Star power forward Jayson Tatum was almost single-handedly keeping his team's hopes of avoiding a 3-1 hole alive. He had scored 42 points and seemed to be on track for a 50-point masterpiece when he went down with a non-contact injury.

On Wednesday, the NBA made a big announcement regarding the MVP award, the league's most prestigious honor. This year, the award went to Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is now an NBA MVP for the first time in his career.

The reality of Jayson Tatum's devastating injury in Monday night's Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks is setting in, changing the present and the future of the Boston Celtics. Tatum underwent surgery on his ruptured right Achilles,