The Boston Celtics are one of the best teams in the league when they are fully healthy. Keeping the team healthy is their top priority as the playoffs get closer. Keeping Kristaps Porzingis healthy so that he can actually play a full series.

During the Celtics ' matchup against the Sacramento Kings that evening, Tatum gave Boston fans a huge scare, exiting the game with 3:35 left in the third quarter due to an ankle injury. After jumping to shoot a 3-pointer, Tatum came down on Kings forward Domantas Sabonis' foot, and fell to the ground in pain, where he stayed for quite some time.