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,

The Boston Celtics are in an awkward postion entering the offseason. With their cap situation in duress due to the team going all out for a second-straight titl