OKLAHOMA CITY — Celtics fans held their breath when they saw Jayson Tatum lying on the ground after a hard fall. Tatum was going for the loose ball in the third quarter. But Jalen Williams bumped him, which resulted in Tatum seemingly landing on the ball in an awkward, scary fall. Here’s a look at the play.
Tatum eventually got up and returned to the Celtics huddle during the timeout. But he was down on the court for a few moments as C’s fans were certainly worried about their star player’s status. Fortunately, Tatum returned to the game soon afterwards as he ended up being fine.
“I’m cool,” Tatum said postgame. “My arm is just bruised. I kind of went forearm first into the chair. It’s bruised, scraped all up, but we’ll be all right.”…