Metropolitan support for injured Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum continues to pour in as the New York Knicks' conference semifinal playoff series with the defe

Tatum suffered what appeared to be a serious lower leg injury late in the fourth quarter. He writhed in pain on the court, had to be carried off by Celtics staffers and was seen on ESPN’s broadcast riding in a wheelchair after exiting down the tunnel.

The Celtics star spoke out on social media on Wednesday for the first time since tearing his right Achilles tendon in Monday’s Game 4 loss to the Knicks.

Sam Hauser is available for the Celtics. No Knicks players are on the injury report. The game tips at 7 p.m. on TNT.

The Celtics blew a 14-point lead, then lost their best player to injury in a Game 4 loss to the Knicks that pushed the defending champions to the brink of elimination.

Jayson Tatum had some words for his Celtics teammates before Game 5. But what exactly did he say? That we may never know. Head coach Joe Mazzulla said Wednesday afternoon that Tatum, who is out for the foreseeable future after rupturing his right Achilles at the end of Game 4,

The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks matched up in the second round in a marquee series between two of the biggest franchises in the NBA. However, the Knicks

The Celtics are in a 3-1 series hole after dropping Game 4 on Monday in Madison Square Garden, shellshocked not only by the loss of Tatum but by the reality of facing elimination when the plan was to repeat as champions.