Jayson Tatum wrist fracture during playoffs

On Sunday night, Jayson Tatum took half in an interview with Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report the place he opened up about this previous season, together with an undisclosed damage that reared its ugly head once more in the course of the playoffs in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks. In response to Tatum, his wrist first bothered him after enjoying the Atlanta Hawks on February thirteenth of this previous season.

“I keep in mind driving again to the home and I had my watch on. Within the automobile, I saved taking a look at my wrist as a result of one thing is weighing on it,” recalled Tatum. “Lengthy story brief, my wrist was actually, actually bothering me, and I began taping my wrist. I had a pad on it and began taping my wrist (in recreation).”

Finally, Tatum and his coach, Nick Sang, needed the wrist to get checked out earlier than the All-Star break. However because the time approached to get it checked, Tatum admitted he grew increasingly nervous about it being a extreme damage as a result of quantity of ache in his wrist.

“I bought nervous to get it checked out as a result of I knew how a lot ache I used to be in,” mentioned Tatum. “I couldn’t actually push my wrist again. At dwelling, I couldn’t maintain a plate or a cup. So after every recreation I used to be carrying a brace to maintain it secure. I needed to sleep in it.” The Celtics star mentioned he was principally nervous as a result of he didn’t need somebody to say he wanted to overlook time or relaxation as a result of damage.

“If anyone is aware of me, (like) my teammates, I by no means wanna miss a recreation. I’ve tried to play each recreation of each season that I can. I hate popping out, I hate getting subbed out, I hate lacking (video games). So I pushed it to the facet, I didn’t go get it checked out earlier than the All-Star break.”

Eight weeks handed, and it was solely till the play-in recreation did Sang push for Tatum to get his wrist checked out earlier than the Celtics first spherical matchup was determined. The scans of his wrist revealed Tatum had been enjoying via a fracture. “It confirmed that I had a non-displaced fracture in my wrist. It was small, but it surely was nonetheless a non-displaced chip.”

The scan additionally revealed that it had partially healed because the bone grew over the chip, however the put on and tear of regularly getting hit or falling on it was inflicting important ache. Tatum had basically been enjoying with a fracture in his wrist for roughly two months earlier than lastly getting his damage identified, however solely till Boston’s collection in opposition to Milwaukee did it critically flare up once more.

“There was a play in opposition to Milwaukee in Recreation 3,” mentioned Tatum. “I dunked it, and Giannis chased me down. He fouled me, and I fell into the gang. That was essentially the most painful it’s been since that day that harm it. I ended up getting a cortisone shot in my wrist that night time.”

Tatum and the crew saved the damage underneath wraps, which was tough since he wanted to maintain it wrapped or braced at any time when he wasn’t on the courtroom. “After every recreation, I must put on a brace to shootaround, and I’d take it off earlier than the cameras noticed me. Pregame, taking my nap, I’d must put it again on, simply to ensure it was secure.”

The damage was effectively saved, and Tatum affirmed that if he was on the ground, nothing else mattered. “All people’s banged up, just a little harm. In case you’re injured, then you may’t play. However that was the entire motive why I used to be scared to get an MRI as a result of I used to be like ‘one thing is unsuitable, however I don’t need anybody to inform me I can’t play.’” Tatum mentioned that the wrist is all good now after giving it time to heal and resting it correctly within the offseason.

Make sure you give the entire interview a pay attention, as Tatum opens up concerning the viral movies and pictures of his exercise with Kevin Durant in addition to recovering within the aftermath of shedding in The Finals.