Boston's title defense ended in the second round of the 2025 playoffs as it fell to a scrappy New York team in six games. Looming larger than the series loss was the loss of Jayson Tatum, who underwent surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered at the end of Game 4.

"Losing to the Knicks feels like death," Jaylen Brown said. "But I was always taught that there’s life after death."

Jayson Tatum's Achilles injury raises concern for the Celtics' future after their shocking playoff exit. Here's what it could mean.