""Y'all probably saw when I went to the back," Tatum said after Game 6. "So, I was on the bike. My leg was just a little stiff when I came out in the third quarter. But just kind of assessing the moment, like, the game was a little out of reach. We took the starters out.""
""I mean, he said he was playing right?" Joe Mazzulla said of Tatum the following day. "He'll play.""
"But, after Boston submitted a clean injury report on Friday, Tatum was deemed "questionable" on Saturday afternoon with "left knee stiffness" - roughly six hours before tip-off at TD Garden. Ahead of the game, Tatum was ruled out, with Boston ultimately falling to Philly, 109-100, in a season-ending defeat."
""I can tell you now that if the C's thought I was playing and I came in 30 minutes before and said I didn't play, that would [expletive] shatter the locker room," Garnett said. "I'm just talking about now as professionals, they gotta adjust, like, 'Okay, who's next?' You're about to go scrap and one of your best scrappers ain't here. That's a blow to the morale in here. That's a blow to the camaraderie. I was shocked.""
Jayson Tatum appeared to have leg stiffness during Boston’s Game 6 loss to the Sixers but did not signal major availability concerns before the decisive Game 7 on May 2. After Game 6, Tatum said his leg was stiff when he returned in the third quarter and that he was assessing the moment because the game was out of reach. Joe Mazzulla indicated Tatum would play. Boston later listed Tatum as questionable with left knee stiffness, then ruled him out before tip-off. Boston lost 109-100 in the season-ending game. Kevin Garnett said he was shocked by the decision and noted that professionals must adjust by identifying who is next, while the absence of a top scrapper affects morale and camaraderie.
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