Basketball fans are praying for Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum after suffering a terrible-looking ankle injury during Monday night’s road game against the Sacramento Kings.
The 27-year-old All-Star was injured in the third quarter of Monday evening’s clash at Golden 1 Center. Tatum suffered the injury after making a three-point shot as Domantas Sabonis attempted to close him out.
Sabonis was issued a flagrant foul on the play, per MassLive.com. Jayson Tatum was in visible pain as he made his way back to the Celtics bench
I hope Jayson Tatum is OK pic.twitter.com/WrdK6qxn8N
— Danielle Hobeika (@DanielleHobeika) March 25, 2025
Jayson Tatum went down in significant pain after this closeout by Domantas Sabonis.
— Zack Cox (@zm_cox) March 25, 2025
Flagrant 1 on Sabonis. pic.twitter.com/Cnh0QfcQyo
Jayson Tatum on floor in pain in Sacramento after his left foot landed on Domantas Sabonis foot underneath. Sabonis got a flagrant 1 foul. Tatum helped to bench after suffering what appears to be a left ankle injury. pic.twitter.com/7tQ6At0GZ2
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) March 25, 2025
Basketball fans quickly came together to offer Tatum prayers and messages of support following the injury scare.
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“Prayers for JT man,” one fan wrote.
MVP chants break out for Jayson Tatum in Sacramento after a bad looking injury
— 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙙 ☘️ (@BOSFred7) March 25, 2025
Prayers for JT man pic.twitter.com/Sx9X5vuziE
“I LOVE YOU JAYSON TATUM, YOU ARE MADE OF STRONGER STUFF THAN MOST 💚💚💚💚,” wrote another.
I LOVE YOU JAYSON TATUM, YOU ARE MADE OF STRONGER STUFF THAN MOST 💚💚💚💚
— BOS in DC ☘️ (@bostonianindc) March 25, 2025
“Prayers to Jayson Tatum 😔🙏 bro this can’t be happening! I hope he’s okay 🙏,” a fan commented.
Prayers to Jayson Tatum 😔🙏 bro this can’t be happening! I hope he’s okay 🙏 pic.twitter.com/kU6Nivt2vr
— orlin_bostoncelticsforever (@2024Boston_) March 25, 2025
“Prayers to Tatum,” wrote a Sacramento fan.
Prayers to Tatum
— 𝖣𝖺𝗇𝖳𝗁𝖾𝖪𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌𝖥𝖺𝗇 (@danthekingsfan) March 25, 2025
“Face of the league. Get well soon,” another wrote.
Jayson Tatum getting “MVP” chants after rolling his ankle. ON THE ROAD.
— 𝑩𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓 (@Tatums0Burner) March 25, 2025
Face of the league. Get well soon.
“Jayson Tatum I love you champ ❤️❤️❤️🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️,” said a fan.
Jayson Tatum I love you champ ❤️❤️❤️🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
— sway (@swaylordG) March 25, 2025
Before leaving the game, Tatum had a game-high 25 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. He was 5-of-9 from downtown and shot 8-of-15 from the field.
There was no immediate update on Tatum and if the injury is serious. We’ll provide more details on his status when they become available.
Jayson Tatum Is Having An MVP-Caliber Season
One year after silencing the critics by leading Boston to the NBA championship, Tatum has put together another MVP-caliber season in Beantown. Tatum is averaging 27.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists per contest in 65 games.
The Celtics are basically locked in as the No. 2 seed in the East, so they can afford to rest Tatum accordingly if his injury isn’t serious.
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