An NBA insider shared details of the tearful call Jayson Tatum made to his father after his devastating injury.

While the Celtics won Game 5, the torn Achilles injury to Jayson Tatum is expected to be too much for the team to overcome in a tough turn of events, just one year after an NBA Finals win.  As such, the NBA conversation has been going on with the conference finals matchups almost set.

According to Marc Spears, Jayson Tatum's father said that his son is looking at an eight to nine-month recovery from a ruptured Achilles.

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

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.

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.

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,

Regional rivalries were cast aside when Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum went down with a late injury against the New York Knicks.