Jayson Tatum: “Ankle injury? I don’t want to make excuses.”

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Jayson Tatum analyzed the loss to GSW postgame and talked about his ankle injury

The Boston Celtics – after 5 consecutive home victories at the TD Garden – were defeated during the night by the Golden State Warriors 132-126. This is the first of four trips to California for Mazzulla’s team who will play in Sacramento during the night.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum injured his ankle after four minutes of play after a Warriors player fell on his foot. JT immediately returned to the locker room for treatment and returned to the field at the start of the second quarter.

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However, the pain and swelling in his ankle affected his performance, so much so that he came away with 15 points and 5/17 from the field. After the match, Tatum spoke about the injury.

I mean, it’s swollen. I sprained my ankle in the first quarter. I stepped on someone’s foot, rolled on it, and went in to get it checked out. I’m not making excuses, but when you sprain your ankle, it swells and is stiff. Makes it difficult to move. But I wanted to play again and when you’re on the pitch you can’t make excuses

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Jayson had a chance to win the game in regulation, but missed a three-pointer that was contested by Jonathan Kuminga and sent the game to overtime.

Could I have done it? Yes, I could have taken a better shot. Every time you make a mistake or lose, you always look at things differently and above all you think about what you could have done better

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The injury does not seem serious, but only in the next few hours will coach Mazzulla and the Celtics medical staff decide how to manage Tatum in view of the match against the Kings.