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Par Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Journaliste sportif
Unable to finish Game 4 between the Knicks and Celtics on Monday, Jayson Tatum knows the extent of his injury. Suffering from a ruptured Achilles tendon, he received advice from Charles Barkley… similar to that offered to Victor Wembanyama.
They clearly didn’t need this. Determined to defend their championship, the Celtics were already in a bad way in their series against the Knicks before Monday’s Game 4. But Jayson Tatum pulled out all the stops to put the two teams back on level terms at the end of the game. That was, however, until his physique deserted him and forced him to leave the court in a hurry.
Having scored 42 points up to that point, the Boston winger-star collapsed on an innocuous play during the money-time and writhed in pain. A reaction that said nothing before the terrible verdict fell. Victim of a ruptured right Achilles tendon, JT will not be back on the floor this season, leaving his franchise with its back against the wall more than ever. All the more reason for the NBA world to react.
According to Charles Barkley, Tatum must do the same as Wembanyama
When asked about the sad case of Tatum on the set of Inside The NBA this Tuesday, Charles Barkley made a very specific recommendation:
Charles Barkley: If I were Jayson Tatum, my priority would be to give Kevin Durant a call. It’s the same thing I said to Wembanyama about his blood clot, that he should call Chris Bosh.
Indeed, according to the illustrious interior, the best way to recover from such a blow is to discuss it with other players who have also suffered it beforehand:
Charles Barkley: In my opinion, the best way to get through an ordeal like this is to call someone who has been through it before. (…)
I think I saw today that it’s been six years since Kevin Durant suffered his Achilles tendon injury. And despite that, he’s still one hell of a player. So that’s the first person I’d call if I were Tatum. I’d ask him what’s going to happen and how the rehab is going to start, even though everyone is followed by their own doctors.
While we wait to find out whether Tatum will take this advice, he can already be satisfied that his condition did not worsen during his surgery. Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe reports:
Complications are common during this kind of procedure, so the Celtics were relieved when Tatum emerged from his operation with no additional worries.
