May 3, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Celtics center Kevin Garnett (5) heads to the bench during a break in the action against the New York Knicks in game six of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden. The New York Knicks defeated the Celtics 88-80. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images David Butler II-Imagn Images

Boston Celtics Legend Kevin Garnett Sends Message To Jayson Tatum

Originally posted on Fastbreak on SI | By Ben Stinar | Last updated May 14, 2025 6:17 PM ET

On Tuesday, the Boston Celtics made the announcement that All-Star forward Jayson Tatum would miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs.

Tatum had scored 40 points in Game 4 (before exiting with the injury).

Via House of Highlights: "Jayson Tatum shared a photo following surgery on his Achilles, pulling for a speedy recovery JT "

Jayson Tatum shared a photo following surgery on his Achilles, pulling for a speedy recovery JT pic.twitter.com/PPiFBpmUdZ
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) May 14, 2025

Following the news, Basketball Hall of Famer (and Celtics legend) Kevin Garnett made a post to his Instagram story for Tatum.

Garnett: "Prayers go out to my DOG JT N HIS FAMILY.. ❤️...

Garnett is one of the most beloved Celtics of all time, so fans will likely enjoy seeing the interaction.

“When I saw Jayson Tatum in the moment he did his “We Did It” he looked like he got it…. Its the culmination of all of the stuff to get there”

Real shyt, when Jayson Tatum did the “We did it” moment that to me felt like it all clicked for him. It was a rush of visualizing all… pic.twitter.com/QLosvSMaLQ
— Kevin Garnett (@KevinGarnett5KG) June 24, 2024

The Celtics finished the regular season as the second seed in he Eastern Conference with a 61-21 record.

They beat the Orlando Magic in the first round (in five games).

However, the Celtics are currently down 3-1 to the New York Knicks with Game 5 on Wednesday night (at home in Boston).

Via The NBA: "Jaylen Brown (21.9 PPG in playoffs) getting warm ahead of Knicks-Celtics Game 5

Boston looking to force a Game 6 on TNT at 7:00pm/et!"

Jaylen Brown (21.9 PPG in playoffs) getting warm ahead of Knicks-Celtics Game 5

Boston looking to force a Game 6 on TNT at 7:00pm/et!#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google pic.twitter.com/IKlODSdmKT
— NBA (@NBA) May 14, 2025

Tatum finished his regular season with averages of 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 45.2% from the field and 34.3% from the three-point range in 72 games.

As for Garnett, he spent six of his 21 NBA years with the Celtics.

They won the 2008 NBA Championship over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.

This article first appeared on Fastbreak on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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