tatum was carried off the floor by general manager Brad Stevens and trainer Nick Sang … [Read more...] about How the Celtics can win Game 5 against the Knicks without Jayson Tatum

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images With Jayson Tatum’s season-ending Achilles injury, Jaylen Brown needs to answer the call In absolutely devastating news, Jayson Tatum has officially been diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon, an injury he suffered in the final moments of the Boston Celtics’ Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks. Tatum already underwent a successful … [Read more...] about Boston needs Jaylen Brown

David Butler II-Imagn Images The Celtics are going to get a preview of what life is like without our superstar As much as it seemed like the Celtics season ended as soon as Jayson Tatum was carried off the court, there’s still at least one game left to play. We’re about to get a taste of what life is going to be for the next year (or so) without him. Tatum’s game 4 was … [Read more...] about The Tatum sized hole

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Celtics look to avoid elimination as they take on the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. After losing Game 4 to the New York Knicks, the Celtics face elimination in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They gave themselves life in the series and brought themselves to within 1 game of the Knicks by … [Read more...] about New York Knicks (3-1) at Boston Celtics (1-3) Round 2 Game 5 5/14/25

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Joe Mazzulla said Jayson Tatum sent Celtics players and staff a message following his surgery — and discussed how the group is balancing their compassion for him alongside regrouping to win Game 5. BOSTON — The Celtics received a message from Jayson Tatum following his Achilles surgery on Tuesday in New York, Joe Mazzulla told reporters … [Read more...] about Celtics receive message from Jayson Tatum before Game 5