The Boston Celtics remained their title probability in the second round of the playoffs to the New York Knicks. But to make things worse, the Celtics also lost the striker Jayson Tatum against an Achilles tear.

Tatum is now expected to miss most of the next season while recovering from the injury. The Celtics star has already underwent surgery to repair the problem, which may contribute to supporting its recovery.

During his press conference at the end of the year, Celtics President Brad Stevens revealed more information about the injury. Stevens said that Boston was on the phone with doctors immediately after the injury.

It was also known that the operation was carried out the next day at the time of the team's injury report.

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