Jayson Tatum’s ruptured Achilles is expected to sideline him through at least the end of 2025, according to a new report. ESPN’s Marc Spears on Wednesday reported Tatum’s father, Justin, expects the Celtics superstar to miss “eight to nine months.” An eight-month recovery would have him back on the court in mid-January.

After posting 42 points in Game 4 of the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs against the New York Knicks, Jayson Tatum went down and stayed down until he was carried off the court by two members of the Celtics’ medical staff.

The Boston Celtics championship defense is still alive. In the team's first game since losing star forward Jayson Tatum, big nights from Jaylen Brown and Derrick White helped steer the team to a 127-102 victory over the New York Knicks and cut the series deficit to 3-2.

Tatum underwent surgery for a torn Achilles tendon that he suffered during the Knicks’ Game 4 win over the Celtics on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. He is likely to miss all of next season

Los Angeles Lakers fans are very familiar with this injury. It's the same injury that Kobe Bryant suffered back in the 2013 season, also late in the season. Tatum idolized Bryant growing up, calling him his favorite player as a kid. Now that he has suffered the same injury as his idol, fans have compared the two getting the same injury.

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.