Celtics star Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon during Monday’s loss to the New York Knicks, the team has announced.Tatum underwent successful surgery on Tuesday, team officials said.They added that there is no timetable for his return, but he is expected to make a full recovery.The team provided no further updates.Tatum needed to be helped off the court and was later seen in a wheelchair in the tunnel. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<“You’re looking anywhere probably from a good 8 to 12 months of rehab, for him to be back where he’s got to get back playing,” said Louis Zollo, managing partner of Manchester Sports & Physical Therapy.Zollo explained that the Achilles is like a cord that runs up from your ankle to your calf, and when it tears, you can hear it. “If people are around, sometimes they say it sounds like a gunshot, bang,” Zollo said. “It’s a lot more fragile than a fracture, so it’s a longer recovery.”>> Extended interview: Louis Zollo talks about what recovery from an Achilles tendon injury is like:Celtics fan were disappointed after hearing the news.”Once we heard the time out, I knew it was over man. The way he was grabbing for it, it was just ah! It was out of a movie man. It was kind of sad,” said one fan. Others said they’re worried about the team’s playoff chances without their all-star forward.”I have faith but I don’t like what I seen last night,” another fan said.Michael McCann, director of the Sports Law Institute at UNH Law, said the injury could end the Celtics’ championship hopes.”The Celtics have this window of time to win another championship. And that window is going to be dramatically altered if not closed by this injury,” he said.McCann said there’s simply no replacing Tatum.”He’s such an integral player. I mean, it’s like removing one of the best players in the league from your roster. There is no replacement. There’s nobody that is nearly as good as him. And they can mix and match and try to use different combinations. But there is not a there’s no substitute for him,” he said.Several other high-profile NBA players, including Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant, have suffered this injury and returned to play at a high level, and some fans are still holding out hope. “Celtics are gonna take it, watch, we’re the comeback artists. We gonna make it happen. Trust and believe that, underdogs!”Game 5 is Wednesday night in Boston. The Celtics have to win, or their season is over. >> Subscribe to WMUR’s YouTube channel <<

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

Celtics star Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon during Monday’s loss to the New York Knicks, the team has announced.

Tatum underwent successful surgery on Tuesday, team officials said.

They added that there is no timetable for his return, but he is expected to make a full recovery.

The team provided no further updates.

Tatum needed to be helped off the court and was later seen in a wheelchair in the tunnel.

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“You’re looking anywhere probably from a good 8 to 12 months of rehab, for him to be back where he’s got to get back playing,” said Louis Zollo, managing partner of Manchester Sports & Physical Therapy.

Zollo explained that the Achilles is like a cord that runs up from your ankle to your calf, and when it tears, you can hear it.

“If people are around, sometimes they say it sounds like a gunshot, bang,” Zollo said. “It’s a lot more fragile than a fracture, so it’s a longer recovery.”

>> Extended interview: Louis Zollo talks about what recovery from an Achilles tendon injury is like:

Celtics fan were disappointed after hearing the news.

“Once we heard the time out, I knew it was over man. The way he was grabbing for it, it was just ah! It was out of a movie man. It was kind of sad,” said one fan.

Others said they’re worried about the team’s playoff chances without their all-star forward.

“I have faith but I don’t like what I seen last night,” another fan said.

Michael McCann, director of the Sports Law Institute at UNH Law, said the injury could end the Celtics’ championship hopes.

“The Celtics have this window of time to win another championship. And that window is going to be dramatically altered if not closed by this injury,” he said.

McCann said there’s simply no replacing Tatum.

“He’s such an integral player. I mean, it’s like removing one of the best players in the league from your roster. There is no replacement. There’s nobody that is nearly as good as him. And they can mix and match and try to use different combinations. But there is not a there’s no substitute for him,” he said.

Several other high-profile NBA players, including Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant, have suffered this injury and returned to play at a high level, and some fans are still holding out hope.

“Celtics are gonna take it, watch, we’re the comeback artists. We gonna make it happen. Trust and believe that, underdogs!”

Game 5 is Wednesday night in Boston. The Celtics have to win, or their season is over.

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