Jayson Tatum sat on the Boston Celtics' bench in street clothes for Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers, sidelined by a knee injury and unable to do anything but watch.
Tatum called the timing "unfortunate," a measured word for what amounts to missing the highest-stakes game of the season. Game 7s are decided by margins, and losing a player of Tatum's caliber changes the shape of a team entirely. The Celtics were left to navigate the elimination game without their primary offensive engine.
No further details on the specific nature or severity of the injury were immediately available, and no timetable for his return has been publicly confirmed.
