After the Celtics won Game 5, Fox Sports' Emmanuel Acho claimed that Boston matches up better against New York without Tatum in the lineup. Phoenix Suns veteran Kevin Durant, who was teammates with Tatum last summer on Team USA, fired back at Acho on X.

Kevin Durant called out Emmanuel Acho on social media for saying the Celtics matchup better against the Knicks without Jayson Tatum.

These are the NBA playoffs of survival, where not even the stars are safe. The latest huge blow to this postseason: Jayson Tatum was wheeled off Monday night, with every preliminary indication there being that he won’t be around to finish this season with the defending champion Boston Celtics.

NBA on TNT provided the broadcast for Wednesday's Game 5 showdown, and Reggie Miller revealed during the contest that he received a text message directly from Tatum.

As the final minutes Game 4 played on inside Madison Square Garden, Jayson Tatum sat in a wheelchair, hands over his face, while being wheeled to an area for further evaluation. Not long before,