Jesse Morse, M.D.@DrJesseMorse
The Jayson Tatum injury situation is bothering me and needs to be properly addressed.
SOMETHING IS FISHY.
It was obvious that Tatum suffered a left leg injury in Game 6. I tweeted it nearly immediately and then after the game Tatum said he was good and planned on playing in Game 7.
Then at 12:37 PM on 5/1/26 (Friday), Celtics HC Joe Mazzulla confirmed Tatum would play in Game 7.
The formal injury report from the Celtics a couple hours later at 4:30 PM on 5/1/26 (Friday) confirmed no players on the injury report.
As of Friday, the day before Game 7, it appears Jayson Tatum avoided injury and should be good to go heading into an all or nothing Game 7 at home.
Then on Saturday, at 1:38 PM on 5/2/26 Jayson Tatum pops up on the injury report with ‘Left Knee Stiffness,’ and listed as Questionable.
Not Doubtful, not Out. Questionable.
Then at 5:41 PM on 5/2/26 Shams tweets that Tatum was OUT Game 7 with a left leg injury.
What happened in that 24 hour period???
Here’s questions I have:
When did the Celtics know Tatum wouldn’t play?
When did they know there was a good chance he wouldn’t play?
Who knew?
What did they do with that information?
How did ‘Vegas’ do, betting wise, as a result of this inconsistent reporting and why hasn’t this been formally addressed from the @NBA?
THIS DESERVES TO BE FORMALLY INVESTIGATED.
Something is not right here.
