Jayson Tatum operated on the Achilles tendon and finished the season. Great problems for current champions …

The biggest star of current NBA champions Boston Celtic Jayson Tatum Tuesday was operated on due to the rupture of the right Achilles tendon after being injured at the end of the match against New York Knicks in the semi -finals of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

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Boston lost the match with 113-121, and now he has remained without his best player. Knicks are currently running 3-1 and are a step to placement in the finals of the eastern NBA league conference.

The club announced that the operation was successful without specifying Tatum’s return.

« Jayson Tatum has been successfully operated on to repair the cracked right of Achilles’ tendon. The date of return is not known yet, » Celtics reported.

Photo: Vincent Carchietta

Tatum injured himself three minutes before the end of the match, after which he was taken to the locker room in a wheelchair.

– We’re all worried about Jayson. Things around the game, we’ll solve it. But I just hope it’s good – said Celtics Center after the match Al Horford.

Unfortunately, Boston’s players and fans, Tatuma ended for Tatuma and now follows a long recovery.

Tatum led Boston to the title of champion last season, the first after 2008. This season he had an average of 26.8 points per match in the regular season and 28.1 points per game in the playoffs.