These are the NBA playoffs of survival, where not even the stars are safe. The latest huge blow to this postseason: Jayson Tatum was wheeled off Monday night, his season over and now his 2025-26 season with the Boston Celtics in doubt because of a torn Achilles.

Losing key players to injury during the NBA playoffs is not uncommon; it happens every year. But it still hurts each time someone goes down.

The Golden State Warriors bowed out of the NBA playoffs Wednesday night with little resistance, losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves and ending their postseason run. After a strong start with a Game 1 victory, the Warriors couldn’t crack Minnesota’s code for the rest of the series.

Dan Patrick discusses how injuries to star players like Jayson Tatum and Steph Curry have changed the landscape of the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell is having a hard time getting over Tuesday's Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, which ended his season.

No one associated with Golden State asserted that the team would have made the Western Conference Finals with a healthy Curry after losing to Minnesota in five games. But the Warriors' belief in their ceiling didn't waver after dropping Game 5 to the Timberwolves in Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 14.

The Boston Celtics live to play another day, beating the New York Knicks 127-102 in Game 5 Wednesday night and narrowing New York’s series lead to 3-2. Boston won its first game of the series since the injury to star Jayson Tatum,

Josh Hart shook off an early, bloody incident to lead the New York Knicks in scoring as they fell to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semi

Now, the top seed in the Eastern Conference is just a single game away from an early postseason exit.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are up 3-1 entering a Game 5 Western Conference semifinals matchup with the Golden State Warriors.