Celtics Superstar’s Dramatic Exit…
NEW YORK CITY — Jayson Tatum’s drama-drenched night at Madison Square Garden reached comic proportions quicker than a three-point buzzer-beater! Picture this: the Celtics superstar flying like a majestic eagle in sneakers, trying to intercept OG Anunoby in the movie-like final act of Game 4. But alas! The basketball gods had other plans. Tatum collapsed theatrically out of nowhere, making the kind of face any cartoon superhero would make when stepping on a banana peel! Joe Mazzulla did his best superhero impression, calling a timeout faster than you can say “slam dunk!”
Enter the Celtics’ medical team, storming onto the court like a comic book brigade. Nick Sang, the loyal sidekick, dashed in, guiding Tatum towards the sidelines in a royal procession fit for a king with a sore leg. With 42 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals already in the bag, Tatum was more sizzling than a halftime hotdog stand! The MSG crowd watched, wide-eyed, as the centerpiece of this basketball saga left seated regally in a wheelchair, pondering “What might have been!”
Back in the land of post-game interviews, Coach Mazzulla was the contemplative monk of this basketball epic. Imagery awaited Tatum, but Mazzulla was in the dark. “It’s a lower body thing,” quoth the sage coach of the Boston b-ball tribe. Will the Celtics rise again in this dramatic best-of-seven? Stay tuned, couch potatoes, for this story’s next chapter could make even the slickest comic strip jealous!
