Star power forward Jayson Tatum was almost single-handedly keeping his team's hopes of avoiding a 3-1 hole alive. He had scored 42 points and seemed to be on track for a 50-point masterpiece when he went down with a non-contact injury.

On Wednesday, the NBA made a big announcement regarding the MVP award, the league's most prestigious honor. This year, the award went to Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is now an NBA MVP for the first time in his career.

Tatum had 42 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks in Game 4 before his tendon gave out on him, doing everything possible on both ends of the court to prevent the Celtics from falling into an ominous 3-1 deficit.