While Tatum did have that repair surgery on Wednesday, reports indicate it will still be a long road of recovery. “It’s long. You start with periods of non-weight bearing and then your weight bearing status progresses, then it goes into learning how to walk again,” Clarke noted.

There is not word as of yet exactly what the injury is, but based on the fact that it was non-contact, and Tatum was wheeled to the locker room holding the back of his ankle, there is a belief that it is something to do with his Achilles tendon. After the game, notable Celtics fan Bill Simmons reacted on his live podcast.