New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson believes the NBA is better when Jayson Tatum is playing. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Brunson said the NBA "needs Jayson Tatum" in the wake of the Boston Celtics star undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles suffered in the Knicks' win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Jayson Tatum's torn Achilles tendon, without hyperbole, is among the most consequential injuries in NBA history. Kevin Durant comes to mind as a similarly gifted player to suffer such an injury, but he was almost 31 when he went down in the 2019 NBA Finals.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum suffered what could be a career-altering Achilles tear in Game 4 of the Celtics’ series against the New York Knicks. Tatum was understandably emotional after going out for the rest of the season and possibly part of next season.

NBA players who suffered a ruptured Achilles’ tendon between 1970 and 2019 returned to play with varying degrees of success.

Jayson Tatum‘s torn Achilles tendon was the biggest story coming out of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks.

Jayson Tatum was helped off the court late in Game 4 after an apparent leg injury on this play. pic.twitter.com/UF8D4mxqlo After the injury, love poured in for Tatum. That started with the Knicks players after the game.

The Boston Celtics will "leave it all out there" as they bid to defend their NBA Championship without injured talisman Jayson Tatum, says Kristaps Porzingis.

The Boston Celtics lost Game 4 and saw Jayson Tatum suffer a potentially serious injury on Monday night against the New York Knicks. The Knicks won 121-113 thanks to a strong second half and erased another large deficit,

The Boston Celtics let the New York Knicks run away with a critical Game 4 victory in Madison Square Garden late last night, putting their own title defense in