New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson believes the NBA is better when Jayson Tatum is playing. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Brunson said the NBA "needs Jayson Tatum" in the wake of the Boston Celtics star undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles suffered in the Knicks' win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Heading into their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with the New York Knicks, the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics were favored to make it to their fourth straight conference final. Boston dropped Game 2 by a single point before rebounding with a dominant 115-93 Game 3 win,

That could become even more of a priority after Jayson Tatum suffered a gruesome Achilles injury, ruling him out for the rest of the NBA playoffs and possibly longer. More Celtics