Jayson Tatum was carried out of the ground with injuries to the right leg, and Celtics Star will have MRI

New York (AP) – The Boston Celtics are used to getting up Jayson Tatum when he goes down, as he did after a hard fall that caused a wrist injury in the first round of the playoffs.

When he was not able to get started in game 4 of the semi -finals of the Eastern Conference and had to be carried from the square, it was clear how serious his injury to the lower right leg was before they tested until Tuesday.

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“He is the type of guy, he gets up directly,” said Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla. “So not and we will know exactly what it is tomorrow. But yes, I think it is difficult to see a man like him worn.”

The Celtics had just turned the ball with about three minutes, and when Tatum fell forward towards the loose ball, gave out his leg and went down. He buried his face with obvious pain in a towel while he reached over his ankle after the non -contact violation.

The New York Knicks won 121-113 to take over a 3-1 lead. The series will resume in Boston on Wednesday, with the Celtics to win to extend their NBA title government.

Mazzulla said that the all-star striker would undergo an MRI exam on Tuesday.

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“I think it's hard tonight,” said the Celtics' Jaylen Brown. “I think everyone has a little bit of a court for words just because you lose the game, but obviously the concern for Jt. But we'll get back up tomorrow and go out of there.”

Tatum scored 42 points, his high in these playoffs before he was injured. He buried his face in his hands when he pushed a tunnel down in a wheelchair after leaving the floor.

Tatum, an eight-year-old veteran, won his first NBA title last year when he led Boston to his 18th championship.

Players and coaches on both sides expressed their concern for Tatum, who was injured in game 1 of the opening against Orlando when he was fouled during a Dunk attempt and ended up awkward. He stayed in the game before missing game 2 when he had missed a playoff game in his career for the first time.

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The Celtics won this time without him. Now you are faced with the fact that you have to do it again.

“Obviously it is difficult to see, but who has had no injuries, do you know?” Celtics Center Kristaps Porzingis said. “And it is part of this sport, part of this game, and of course we feel for him. But we have to go forward. He doesn't want us to be sad here and not play our best basketball. So we will go out there and let everything out there and live with the result.”

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