Star guard didn’t hesitate to back his team after a crushing Game 4 loss—and a devastating blow to their leader

Jayson Tatum’s potentially serious lower left leg injury cast a pall over the second round. Tatum collapsed to the ground in the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks and had to be carried off the court after he was writhing in pain and grabbing at the back of his ankle.

The Celtics will need a lot more from Kristaps Porzingis to keep their season alive after Jayson Tatum's injury in Game 4.

Jayson Tatum gets shaken up after a foul by Josh Hart causes the Celtics star to fall hard on his hand vs. the Knicks.

Jayson Tatum heard the chatter. Following a subpar Game 1 and Game 2, by his standards, many soured on him and questioned his ability as a superstar. Tatum simply brushed off the criticism, prepared for Game 3 like he would any other,