@ArashMarkazi
I’m LIVE on the @SportingTrib’s X talking about the NBA Draft Lottery and the Mavericks winning it and what that means for the Lakers. We’re also talking about Jayson Tatum’s injury and the Celtics being down 3-1 to the Knicks and the Warriors being down. x.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 1:07 AM

Rich Hoffman @rich_hofmann
Watching Steph, Dame and now likely Tatum get hurt in the playoffs is a bummer. Not the first year we’ve seen it, though.
Pretty annoying when people call NBA players soft. It has never been more grueling to play playoff basketball. The sport is becoming such a war of attrition. – 1:07 AM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Towns on Tatum: “I’ve been in a situation like that with my calf. If you saw, I just walked up, obviously respectful of his space. I just put my head down and prayed to my mother, prayed to God to put protection over him and comfort, whatever the injury may be. I hope it’s minor” – 11:09 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Karl-Anthony Towns said he prayed for Tatum and hopes it’s something minor. Towns had concern given his previous calf injury in Minnesota. – 11:02 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Horford: “The loss is the loss. More importantly it’s just Tatum that I’m worried about. Just making sure I’m here for him. That’s my priority.” – 10:42 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Celtics playoff injuries, Brown/Tatum era
2017: I. Thomas (hip)
2018: K. Irving (knee)/G. Hayward (leg)
2019: M. Smart (oblique)
2020: G. Hayward (ankle)
2021: J. Brown (wrist)
2022: R. Williams (knee)
2023: J. Tatum (Game 7 ankle)
2024: K. Porzingis (leg 🏆)
2025: J. Tatum (TBD) – 10:26 PM

Trey Kerby @treykerby
If Cooper is going West, and Giannis might be, and Tatum is out … going to be quite the Eastern Conference next season. – 10:22 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Can only hope that isn’t what it looks like for Tatum. That’d be about as heartbreaking an injury as I ever remember. Usually, the Achilles comes for guys in their 30s. Tatum still hadn’t hit his peak yet imo, and Boston is right in the middle of its contention window. – 10:19 PM

Erik Slater @erikslater_
If that’s a torn Achilles for Jayson Tatum, the East could be wide-open next season.
A Giannis trade suddenly makes some more sense for the Nets, but the lottery results significantly decreased the chances of that happening, IMO. – 10:16 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
FINAL: Knicks 121, Celtics 113.
Knicks lead the series 3-1.
• Brunson 39-5-12
• Bridges 23-7-3
• Towns 23 & 11
• Anunoby 20 & 3
• Tatum 42-8-4
Celtics let go of 14-point lead. Game 5 scheduled for Wednesday night. – 10:13 PM

Zach Kram @zachkram
Jayson Tatum leads all NBA players in games played since he was drafted. Just a tremendous, unprecedented bummer if that injury is as bad as it looked. – 10:10 PM

Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham
I am not sure how that injury for Tatum is anything other than the worst case scenario. I really hope it’s not, but based on how it happened and is reaction, I cannot imagine that being just an ankle injury. – 10:07 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Jayson Tatum is being helped off the floor and is putting no weight on his ankle. Goes straight to the locker room. – 10:02 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
I actually think KAT has done a good job on these switches in the second half. Tatum is just hitting insane shots. – 9:50 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Items that come from the same 1st quarter in Game 4 at New York
– Celtics *attempted* two shots in the paint for the entire period
– Jayson Tatum and Derrick White outscored the Knicks by themselves 29-28 – 8:12 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics go on a 12-0 run in the last 75 seconds and take a 39-28 lead after 1Q. Tatum 15 (11 in last 1:44), White 14, Brown 6; Brunson 9, Anunoby 5, Bridges 5.
3pt: BOS 9-14; NYK 4-10. – 8:12 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Celtics’ shot-making has been on another level. Not sure what the Knicks are supposed to do with some of these 3s. Tatum with 15 in the first. White with 14. Celtics are 9 of 14 from deep. – 8:11 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Jayson Tatum was only 1/11 on non-paint 2s in the first 3 games of the Knicks series
Already has 2 midrange FGs in 1st quarter of Game 4 – 8:09 PM

Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
New: For any Sixers fan who isn’t a scholar when it comes to watching the NBA Draft Lottery, I wrote a guide to watching this year’s lottery so you understand what’s happening as it happens.
Here’s what you should root for when Mark Tatum is on the stage:
phillyvoice.com/sixers-first-r… – 8:39 AM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Celtics won Game 3 in New York despite:
– 40% FGs from Jayson Tatum (8/20)
– sub-40% FGs from Jaylen Brown (7/18)
– another 0% from Kristaps Porzingis (0/3)
Rest of Celtics: 25/42 FGs, 59.5% (13/23 3s, 56.5%) – 6:14 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Kristaps Porzingis, Sam Hauser and Jaylen Brown receiving a ton of treatment pregame during the open locker room period. Getting stretched out. Brown received a ton of tape and support on both ankles. Serious, quiet in here.
Hauser is out. – 2:38 PM