Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon that will sideline him for the remainder of the playoffs, the team announced.

The New York Knicks look to clinch the series over the Boston Celtics in game five of the Eastern Conference second round.

Tatum went down without contact with 3:07 to go in the fourth quarter, crumbling as he tried to push off his right leg to pursue a loose ball near the 3-point line.

New York took a 3-1 series lead, and Boston suffered a devastating blow when star Jayson Tatum went down in the fourth quarter with a ruptured right Achilles tendon.

The Knicks are 34-18 against conference opponents.

While we do not yet know the extent of Jayson Tatum's injury in the Boston Celtics Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, it looked as bad as they come.