What's next for Jayson Tatum? How Celtics superstar injuries make future feel uncertain
This ends up being an odd season for JT.
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The Boston Celtics didn't expect to end the season the same way they started it: With Jayson Tatum not playing due to injury. It wasn't the Achilles this time, but the reality was the same. They didn't have Tatum, and that cost them.
Tatum missed Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday with knee stiffness. He had exited Game 6 in the third quarter and ended up not playing again. The Celtics could've won without him, but not enough shots fell, and so they're heading home.
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