Jayson Tatum has been quite the iron man for the Celtics. He hardly ever misses games and has typically shown his resilience even when it’s looked like he hurt something.
That’s what made it all the more surprising when he was writhing in pain during the Celtics game that forced him to exit it early.
Jayson Tatum Left Celtics Game vs. the Kings After Apparent Ankle Injury
During the third quarter of the Celtics-Kings matchup, Tatum made a three-pointer and got a foul call on Domantas Sabonis, but Tatum fell to the ground in that same motion in significant pain from what appeared to be an ankle injury.
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Sabonis did not do anything dirty on the play, but because he was in Tatum’s landing space, the referees had to review it. After the foul was deemed a Flagrant-1, Tatum remained in the game to shoot free throws. Once he shot both of them, T