Jayson Tatum breaks the silence after Achilles injury

“Thankful for all the love and support,” he wrote in the caption on May 14th and included an emoji.

Stephen Curry, star of Golden State Warriors, said: “Make the right Big Fella!” With a hands emoji.

The Warriors teammate Draymond Green also left a supporting message. “As the story is told, it is getting bigger brother! The withdrawal will be more than amazing, my Dawg!” He said and added two prayer hand emoji.

The Celtics Instagram account said: “We love you JT” and contained a green heart.

The team also uploaded Tatum's picture to X and tweeted: “The comeback will be larger than the setback.”

Tatum, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and NBA champion, scored 42 points in the tight showdown in Game 4 with the Knicks and hoped to add more than three minutes before the game. But after falling around the ball, he suddenly grabbed his right leg and banged in pain before demanding a break.

He did not put any pressure on his foot when he was partially worn by the ground. The ESPN show then showed an emotional crime in a wheelchair that was brought into the changing room when he covered his face with his hands.

The Celtics lost the game 121-113 and gave the Knicks a 3-1 lead in the best-of-Seven playoff series.

Tatum is not the only NBA star who abruptly broken off his season during the playoffs due to an Achilles injury. In April, Damian Lillard, the security guard of Milwaukee Bucks, left his team's game against the Indiana Pacers early after trying to secure a rebound, fell on his back instead and clung to his left foot. He was also helped from the square and brought to the changing room.

On April 28, the Bucks Official X account published that Lillard tore his left Achilles and would not play the rest of the season.

“Damian Lillard was subjected to an MRI today that showed a torn Achilles tendon on the left. Lillard will miss the rest of the Playoffs 2025 and undergo surgery to repair the injury,” said the tweet.

On the same day, Lillard uploaded a number of photos from the playoffs and dealt with his injury in the caption. He said: “You appreciate all prayers and good wishes. This did really hurt … his way not on my way.”

Achilles tears perform in professional sports, with the NFL player Aaron Rodgers suffered the same injury in 2023. At that time Dr. John Vasudevan, a sports doctor of Penn Medicine, with today about what it feels like to experience an Achilles tear.

He said that when the tendon is completely torn, it is “not as painful as they think. … patients almost always describe a clear pop that they feel and sometimes even hear. What people often describe is that they feel that someone really steps into their heel.”

According to Cleveland Clinic, the Achilles tendon refers to thick tissue that connects the calf muscle with the heel bone.

An Achilles rupture is a frequent and sudden injury that “occurs when the tendon extends to its breath,” explains the Cleveland clinic. The recovery time usually takes about four to six months.