Before the game, Jayson Tatum (who is now out for the season) made a post to Instagram that had over 330,000 likes in less than 30 minutes. Tatum wrote: "Thankful for all the love and support 🙏🏽"

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson believes the NBA is better when Jayson Tatum is playing. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Brunson said the NBA "needs Jayson Tatum" in the wake of the Boston Celtics star undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles suffered in the Knicks' win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.