While the injury shouldn't derail Tatum's career, it does give the Celtics a major obstacle to overcome. Boston has been to the conference finals five times and has had a pair of NBA Finals appearances—including a win last year—since 2017. Much of that success, especially over the past five or so years, has been largely due to Tatum.

The Celtics blew out the Knicks 127-102 in Game 5 to force the series back to New York for Game 6.

While we don't know the type of injury yet, many are concerned it could be some time before he's back on the court.

Jayson Tatum rupturing his Achilles tendon was far worse than Boston going down 3-1 in its second-round series, with Tatum now out for the remainder of this run (and likely next season).

Derrick White had 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 Game 5 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night that kept them alive in the Eastern Conference ...

The Celtics dominated the first four games of this series.