Jayson Tatum had many questions racing through this mind after he tore his Achilles in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Knicks.

The Boston Celtics star opened up about the immediate emotions as he sat in the locker room with his trainer and his mother to PEOPLE .

“I literally sat there and cried for two hours ‘cause so many things ran through my mind: ‘Damn, is my career over? Am I going to get traded? Are all my partners going to drop me?’ My basketball career flashed in front of my eyes,” Tatum said . “I’m in my prime, one of the best basketball players in the world, and it felt like it was all taken away.”

The 27-year-old revealed his 7-year-old son, Deuce, was a big motivator for him early on in his rehab. While Deuce was watching NBA highl

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